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Help me out regurg or poo?

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Murse

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So I got my snake on two fridays ago, left him alone then fed him the following thursday. I fed him a 4g fuzzy, he ate well. I left him alone for until yesterday after I had found some poop, so in total four days. Then today I found something that looked sort of like a regurg but also looked pretty damn digested. I am fairly paranoid about regurg's as I lost my first corn snake to them. This is my replacement that the reptile store gave me. Anyway, here is the pic, not pretty but I hope someone can help me out.
 

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To me...it looks like partially digested...but I can't be sure. What are your temps like?
 
Between 80-88, although when I woke up this morning it was at 77. That is an abnormally low temp for me, it was pretty chilly last night. I think I will be picking up something to regulate the temp better, right now I'm using a dimmer from ikea. It works okay but still fluctuates quite a bit. Is it possible that the first poop was from a previous meal?

I know you can tell by smell but honestly I have not smelled enough snake feces to know. The smell wasn't overwhelming.
 
How are you heating the vivarium? I recommend a heat mat with a thermostat. However, coming from a completely different climate I know there are probably several more methods used over there. At that age, I wouldnt think that it woul be feaces from a previous meal. The temperature to me just seems too low, which would cause this problem. I'd get something which regulates your temperature more accurately. Snake regurge smells terrible. You would know. It smells like decomposing meat and you can usually smell it as soon as you open the viv.
 
Looks like regurgitation to me. Sorry to hear you lost your first snake that way, so did I. My first snake died 2 days after a regurgitation.
 
Well there you go...glad another opinions in here since I just couldnt be sure. Either way, I think sorting your temps is the first way to go. Obviously next point...treat is as a regurge and do not feed for 10 days. Anyway, just an extra add in...
 
Damn, all right thats what I was afraid of:( Right now I have an UTH, connected to the dimmer. I use a temp probe which sits on the bottom of my tank right above the UTH. Its frustrating because I waited as long as I should have before handling. I thought he would have digested it by then. Anyway, I appreciate the replies. I'll hold off on feeding for ten days and get a little fuzzy or possibly a pink for my next go at it.
 
I am not sure that it is a regurge. There is usually a pretty strong smell with one. It will not hurt to wait 10 days before feeding again. I recommend that you slit the back of the mouse 3-4 times. It aids in disgesting.
 
Murse said:
... Its frustrating because I waited as long as I should have before handling. I thought he would have digested it by then..
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I can relate. Five days after I fed my first snake for the first time, he still hadn't finished digesting his meal despite the fact that my temps were good and he stayed in the warm hide for 3 days straight. I'm convinced that some of these little hatchlings are just born with something wrong internally, something just doesn't seem to be working right in the critters that take too long to digest a meal despite everything being right.
 
Is your snake a hatchling? If that was a hatchling poo, it would be huge. I'm sorry- it looks like a regurge to me, too.
 
my snakes poo well the oldest one, his lookes like that every now and then. but he feeds fine on schedule and all. he regurged before but it was a whole pinky.... and his poop was rite on schedule too, so i didnt think regurgitation at all whit my snake, i mean they can have diarrhea right?
 
He is about 5-6 months old so definitely not a hatchling. I will go ahead and wait ten days prior to feeding just to be safe. The only part that makes me really think it is a regurg is the fleshy looking part at the end. I checked on him today and he appears to be doing fine, just chillin in his coconut. Wish I knew exactly what caused it though.

Thanks for all of your help!
 
k, I think the regurg may have been due to him being in blue. I didn't realize it at the time because I have not seen a snake pre-shed before. Today I woke up to see he had shed. It looks complete with the tip intact, couldn't find the eye caps as the end of it was rolled up. So I checked out him out and it looked complete. I'm glad the shed went well as I didn't have a moist hide or anything for him but he is looking good. I am going to try feeding again on Fri so I am keeping my fingers crossed!
 
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I have never heard of regurg due to shedding. Please don't take my word for it though. The only reason I can think of regurg related to shedding is constant motion and rubbing on the body, which could lead to regurge.
 
patm1313 said:
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I have never heard of regurg due to shedding. Please don't take my word for it though. The only reason I can think of regurg related to shedding is constant motion and rubbing on the body, which could lead to regurge.
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Yes it is quite possible that a corn, especially a young one may regurge because they are in their shed cycle. One of the possible reasons for this, could be that their other bodily functions slow down somewhat whilst in shed mode, and this would include digestion. If a food item is not digested quickly enough, then the snake will regurge it, to get it out of their system before it rots. Temperatures that are too cool can cause a regurge for exactly the same reasons, i.e the food not digesting quickly enough.

Some owners find their snake will refuse food when they are in shed and this is perfectly normal.

Original poster, sounds like you got it covered and don't forget to offer a smaller food item than usual for the first few feeds after a regurge.

Good luck and best wishes,
 
I have had two regurg's in the past, and they do look somwhat like that, although sometimes you find a tail, or a leg at the end :p
 
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