twistedallegory
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It's Max this time. It smells terrible but so does poop. I found a shed in the tank so I wonder if that's what happened. I'm so over this though.
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Here we go again...regurge or poop?
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It's Max this time. It smells terrible but so does poop. I found a shed in the tank so I wonder if that's what happened. I'm so over this though.
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twistedallegory
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Nevermind. I found the other half and it was definitely a regurge. 
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twistedallegory
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She wasn't in blue when I fed her though! Otherwise, I absolutely would not have. She's currently on fuzzies and has been for quite a few feedings now. No problems up until this point.
MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
Sounds like she was still in the shed cycle.
I have not had any regurge during the actual blue/opaque phase, (I do have a number who just won't ear when blue), but I have had a few over the years who have regurged in the clear phase, right before they shed.
My theory is that they either cannot get the shed off past the food bump, or they use their energy to shed an cannot digest.
I do not feed in any phase of the shed process, for the reasons above.
I have not had any regurge during the actual blue/opaque phase, (I do have a number who just won't ear when blue), but I have had a few over the years who have regurged in the clear phase, right before they shed.
My theory is that they either cannot get the shed off past the food bump, or they use their energy to shed an cannot digest.
I do not feed in any phase of the shed process, for the reasons above.
twistedallegory
New member
She was definitely in the shed cycle, but there were no indicators when I fed her. Maybe I just didn't look closely enough or missed the blue phase. I'm sorry if I sound defensive. I don't want to seem like an incompetent owner. If she had been in blue, I wouldn't have fed her.
Nanci
Alien Lover
That's okay- we all miss it. There are a couple ways to tell if the snake is blue, even if you can't detect a visual change. First, the snake will become inactive. If you haven't seen the snake out for an evening or two- most likely he's blue. I have three snakes right next to my TV- it's so easy to see who comes out at night, and quite noticeable when they don't.
Then, if you get in the habit of weighing your snakes before feeding, you will notice a larger than expected weight gain, which means the snake hasn't pooped, which usually means the snake is inactive, which means the snake is blue.
Then, if you get in the habit of weighing your snakes before feeding, you will notice a larger than expected weight gain, which means the snake hasn't pooped, which usually means the snake is inactive, which means the snake is blue.