Regurge timeline

[Senusenu]

On Dec 29, 2013, Udjat had his third fuzzy. He had no problem with the first two, but he regurged this one on Dec 30. I believe it's because I fed him too soon after the last one (five days instead of six). Tank warm hide was about 86 degrees, no change in routine, and he's in my room, against a wall with low traffic. I don't do loud music or TV, etc.

He fed successfully on Jan 10, 17, 23, and 29 on pinkies. I checked his tank three days after each feed to make sure he didn't regurge- only found stinky snake poop.

I created a spreadsheet for each snake after the regurge to track feeds, sheds, weight, length, and anything of note such as exercise sessions, bad shed, feed refusals, and regurge, so I can make absolutely sure when I last fed, etc.

I've been able to find plenty of info on how to start the regurge protocol, but can't seem to find info on the length of time to follow it and how long to do reduced feeds until getting back up to appropriate sized mice.

I feed f/t only, in a separate tub, do not handle for 3 days post feed, and Udjat's weight on Feb 2 was 36 grams.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

 

[Amanda47]

You're right, I can't find it in any of the more common stickied threads. But Nanci says it all the time. You can do an advanced search for "regurge" by user "Nanci" and it'll pull up at the times she's told people what to do. Just takes a moment to look for it.

But here's a quote from one of her posts, they're all basically the same:

NO. Do not feed him. He needs to go 8-10 days without a feeding to recover from the regurge. Then feed a prey item half the size he regurged. Cut slits in the back of it. If that stays down okay, very, very gradually increase the prey size back up to what he should be eating for his size. It is strongly recommended to obtain Nutribac probiotics to replenish his gut flora, and put that on all his meals for the next several months.

Feeding while the snake is going into, in, or right after the blue period is my number one cause of regurges here. Prey size a bit too large is probably the next most common reason, for me.

 

[Senusenu]

You're right, I can't find it in any of the more common stickied threads. But Nanci says it all the time. You can do an advanced search for "regurge" by user "Nanci" and it'll pull up at the times she's told people what to do. Just takes a moment to look for it.

But here's a quote from one of her posts, they're all basically the same:

Yeah, I've read all that. I am looking for information on how long to take moving back up to fuzzies. Should I spread it over one month, two, three? The threads I have checked don't seem to have that info. I've already read that exact quote a million times.

 

[Amanda47]

Well, my bad. I haven't read these threads a million times, so went back through the stickies and found the Health Issues/Feeding Problems FAQ in the Health Issues/Feeding Problems board. Toward the bottom of the main post, there is a section by Kathy Love which gives specific info - what to feed, when to feed, and for how long.

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28342

 

[Myca]

I think nanci has a sticky note on her personal web page. Snicker Snakes

 

[TheFrogman]

Amanda got the link up, awesome, follow that to the letter ad you should be ok

 

[Nythain]

Yeah, I've read all that. I am looking for information on how long to take moving back up to fuzzies. Should I spread it over one month, two, three? The threads I have checked don't seem to have that info. I've already read that exact quote a million times.

Kathy Love's "protocol" mentions a minimum of 6 successful feedings before considering moving back to normal sized food. I don't think there's really any set amount of "time" since it varies from size of snake, severity of problem, size of food, and feeding schedule. But it appears that if your guy can keep down 6 consecutive protocol feeds he *should* hopefully be ready to try a normal feeding on his next schedule.