First Regurge

[chad27]

Hello all. To make a long story short my amel regurged for the first time. I waited 76hrs to hold her as i always do. Then she regurged. Although this is the first time i dont think there is any reason for panic here she just went to the vet 3 wks ago for a check up good bill of health. The rat was 3/4 digested only skin a tail left. The food weighed 50 grams. Im wondering after i wait a week to refeed should i start with a small hopper? thanks for any input.

[Nanci]

How big is your snake that she eats 50g rats???

Anyway, I'd wait 8-10 days, get Nutribac from Kathy Love, put that on the meal you offer her, and I guess I'd start with a hopper or big fuzzy. I'd slit it on the back and sides.

[chad27]

typo nanci 30 grams lol

[chad27]

Also she weighs 301 grams

[Nanci]

Chad, I'd be careful, in the future, with the size of mice you give her. I'd stick to regular adults, not jumbos.

[Buzzard]

Also check your temps just to be sure..... It sounds like she regurged it before it spoiled in her stomach. I would wait at least 10 days before feeding her again. Having Nutribac on hand might be a good thing. If the temps are okay then I would use the Nutribac. There might be other issues and not getting a full meal might compound them. Search for what might of stressed the snake out. It might be as simple as ordering a rat from a different breeder.

Good luck,

[chad27]

Thanks for all the info. The tank temps seem fine 70.8 cool side warm side 84.4.-Adult (24-30g) every 7-x days (Snake = 170+)
-Jumbo Adults (40-50g) every 7-x days (Snake = 400g+). I will move down to the 20-25 grams mouse. Although i know she has taken the 28-31 gram mouse in the past fine. i will wait 10 days and try again with the stuff from kathy and a 8-12 gram hopper

[chad27]

The above weights i found on a chart on the web. she is to small for jumbos

[Buzzard]

Sounds like you have found the issue. I dont go by weights... I use the general rule of 1.5 the size of the largest part of the snake....

[Marica]

Looks like you're going off the Munson Plan, which seems to be the widely accepted feeding method. A 10 day wait and the 20g + Nutribac sounds good, although I wouldn't worry about compensating with the extra hopper. GL

[anadyne]

When mine regurged, I followed Kathy Love's plan including sending her a desperate email to buy NutriBac asap - and it worked. The emphasis on 'less is more' in the first post-feed regurge was key for us. Long no-feed period followed by very small meals, injected with Nb and slit open. I chose to use only the mouse head to start with. I'm sorry about the regurge, I know how worrying that is.

[chad27]

The only problem with slit open is my amel will only eat live so do i inject it alive or just put it in the water?

[Nanci]

I guess get the mouse wet and roll it in Nutribac...

[chad27]

sure thing nanci i will give it a go. Love my amel hope she is ok

[chad27]

well she seems ok she is on the prowl in here house tonight will try again when i get the bac juice