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A bump still?

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MattJaeger44

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Hello again its been 48 hours since my snake last ate and he still have alittle bump in his stomach is this normal? because i read that it the bump should be gone by now. And if he has that bumps and its been two days and it is normal can i hold him or should i wait till it goes away for good?
 
I'd check temps and wait another day or so..
handle too soon can stress & cause problems..
 
MattJaeger44 said:
Hello again its been 48 hours since my snake last ate and he still have alittle bump in his stomach is this normal? because i read that it the bump should be gone by now. And if he has that bumps and its been two days and it is normal can i hold him or should i wait till it goes away for good?
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Definitely don't handle him if you can still see a lump, doing so could cause him to regurgitate, trust me, I KNOW, that's exactly what happened to my first snake.

Secondly, definitely check your temperatures. The warm side, preferably in the warm hide, should be 80-85 degrees. Cool side isn't as big of a deal but it should ideally be 70-75 degrees. Making sure the temps on the warm side are right is critical because if they are too cool, then your snake is going to take longer to digest which can be very bad. If it's too hot then the snake won't stay in the warm hide and may instead stay somewhere that is too cool to digest properly.

If the lump isn't gone by 72 hours I don't think that's good, cause I don't think they should be taking that long to digest, it would cause me to worry, that's for sure.
 
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