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Feeling pretty horrible

11malibu

11malibu

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I have my baby corn that isn't eating, and the carpet python I got about a week and a half ago just regurgitated her two day old meal of a medium rat. I've never had a snake regurg. Feeling pretty I don't even know right now.
 
I don't know if I should just continue to feed her chicks, which is what her previous owner fed her, or maybe try a smaller rat. Reason I don't want to feed chicks is because I don't have anyone to get them from and she eats 3 in one feeding. I would rather not have to feed her three anything in a row.
 
Does she have belly heat to aid digestion? Are you handling her after she eats? Was the rodent too big for her? There are a lot of causes for regurgitating. Make sure she has fresh water, and don't offer anything for at least a week. You can try a smaller rat, or even a jumbo mouse. If she is a healthy weight, a couple of light meals won't hurt her. Depending on her level of hydration, she may benefit from an hour-or-so soak.

Kathy
 
She always has fresh water, warm side is 81 and cool side is 73. She has a hide on both sides, her hot spot is about 91. I never handle after feeding, I don't handle before feeding either. As far as size of prey, it shouldn't be to big, but her previous owner was feeding her small chicks, they would feed her three a week. I am thinking she just isn't used to prey that size. Her body size compared to the prey would indicate she could take it no problem. She is a little under weight, she is still 1160 grams. I am not offering food till 19th.
 
I just have to make the decision to try and find someone that sells chicks or continue to try and make the switch to rodents. Does anyone think there is a big nutrition difference between the two.
 
I've never fed chicks to my carpets. I've heard that some keepers will feed them as treats, or to entice a stubborn feeder. I'm wondering if calcium content would be lower with birds, as their bones are different than those of mammals. I would try to get her switched to rodents. Sounds like your husbandry is good, so hopefully it was just a one-time thing.

Kathy
 
Hopefully, I am gunna try a small rat for the next feeding and see how that goes. Then go from there, if she keeps that down I will feed her smalle a couple times and then try a medium again one day after she gets used to the smalls. What size do you feed yours? She is 1160 grams and about 5.5 feet long.
 
All of my carpets are adults, and eat medium-to-large f/t rats.

I do have a couple that would absolutely starve themselves to death before eating a rat. They are smaller, and I feed those a couple of jumbo mice.

Kathy
 
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