Hi. I'm new here and was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I fed my snake(baby Candycorn) a pinkie on monday and he regurgitated it. So I waited till friday and tried to feed him again and he wouldn't eat at all. His temp on the warm side is 83 degrees and he has a hide on the other side (10 gallon). I feed him in a creature keeper (plastic box) because I'm afraid he will swallow his substrate. And then he gets put back and left alone for 24 hours.
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Snake Regurgitated
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Susan
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You should wait at least 10 days after a regurg before trying to feed again, and then offer a MUCH smaller food item. And you should wait about 2-3 days after feeding to handle, and I would recommend no handling at all (except to take in and out of the creature keeper for feeding) after a snake has regurged until after at least 2-3 meals have been kept down.
E. g. guttata
Her name was Mary-9/17/05
C.C. said:
I would reccomend getting some frozen pinks (unless you already have them) and breaking off the heads of one or two and feed them as meals. Again, wait a minimum of 10 days between regurge and feeding, and I would wait about a week between feeding heads. I think you'll only need 2 heads, 3 max. After your baby eats the heads, feed the bodies, again waiting about a week between meals. Hopefully he keeps it all down and will be able to continue eating normally afterwards.
Animal_gal
guiding blind in darkness
This has happened to me a couple times. Just raise the temperature of the cage, wait until the snake's next feeding day, and try to feed them something a bit smaller than normal.
That's what I usually do, at least. I think the most important factor is to warm the entire cage up.
Good luck.
That's what I usually do, at least. I think the most important factor is to warm the entire cage up.
Good luck.
MegF.
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Make sure you don't raise the temps too much. High temps can cause regurge just as much as too low a temp. I wouldn't make your warm side too much warmer than it is. Sometimes you never know what causes regurge. Mine regurged once, and never has again. I've never been able to determine the cause. I just make sure that I keep her water clean and change it daily or every couple of days. I also added a little Grapefruit seed extract to her water after she regurged. 2-3 drops/8 oz. of water. As was suggested, feed much smaller items for at least 2-3 feedings before moving back up. If you suspect stress, you might want to remove the substrate, put in paper towel and feed in the viv to avoid moving him too much. I wouldn't handle him either.