Ooof... Snake vomit. Help?

[SashasMom]

Our rescue ball python vomited 5 days after eating. I can say that it is one of the worst smells ever first thing in the morning! But that is the least of my concerns, of course. In all my herp years previous, I have never dealt with vomit from a snake. She came to us from a horrible background and was in the middle of a bad shed and underweight. Despite that, she is outgoing and not shy. She ate f/t with no problem an hour after she arrived at our house. 5 days ago she ate 4 f/t mice (they are small for her). Seemed fine. Gave her three days before handling and even then was just a short time sorted contentedly on a lap. No stress, no ball, no trying to hide.

Not ideal setup yet (was a rescue and didn't have time to plan), but OK. Room temp is around 80. Large bathroom with long shower taken each day to get humidity up, plus an all day waterfall in the turtle tank. Heat lamp with basking spot at 90. Nice hide, good size water dish for soaking. Newspaper substrate (for now). Tank size is appropriate.

Did we feed her too much after being underweight? Should not have handled? And she is hungry again... Can I feed her tomorrow?

You guys are the BEST! Thanks in advance for your help.

PS Baby arriving Tuesday... Will quarantine!!!

[Viol8r]

I would wait until feeding day to try again, but would start with 1 to see if he/she keeps it down for the week. If that goes well then gradually increase the size/number of prey until he/she is where he/she should be...

[SashasMom]

Tomorrow is feeding day, so we will feed one... Wait a week, make sure it stays down, then feed two...and so forth? Appreciate the advice! 🐍

[thegamejr]

I believe your supposed to wait 1-2 weeks before feeding again after a regurge, so they can build there digestive juices back

[SashasMom]

OK... This was vomit, not regurg. More advice please! Thanks! You guys are the best!

[PitOnTheProwl]

IF it came out of the intake side of the snake, wait 7 to 10 days so that a the digestive juices get back to normal before trying to feed again.

[SashasMom]

Crap... Getting mixed stuff now. She's hungry... Don't know what to do.

[ballpythonluvr]

Crap... Getting mixed stuff now. She's hungry... Don't know what to do.

Do as Pit suggested and wait to try feeding your snake again. It is very risky to try and feed that snake again. You NEED to wait or you could do your snake more harm then good.

[SashasMom]

OK thank you. Want to do the best by her. She was in a horrible circumstance just over a week ago and I think for a long time.

[Skiploder]

OK... This was vomit, not regurg. More advice please! Thanks! You guys are the best!

Vomiting is the more traumatic of the two events.

Wait two weeks and feed again. In the meantime you can buy Benebac from Petco and add it to the water. It's a probiotic that can accelerate getting things back on track.