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gnarhimself

gnarhimself

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A question for anyone who can gimme an answer

I know that some snakes often get some of their substrate when eating a pink,or mouse
I've also read that this can cause impaction later in its life,with regards to disgestion and breeding etc

Is there a way to solve this problem if it happens,or is putting the critter out the only solution??
 
I know that some snakes often get some of their substrate when eating a pink,or mouse
I've also read that this can cause impaction later in its life,with regards to disgestion and breeding etc
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From all I've read on this sight and the video posted yesterday one should not feed them on substrate to start with. susan
 
susang said:
From all I've read on this sight and the video posted yesterday one should not feed them on substrate to start with. susan
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Hey Susan
I personally feed all my critters in seperate enclosures to their normal homes,so they have no chance of swollowing things they shouldnt....

Its just me wondering if this happens to any critter,is their a viable solution?? :shrugs:
 
gnarhimself said:
Hey Susan
I personally feed all my critters in seperate enclosures to their normal homes,so they have no chance of swollowing things they shouldnt....

Its just me wondering if this happens to any critter,is their a viable solution?? :shrugs:
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I'm pretty sure all you can do is wait and hope they poop it out. :(
 
Well considering in the wild snakes probably get a lot of substrate... junk... in their mouths, I guess they either have to get rid of it or they will possibly die.

But besides hoping a snake poops it out, I think the only other thing I have heard of is a little surgery to remove it.
 
The best solution is prevention.

But in the event it happens, there isn't much you can do except hope the snake passes it. I've heard that you should skip the next feeding, but since it's never happened to me, I don't know that for sure.

I think impaction is caused by a build up of substrate resulting from always feeding on it. A single piece isn't likely to cause a problem, unless it is a very large piece relative to the size of your snake.
 
I feed babies in a deli cup. But adults are fed on the aspen without difficulty as far as I am aware of. But be sure the mice are not wet, so that the aspen doesn't stick much. And you can feed on a piece of newspaper or something similar, although they may pull if off of the "dish". I often just wipe a spot clean of aspen (with my hand) on the floor of the cage to create a bare spot to leave the mouse.

Because the aspen pieces are small compared to an adult snake, and I use soft shredded aspen instead of hard flakes, I don't feel that an occasional piece ingested causes a problem.
 
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