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Food poisening!?

Cursed_Witch

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Is there such a thing as food poisening for snakes!?
The reason im asking is because i have fed a pinkie that was apprently thawed then frozen again (by the pet store) and had a regurge as a result.
Usually Stewie would poop after a meal in less than 24 hours! And only for 2 or 3 days! But after this last time he has been pooping even after 9 days! So im wondering if this is normal! Is he sick?
 
If he regured his meal before he digested it, then there may not be any poo, or it may have been really tiny and easily missed in his viv.
 
Gintha said:
If he regured his meal before he digested it, then there may not be any poo, or it may have been really tiny and easily missed in his viv.

Thanks Heather,
But i think you missunderstood what i said!
He regurged on the 3rd day after the meal. But he is still pooping up until this morning, 10th day after the meal.
Previously when he ate, he would poop in less than 24 hours and just keep pooping for the 2 or 3 days! And i know its poop!
But this last time he ate, i saw poop in less than 24 hours, like usual, but then when he regurged, i didnt expect to see poop still! Ive had regurge before and there was no poop as much! Im afraid the pinkie had too much bacteria that it made him sick or something!
 
Cursed witch, you might want to read up on grapefruit seed extract. I found a little over at Fauna under cornsnakes. Of course, search here. Might help.

Just a thought

Good luck :cheers:
 
Ohhhh hrm.. that is weird. Do you feed f/t mice? Regular freezer temperatures should kill most of the bacteria, however, snakes can apparently infect themselves with salmonella. There was a post I saw somewhere in search about infecting themselves, think its pretty rare tho. Live mice, on the other hand, obviously have quite live bacteria too hehe. If I have time next week, and a free lab to use, I'll make up some slides from live and f/t mice and compare the bacterial counts (just cause I'm curious now =P) no worries either.. won't kill a mousie, just sneak a small biopsy... then give it some peanut butter as a treat hehe =)

Hope hes better after he eats again =)
 
Lennycorn said:
Cursed witch, you might want to read up on grapefruit seed extract. I found a little over at Fauna under cornsnakes. Of course, search here. Might help.

Just a thought

Good luck :cheers:

Thanks Lenny,
I didnt know i'd find so many results when i searched for grapefruit!
I appreciate it.
I guess ill go search for grapefruit extract tomorrow!
I hope he doesnt have a bug or something!
I just cant stop cursing the pet store! When i wanted to throw the others i got from there, the bag smelled awful! I almost puked!
 
Update!

Today was the 10th day after his regurge, i did everything as i was asked to. When it came to feeding time, i took Stewie out of its cage and put it in the small tupperware. And started taking pics like i always do, but then i smelled something really bad on my fingers that i didnt know if it was my tripod or the camera or the snake... Then i used my other hand and just touched his skin and the smell moved there!

Can anyone tell me whats happening??????
It smelled like something rotten, maybe more like rusted metal!

Gintha mentioned salmonella but i have searched here in the forum and online for symptoms in snakes but i could not find any!
 
Smell like 400 year old gym socks? LOL Thats what musk smells like... YUCK!!!
Other than musk.. I don't have any idea ~,~
 
Gintha said:
Smell like 400 year old gym socks? LOL Thats what musk smells like... YUCK!!!
Other than musk.. I don't have any idea ~,~

Ok you seem to know what it is!
But what is musk!!!!!! And why does my snake have it!
Is it common, dangerous. ANything i can do?
 
Musk is like skunk spray... designed to scare off predators... or at least make the snake smell un-edible. When Hunter musked me I just washed it off and kept doing the same things, he never did it again, only when he got scared.
 
Gintha said:
Musk is like skunk spray... designed to scare off predators... or at least make the snake smell un-edible. When Hunter musked me I just washed it off and kept doing the same things, he never did it again, only when he got scared.

He NEVER did it before! Just cant think of why he did it now...
At first i thought he's sick or something. You know specially after what happened!
He's had his head sticking out if his hide all of the time now~
Is that Hunter the one in your avatar?
 
Nope... thats Treasure =) Heres a pic of Hunter:

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I dont really know why he musked... hes only ever done it the once... but YUCK did he smell!
 
Wow pretty snake! I wonder how mine is gona look like when he grows older! SO many colorations!

Besides, i was stupid enough not to read your signature that is sais the snakes you have and you have a pic attached to each's name! I like hunter the best!

hows that research is going!
btw, happy thanksgiving! im doing the cooking!
 
Bleh... darn research lab... they won't let me back in, until I get a clean bill of health from the doctor ~,~ Its too dangerous for someone with a lowered immune system to be working around nasty little bacteria, so I'm out till this flu is gone ~,~ Asked my prof to do the mouse research for me, and he said he'll try this weekend =)
 
Gintha said:
Bleh... darn research lab... they won't let me back in, until I get a clean bill of health from the doctor ~,~ Its too dangerous for someone with a lowered immune system to be working around nasty little bacteria, so I'm out till this flu is gone ~,~ Asked my prof to do the mouse research for me, and he said he'll try this weekend =)

Hope you get better!
As for me, we just finished eating, it was awesome, im impressed.... now im on break, checking here. then going back cause they are back on the table!!!

Btw, im Paola!
 
Doh ~,~ I hope hes okie :cry: Come on little snake!! EAT! And keep it down! I had my two at the vets last week, she told me to try feeding Hunter today, so I did.. the tiniest little fuzzie I had (was the size of a large pink, but was infact a fuzzie) I doubt he'll regurge again, no more stupid glue for him to get stuck to! Still worried about him tho ~,~
 
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