regurge... first feeding after

[recycling goddess]

okay. valentino had a regurge from his last feeding... so i've waited to feed him (he was fed two weeks ago yesterday) - i'm picking up a f/t pinkie today at the petstore when i go to get my crickets.

anyway... i've left him alone, not touched his encl except for water.

is it okay for me to do a quickie cleaning before i feed him today? new substrate etc?

i'll try to be quick...

[dawnrenee2000]

yes that should be fine. You have left him alone for a while now . How old is Valentino ? Have you had him long? Any idea why he regurged?

[recycling goddess]

he's only a baby. born dec 21 purchased feb 21st.

i think... he regurged because the heating pad below the corn cages got turned off. yes it was a large prey item he took, but he took it the week before without problems. so a combination of both things... prey size and heat. (although it is nice a warm here... we are heavy into spring!)

i'm going back to pinkies - a single today and back to double next week for awhile as i don't want another regurge :(

[dawnrenee2000]

Bloodreds are beautiful animals . Good luck with this little guy. Some nutribac would be of help too if you could get some to dust on his food. It really is a good digestive aide to get the enzymes back in balance. Regurging is really hard on their systems.

Best of luck to you,
Dawn

[recycling goddess]

what's in nutribac?

[recycling goddess]

found it:

http://www.corn-utopia.com/Corn%20Utopia%20on%20the%20Web/Nutribac%20information.htm

[BeckyG]

When you get the Nutribac, you can put a pinch in his water when you change it each day. This will help replace the enzymes in his system before you try to feed him.

My little bloodred has regurged as well. I've been putting the Nutribac in her water and am due to feed her again Sunday. I'm hoping all goes will with both our snakes.

[recycling goddess]

well he wouldn't take his pinkie today but i wonder if it's because it was a f/t and he's always had live. should i wait another week before offering food or should i order a live pinkie for saturday?

[MegF.]

I would wait, and I would also only offer a single one for the next 3 or 4 feedings to be sure there will be no more instances of regurge. Make sure your f/t mouse is hot. Not lukewarm. Mice normally have body temps of 100-101 and if it's below that, a lot of snakes just don't seem interested.

[recycling goddess]

it wasn't hot at all. he was last snake i fed and it was sitting there waiting for him... so room temp would have been it's temp.

thanks, i'll wait.

[MegF.]

Most likely that's why he didn't want it. It wasn't warm enough. Next time I would give it a refresher warm up if it's going to sit and cool. Either that or hold the nose near a light bulb to heat it up. It gives it the illusion of warmer breath area. Try feeding him in a few days with a nice warm one and see if he takes it.

[recycling goddess]

okay i will - thank you so much

[recycling goddess]

well i warmed his pinkie up really well this time around and put it into his little feeding cup (that i place in his enclosure) and he ravenously grabbed it and gulped it down :) i'm soooo pleased.

:D crossing fingers he keeps it down...

[MegF.]

Good news. I'd make a few cuts in the back the next time you feed to help in digestion. I've found it really helps in their growth.

[recycling goddess]

okay i will :)

[BeckyG]

Good luck to you and Valentino. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.

[recycling goddess]

so far so good... it's been about 28 hours and no regurge!!!

[MegF.]

Woohoo! Keep us posted.

[BeckyG]

Yahoo! I fed Scarlett yesterday, too, and she is on 20 hours with no regurge. Maybe they'll both be ok.

Fingers and toes crossed now!

[recycling goddess]

i'm crossing mine for you... so far so good here :)

[BeckyG]

Thanks, but it didn't work. Scarlett regurged after 23 hours.

[recycling goddess]

oh that is so crummy :( i feel bad sharing that valentino kept his down (although i'm so thankful he did)

sending you huge hugs and calming healing vibes to scarlet!

[BeckyG]

Don't feel bad! Please share. I'm glad your little one is doing ok now.

[recycling goddess]

and he just took another pink... a nice big fat one LOL and i'm pleased to say it didn't take much to get him to take it. ;)

i hope yours takes and keeps one down soon. (((hugs)))

[recycling goddess]

and today... he took two pinkies :) he ate one and wouldn't leave his feeding cup (which i lay in his enclosure, he climbs in and eats LOL) - so i put another in and he gobbled it down before it hit the cup!

[recycling goddess]

well valentino had another regurge. i think for him the key is 'don't feed near shedding time' as he shed, ate and regurged...

oh well, i'm going to wait two weeks before trying to feed again...

i think i'll change his name to sir pukesalot!

[BeckyG]

Sorry to hear that. Some snakes do regurge when the eat too near shedding. I hope things go well for him.

[recycling goddess]

becky, how's scarlett?

[recycling goddess]

i just read the answer... sending "keeping it down and digesting" vibes to her!