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Hatchling not gaining weight, now regurge.

Just go ahead and try again. She probably won't care. Maybe just do one side of the pink with NB. And you'll need to rinse her quickly under room temp water after she's done. They usually hate that the first time, and don't care after that. And rinse her feeding bin.
 
ok, Ill try again when I get home today. Thanks guys for your help. I was just worried she would have gotten stressed or something. Yea, my boyfriend wanted me to try right away but I was scared...lol So I will maybe just do one side in nutribac this time and hope she doesn't get stuck again.

She didn't mind the bath at all, if she would have freaked I probably would have too. Yes, I already cleaned the feeding bin too.

Thanks again and I will let you guys know how it goes tonight. Hopefully better... :)
 
If the pink half is unbearably messy, I think you'd be okay to go with a head and shoulders. Cut it right behind the forelegs while frozen. Then if that goes okay, you could do the rear half the next time, or even better, another head and shoulders, then a rear half, then a rear half. I think the lengthwise pinks get extra-messy because they are so juicy. Which is kind of the idea...If you do the front section, slit the head and a few slits around the neck, too. Then dab the open end in NB. So it is white. Then- if she is not scared, maybe you can steer her toward the nose. Or just hope for the best...I've had snakes get stuck all the time. They don't care. But they mostly always eat.
 
Nanci said:
If the pink half is unbearably messy, I think you'd be okay to go with a head and shoulders. Cut it right behind the forelegs while frozen. Then if that goes okay, you could do the rear half the next time, or even better, another head and shoulders, then a rear half, then a rear half. I think the lengthwise pinks get extra-messy because they are so juicy. Which is kind of the idea...If you do the front section, slit the head and a few slits around the neck, too. Then dab the open end in NB. So it is white. Then- if she is not scared, maybe you can steer her toward the nose. Or just hope for the best...I've had snakes get stuck all the time. They don't care. But they mostly always eat.
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That sounds much better because it was really messy!!! Putting the NB into open end may help her to not get so sticky. Unfortunately she hasn't ever let me help her eat, she just tries to get out of the feeding container. So I've just been having to leave it up to her. Thanks so much for the help all the time Nanci!!!
 
So last nights feeding was a little nerve-wrecking. I cut the pinkie behind the forelegs, thawed the front half and dipped the open end in Nutribac. Then I cut about 3 slits around the head. Left her in the feeding container for 30 min. and she didn't eat. So from reading everything on here I rinsed her off, cuz she was sticky, rinsed out the feeding container and re-warmed the pinkie half. Cut the head up some more, dipped in NB and put her back into the container. Placed the container in her enclosure and waited 2 hours. Once I opened it it was gone!!! Thank goodness!!!

So now I get to do this all over again in 4 or 5 days? What do you all suggest?
 
So my question is since this meal was a little bigger than the pinky head should I wait 5 days to feed again or 4 again? Anyone have suggestions for me please? Thanks in advance... I know so many questions from me lol.
 
:cry:Ok, bad news. I found her dead this afternoon. Was just about to feed her again today. She did fully digest her last meal and had bowel movements in the cage...idk what happened. I'm really sad!!!:cry:

So I wonder how I should clean the enclosure and all of the stuff in it? Do I need to disinfect? Is this something that could have been contagious? Any help would be great.
 
Oh no! ((Steph)) You did all you could, it sounds like there was something wrong inside of her & she may have just hatched that way.
 
wstphal said:
Oh no! ((Steph)) You did all you could, it sounds like there was something wrong inside of her & she may have just hatched that way.
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Thanks. That is what I was thinking, and hoping. Should I disinfect anyway? And how do I do it with the climbing branches? Or should I just throw away anything I cannot clean?
 
Yes, you should disinfect. Even if you had upgraded your baby to a bigger viv & were moving a new snake into this one, always disinfect. Are the climbing branches wood or plastic? If they are real branches, soak in water for several hours then bake in oven on lowest warm setting until dry. If they are plastic, spray with a mixture of 1 part bleach to 9 parts water, let dry then rinse rinse rinse rinse & let dry again. Bleach kills MOST germs.
 
Ok, thanks. They are wood branches and a wooden half log with bark on top. I am thinking that I may just throw away the half log one. I also will soak the plastic water bowl and the tank in bleach and rinse rinse rinse. Thanks for the info.
 
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