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Regurgitation issues continued

I really hope this turns around for you. I am glad you are taking constructive criticism and actually applying it to help your snake instead of getting upset because you were corrected in some of your husbandry practices. We are here to help, and as you can see, you have gotten advice from some real experts in the field.

I have found that the temps play a really big part of a snake's overall health, and the UTH is critical to have on the right settings. I also agree, the probe goes UNDER the substrate on top of the glass directly on top of the glass in the middle of the UTH. I keep my thermostats set at 87° (per Chip, he is very knowledgeable about UTHs) which makes the top of the substrate on the warm side about 85°. Too warm of a UTH and you can harm your snake.
 
cobra314 said:
So how thick is the aspen layered?
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It is totally up to you. I personally do about 2" since almost all my kiddos like to burrow, and when you spot clean you just grab the soiled clump of aspen and toss in another handful. Every few months I do a total change out of the cage, but I think 2" is good.
 
Ok. I put a Jump Start Heat Mat Thermostat on my UTH. The temp on the glass is 89 degrees. I have 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch of aspen on it and the temp on top of the aspen is 79. Is that where it should be or should I take some out to get it to 85?
 
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Ok. I put a Jump Start Heat Mat Thermostat on my UTH. The temp on the glass is 89 degrees. I have 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch of aspen on it and the temp on top of the aspen is 79. Is that where it should be or should I take some out to get it to 85?
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I don't know about other people, but I keep the temp on the glass at 84-85ish cause my corn sometimes digs under the aspen and rests on the glass. Secondly if he's just eaten I wouldn't fuss too much with the aspen unless he's digested. I'd just take the thermostat down a notch.


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So far so good. (Hope I don't jinx it) He ate Friday evening and has kept it down so far. More updates to come
 
cobra314 said:
So far so good. (Hope I don't jinx it) He ate Friday evening and has kept it down so far. More updates to come
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Yay glad he's doing alright! See any movement or poops yet? I always take poops as a feeding gone well!


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Well I was always told you know a regurge by the smell but if Im wrong then im wrong. And yes ive only ever had the one regurge but my husband said our hognose regurgitated once as well and he said it was pretty bad smelling also

I hope your snake continues to improve.
 
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No regurge. No poop either unless he dropped it off on one of his forays beneath the aspen.
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Hmm. Well I'd say good thing there been no regurge but were not completely out of the fire until there's a poop xD fingers crossed!


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cobra314 said:
No regurge. No poop either unless he dropped it off on one of his forays beneath the aspen.
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Also, Petsmart (IMO) isn't really the best place to be buying reptiles/fish from. If I remember correctly, I bought quite a few fish from them a while back and had 0 luck even though my husbandry was spot on. Then again it could have been Petco, but all chain stores tend to have kinda crappy animals. If this guy ends up regurging again even though (as far as we can tell) you've done everything perfectly, I would return him and buy a corn from a reputable breeder. The only thing I use chain stores for is mice lol And only when it's an emergency cause they mark up their prices SO high. Just out of curiosity, how much did you pay for your corn?


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I got this guy from VMS. I know that it was the temperature issues since this guy has not regurged since I fixed it and he is very healthy. My previous ones were from Petsmart and seeing how all of this has happened I know that the problem with them was the issues with temperatures also. I thought that my temps were spot on, but it was the issue of having the temp at the glass vs on top of the substrate.
 
cobra314 said:
I got this guy from VMS. I know that it was the temperature issues since this guy has not regurged since I fixed it and he is very healthy. My previous ones were from Petsmart and seeing how all of this has happened I know that the problem with them was the issues with temperatures also. I thought that my temps were spot on, but it was the issue of having the temp at the glass vs on top of the substrate.
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I'm glad to hear that everything appears to be all good now!
 
Update: My guy is doing great now! He has kept everything down, had good BMs, and has gained 5 grams!! Thanks to everyone for all of the assistance!
 
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