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Regurg question, can anyone please offer some help as to possible cause

habistatman

habistatman

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I have a 15g Amel cornsnake that i have had a couple of months , the shop i got her from had been feeding her 1 pink a week. i have tried to feed her two pinks one after the other which she easily ate. Two days later she regurgitated one of them. I am thinking maybe it was just two much of a jump in quantity that caused the problem. What do you think?. The size of the two pinks did not produce to much of a bump once eaten so i think size wise they were fine. Any advice would be great.

Kindest regards

Habistatman
 
Nanci said:
I'd feed these meals, five days apart. The goal is to let her system recover gradually.

pink head
pink head
pink rear end
pink rear end
whole pink, cut in thirds, feed two pieces
whole pink, cut in thirds, feed two pieces
remaining two pieces
whole pink, cut in thirds, feed three pieces
whole pink, cut in half, feed both pieces
at 16g, feed two meals of 1.5 pinks, in three pieces
double pinks, four pieces

At the appropriate weight to move up, (going by the Munson Plan, conservatively, meaning let the snake get 2-3 grams over the cut off for the next step before increasing the prey size)
peach fuzzies, two or three pieces
fuzzies, two or three pieces
hoppers, slit the back and both sides of the mouse with about five slits on each side

If you can mail order Nutribac, say from Kathy Love, I'd use that on all meals for a year.

Until she's kept down four meals, I would not handle her at all. She is going to be having reduced calories so you don't want her burning those off, and you want her to be as stress-free as possible.
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Thanks Nanci.
 
I would be quite sure that it was the meal size that caused the regurge. I don't generally feed double pinks until the snake is above 20g in weight, and then I do a couple meals of 1.5 pinks first. Also, you can't go from feeding a big single pink to two big pinks- you need to drop back to the smallest pinks when you switch to doubles, then gradually increase the size.
 
Just for clarification when i say double pinks these weigh an average of 2g each.

Kindest regards

Habistatman
 
Reasons for regurge include improper temps, snake is blue, meal size is too large, snake has parasites or disease. Since the regurge occured following a meal size change, that is the most likely explanation.
 
I have a little one the same size who won't eat now after her regurge. The suspected cause was feeding in blue but high temps could have caused it. I hope she will be okay! Good luck with yours and listen to Nanci. I know it's upsetting to find a regurge.
 
I am sure all will be fine. It really does seem to be an exact science feeding small cornsnakes. I cannot help but think how many issues cornsnakes must have in the wild when young, or is it easier than i imagine for a young cornsnake to wait for the perfect size prey item to present itself.

Kindest regards

Habistatman
 
habistatman said:
I am sure all will be fine. It really does seem to be an exact science feeding small cornsnakes. I cannot help but think how many issues cornsnakes must have in the wild when young, or is it easier than i imagine for a young cornsnake to wait for the perfect size prey item to present itself.

Kindest regards

Habistatman
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I think they eat anoles as hatchlings in the wild.
 
I cannot help but think how many issues cornsnakes must have in the wild when young
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The majority of Corn hatchlings in the wild will die before reaching maturity (otherwise Florida and other south-western states would be over-run with them!). Nature applies a lot of brakes - red in tooth and claw, and all that.
 
bitsy said:
The majority of Corn hatchlings in the wild will die before reaching maturity (otherwise Florida and other south-eastern states would be over-run with them!). Nature applies a lot of brakes - red in tooth and claw, and all that.
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Hey :wavey:, I fixed it for you... :santa:
 
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