*Using "again" lightly since most people agreed that the first regurge (Sept 8) was just poorly digested poop, as it took place a week after feeding.
If anyone has advice/input/corrections to what I'm doing, let me know!
SO: Pancake has problems again. She's a little over 2 years old now and had no problems digesting hoppers before this. She had issues back in August/September with chronic bloating and the aforementioned maybe-regurge. Vet-prescribed antibiotics and baby gas drops were given for the bloat and that went away. Her stool samples tested negative for anything lethal and the vet concluded that it was just an overgrowth of digestive bacteria.
From Sept 14 onward I went through regurge protocol, feeding her 1/4 the usual amount once a week for the first 3 weeks, then 1/2 for the next 3 weeks. She took a week off to shed, then started on headless weanlings on Nov 2.
The past several feedings went like this:
Nov 11 - successfully ate headless weanling
Nov 19 - refused headless weanling
Nov 21 - successfully ate 2 weanling heads
Nov 30 - refused headless weanling (pooped on it instead!)
Dec 2 - successfully ate a whole hopper
Dec 4 - regurged several minutes before midnight
I have noticed that every time she refused food, she would poop shortly afterwards, so that may be related to her not eating. I have also read that snakes may go off feed in the winter due to low temperatures--could that have been the case? The hopper I fed her was roughly the same size as a headless weanling, so I figured she would accept it whole, but alas. Also, the bloating is back!
Otherwise, she appears alert and responsive, though a bit lethargic due to the weather (hopefully). Her weight has stayed consistent and I've had no trouble maintaining temperatures in her viv.
She is seeing the vet on Monday evening (they were booked 'til then). I asked if they did lab tests on regurged food, but they don't.
For now, I'll avoid handling her and she won't be fed again until at least Dec 13. I hope I'm doing things right, but feel free to throw in your two cents!