First regurge- kinda my fault

[EL-Ziggy]

I goofed up a bit. I fed my young Bredli a rat pup on Tuesday night. When I woke up Wednesday morning I noticed he was stuck in the hole of his clay flower pot hide. He must have been stuck in there all night. I tried to entice him out to no avail and finally decided to get a hammer and break the pot to free him. He'd gotten caught in the hole the week prior after a larger meal but managed to squeeze himself in after a while. This time he had a smaller meal so I figured he'd be ok even though the little voice in my head told me to take out the hide. I should have listened. In any event after a few whacks with the hammer he was free and seemed fine. I came back in to check on him before leaving for work and saw him upchuck the previous nights meal. It was still intact and I disposed of it in the woods behind my place. I know it was stressful for him and I'm thinking he's fine now but the plan is to not feed or handle him again for 2-3 weeks and then I'll probably give him really small mouse fuzzy for a couple of feeds before resuming his normal feeding schedule. I've also removed the hide and put in a few of the basic black reptile basic hides. Lesson learned.

[Snoopyslim]

That sucks Ziggy but hey there's always a first for everything and like you said lesson learned. Poor thing getting stuck in the pot after a large meal, sounds pretty traumatizing but you didn't really have a choice by the sounds of it.

Good luck, hope the next feed goes well.

[BigLou3]

Poor little dude. I'm sorry to hear that Ziggy. Things happen, like they say hindsight is 20/20. I would have broke it to get him out too. I'm glad he wasn't injured in the process. I'm sure it was just as stressful for you as it was him. I think that he will be fine with the plan you have laid out for him.


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[bcr229]

I goofed up a bit. I fed my young Bredli a rat pup on Tuesday night. When I woke up Wednesday morning I noticed he was stuck in the hole of his clay flower pot hide. He must have been stuck in there all night. I tried to entice him out to no avail and finally decided to get a hammer and break the pot to free him. He'd gotten caught in the hole the week prior after a larger meal but managed to squeeze himself in after a while. This time he had a smaller meal so I figured he'd be ok even though the little voice in my head told me to take out the hide. I should have listened. In any event after a few whacks with the hammer he was free and seemed fine. I came back in to check on him before leaving for work and saw him upchuck the previous nights meal. It was still intact and I disposed of it in the woods behind my place. I know it was stressful for him and I'm thinking he's fine now but the plan is to not feed or handle him again for 2-3 weeks and then I'll probably give him really small mouse fuzzy for a couple of feeds before resuming his normal feeding schedule. I've also removed the hide and put in a few of the basic black reptile basic hides. Lesson learned.

Good plan to wait. While you are get some NutriBAC from TheBeanFarm.com. It's a powdered probiotic for reptiles. I usually just dust a bit on a damp f/t feeder.

[Terminal]

Man Zigg, that does suck but I'm sure he will be fine and I'm betting he gets fed again a lot sooner than 2-3 weeks. All of your girls/guys are lucky to be yours.

[EL-Ziggy]

@ Term- Of course I called Nick when it happened and he told me to give it 3 weeks before feeding him again. Most other sources say 7-14 days but I think I'll err on the side of caution this time. I'll wait at least 14 days.

[Reinz]

Sorry to hear of your problem Ziggy. Sounds like you have a good, solid plan set.

[Terminal]

@ Term- Of course I called Nick when it happened and he told me to give it 3 weeks before feeding him again. Most other sources say 7-14 days but I think I'll err on the side of caution this time. I'll wait at least 14 days.

A good safe decision.


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[Gio]

It will all be fine.

Glad you called Nick too! He's a great guy.

In the wild that could have been the end of his life. So, while I'm all about replicating certain things that occur in the wild, I'm also a big proponent of quality, captive care and assisting these critters in staying out of harms way.

Good save sir!

[Prognathodon]

We've had to rescue stuck snakes several times; most recently one of the BPs got herself wedged between the sliding glass door and the front panel of a T8. (Klutz!). Don't beat yourself up too hard.


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