Regurgitation

[Bogertophis]

Hey there. So I actually worked at the store previously. I know that this snake had not regurgitated in the past. However it did come in already somewhat malnourished. It ended up having a anal prolapse which was quickly fixed. The snake had been at the store for 3 months not getting any worse or better. She does not have any neurological or symptoms other than being underweight. I breed ball pythons and have done so for several years. I’ve never had a snake regurgitate before, but I’ve also never had a snake this malnourished.


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I know you've been breeding snakes (from your previous posts) which is why I didn't jump into husbandry issues- I assumed you know that stuff.

Was the mouse you fed her larger than she was previously fed? When we see a malnourished snake, it's only natural to want to feed more food, but remember that dehydration must be considered before the issue of being underweight. When a snake is underweight & dehydrated, they just cannot handle a normal sized meal- but instead need to eat smaller stuff while their GI tract catches up. If that was my snake, I'd feed mouse or small rat fuzzies for a while (weekly intervals) because they're easy to digest. It can take a while to bring a snake back from the edge.

Good luck- I hope that's all it is. You'll need to be patient- & since she threw up the last meal, sadly you'll need to wait longer to feed again to give her digestive enzymes a chance to be replenished now before any more food is given, as paulh pointed out. Repeat regurgitations can kill a snake (due to the dehydration it causes, or also from aspiration into the lung). Be very patient.