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Thread: Is this ok?

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    Is this ok?

    you might recall i posted a thread about how my spider ball ate a WAY too big meal, well tonight, i dropped a mouse inhis cage thinking it was atremis's cage, (my normal feeding bins where out.) and before i could stop him, he snatched up another HUGE mouse... is he gonna be ok? and will he be able to digest it?
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    Re: Is this ok?

    How long ago was his last meal? How much bigger is it than him? Do you have a weight on the feeder or the snake? or both?
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    Re: Is this ok?

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    He'll be fine. They're snakes. They are very stretchy. If he was able to get it past his mouth, he'll be fine.
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    Re: Is this ok?

    Well looks like you have a piggy....lol. If he couldn't handle it....I am sure he would not of taken it. Again I would not touch him for 48 hours.
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    Re: Is this ok?

    Quote Originally Posted by MustBeSatan View Post
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    He'll be fine. They're snakes. They are very stretchy. If he was able to get it past his mouth, he'll be fine.
    Not true, snakes canphysically ingest far more than they are capableofdigesting. Result - regurgitation

    Quote Originally Posted by BPelizabeth View Post
    Well looks like you have a piggy....lol. If he couldn't handle it....I am sure he would not of taken it. Again I would not touch him for 48 hours.
    As above. not entirely true.

    It's worth monitoring him closely for the next 48 hours, if his previous meal is still showing as a bulge he may regurg. Keep an eye on him, and if it does happen bear in mind they then need time to recover before eating again, when snake regurgitate a meal they loose a lot of their gut flora, digestive chemicals etc and need timeto recover before eating again.

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    Re: Is this ok?

    Like I said before with the other incident, go slowly about what your doing so you dont make any mistakes.

    And if you do, to learn from the mistakes.

    Slow down a bit!

    Keep an eye on him to make sure he doesnt regurgitate it.

    I wouldnt find it needed to feed him again for a couple weeks

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