Post Feed Heaving

[Caspian]

Just a wild shot - but if he was that excited, could he have started to swallow the mouse before it was entirely dead? A friend of my sister's claims to have lost a snake from feeding it a gerbil, which apparently wasn't entirely dead when it started to eat... it dug into the snake's insides as it was being swallowed.

[Polyangler]

Just to clarify a little better; when I said 3rd mouse between 10-12g I didn't mean that is all he's ever eaten in the time we've owned him. I was feeding 6-8g mice when he was 80-90g prior to the 10-12g. I increased the prey size when he hit the 92g mark. He's consumed 7 mice total under my care.

He's still just a little tyke, but he's been with me long enough to recognize normal behavior/patterns.


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[Polyangler]

Just a wild shot - but if he was that excited, could he have started to swallow the mouse before it was entirely dead? A friend of my sister's claims to have lost a snake from feeding it a gerbil, which apparently wasn't entirely dead when it started to eat... it dug into the snake's insides as it was being swallowed.

No chance. It was a F/T mouse.

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[Caspian]

Okay, good.

[Polyangler]

anything changed in his enclosure or the room his tank is kept? heavy breathing is usually a sign is stress or exhaustion. is he hissing?

or did anything startle him? another forumer startled her BP while in a mating lock and he had a heart attack. could u see his belly scales? Check out the thread and vid here: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...-bottom-scales

Just watched the video. That was a crazy reaction! Not the case for my little guy.

I'm really hoping is the equivalent to us over eating at a Thanksgiving meal. Just a bad case of BP indigestion. I can be really over optimistic at times when it comes to my pets though.

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[SmoothScales]

Could it be possible he swallowed a piece of substrate with his mouse?

[Polyangler]

Could it be possible he swallowed a piece of substrate with his mouse?

No, he eats on paper towels in a different container. I also watched the whole process from strike to swallow. Mouse went down squeaky clean

Just got an update from my wife. She says he's still heaving, but doesn't seem to be as sever. Not sure if he's getting better, or fatigued.

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[Albert Clark]

No, he eats on paper towels in a different container. I also watched the whole process from strike to swallow. Mouse went down squeaky clean

Just got an update from my wife. She says he's still heaving, but doesn't seem to be as sever. Not sure if he's getting better, or fatigued.

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So, prior to yesterday the bp was feeding and swallowing normally? This was the first time that he's had the heavy breathing after a meal? The only thing different was the forcefulness of his attack on the prey item? Otherwise normal bp with no history of illness or injury? And you said you only recently switched him to a higher gram meal? But always a f/t mouse?

[Polyangler]

So, prior to yesterday the bp was feeding and swallowing normally? This was the first time that he's had the heavy breathing after a meal? The only thing different was the forcefulness of his attack on the prey item? Otherwise normal bp with no history of illness or injury? And you said you only recently switched him to a higher gram meal? But always a f/t mouse?

Yes, that about sums it up. This was his 3rd feeding in the 10-12g range. Otherwise he's been perfectly healthy. Everything about this feeding was exactly the same as the rest aside from a more forceful attack. He didn't struggle swallowing, and even went for a drink right after returning to his enclosure.

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[SmoothScales]

Is there a reason you feed him in a different container? It may or may not have anything to do with the current situation but can/does stress them out and can cause regurge.

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