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HELP! regurg prob

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fire51

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Hi all, let me give you some background. I have 2 corns, both are in a viv together ( ive seen the posts )they have been together for about 3 weeks with no probs. I feed them both fuzzys on thursday. I take my ghost out and feed her in another container. They both take the mice with no probs. I got them out on friday to take a pic ( i dont usually handle the day before, on the day of feed or the day after) on saturday i took both out to handle, and true to form my aztec had a poo! I also got my ghost out but she never had a poo! I put them back in the viv thinking that she might have one in there instead. i went to get both out this morning. My ghost still never had a poo! When i looked in there hide i saw a regurged mouse! But to add another twist, i saw some poo in the viv that looked quite new! im not sure whats going on as i dont think the mouse was left from the week before, because the mouse was not dry and looked rather fresh!

What to you guys think :shrugs: ???????
Also how long to wait till i next feed? but dont know who regurged!!! HELP
Thanx for your help :cry:
 
thats one of the issues with cohab...if something goes wrong you dont know whos in need of help...try looking REAL close at their stumach to see if there is a lump in there on both of them...you may also try holding them up to a light and looking though them to see if you can see anything that looks like remains of a mouse. some how, you need to figure out who did what...also...i know you already know this. but seporate them, even more so important now...because you need to isolate and observe them seporatly to figure out who is the problematic one.
 
there are never any problems with co-habbing, until there's a problem. If you read most threads about it, the standard advice is to sperate asap, then address the problem. Treat both snakes as if they re-gurged, wait the 10 days before feeding a smaller than normal prey item. If a non-regurging snake has to wait for its feed it won't be harmed. If a regurging snake is fed too soon it can set up a cycle of ill-health because it hasn't had recovery time
You say this; ( ive seen the posts ), does this mean you intend to seperate them or to ignore the prevailng advice?
 
I'm new to snake owning but was advised not to handle my corns for two days after they had fed. Perhaps by getting one out on the Friday a day after it had been fed could have made it regurge...as I said I'm new at this it's just a thought.

Hope all's well.
 
Personally I do not handle my corns for 3 days after feeding. You snake most likely regurged due to being handled too soon and possibly due to some stress from cohabing...

I usually leave mine for at least 8-10 days after a regurge before feeding again. Perhaps, to be safe, leave both of them this long before feeding again. It won't do the non-regurging snake any harm and will give the culprit a chance to build up stomach acids again. :)
 
Gill and Velvet are right, you shouldn't handle them for at least 2-3 days after feeding. I've only ever read about regurges, but I guess that could've been the cause.
Other reasons could be: mouse too large, temperature too low, stress or illness.
Any more, anyone?

The rule of thumb is 10 DAYS MINIMUM before another attempted feed. Your snake's stomach needs this time to recover from the regurge. Feeding too soon will most likely result in another, which you definitely don't want to cause.

Keep us posted on how it/they get on...
 
ok guys thanx ever so much for the advice!!! I think i might buy another viv soon then. thanx again :D
 
diamondlil said:
there are never any problems with co-habbing, until there's a problem. If you read most threads about it, the standard advice is to sperate asap, then address the problem. Treat both snakes as if they re-gurged, wait the 10 days before feeding a smaller than normal prey item. If a non-regurging snake has to wait for its feed it won't be harmed. If a regurging snake is fed too soon it can set up a cycle of ill-health because it hasn't had recovery time
You say this; ( ive seen the posts ), does this mean you intend to seperate them or to ignore the prevailng advice?
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If she doesnt feed both snakes for 10 days.....one of them, the one who didnt regurge..... is going to get hungry. Couldnt that put the other in danger as well?
 
In danger from waiting 10 days to be fed? Nope.
In danger from being eaten by the other? Yep.
In danger from stress due to cohabitation? Yep.
In danger of getting a seperate viv? Perhaps!
 
JustineNYC, the corn who didn't regurge will certainly not suffer in anyway if they go a little while without food. Sometimes its healthy to skip the odd meal.
 
Velvet said:
JustineNYC, the corn who didn't regurge will certainly not suffer in anyway if they go a little while without food. Sometimes its healthy to skip the odd meal.
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I didnt mean danger of not eating for 10 days, I meant wont he get hungry and eat the other snake if their still together.
 
diamondlil said:
In danger from waiting 10 days to be fed? Nope.
In danger from being eaten by the other? Yep.
In danger from stress due to cohabitation? Yep.
In danger of getting a seperate viv? Perhaps!
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Yea thats what I meant....
 
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