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    Re: Why regurgitation?

    Quote Originally Posted by ballman123 View Post
    Parasites would not be possible. And, I did not feed twice and she did not regurg twice in a weeks time. It was about a month ago. What is the difference between regurgitation and throwing up? She goes to the bathroom regularly and is a healthy heavy bodied snake. I think it is the temperature of the prey item.
    Why would parasites not be possible?

    Throwing up is spitting the food back out almost immediately after eating. Regurgitation is the food being in the belly for a period of time, getting partially digested and coming back up.
    Last edited by rabernet; 08-18-2011 at 06:27 AM.

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