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Regurge after 3 days?

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MartiniGirl108

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I fed my little one a fuzzie like always, on sunday. I checked on her monday and tuesday while changing her water and I noticed tuesday the lump had gotten smaller.


Then yesterday, wednesday, it was completely gone....i changed her water and checked on her again. She saw me and came out of her hide, and since it was an overcast day and she hadnt eaten since sunday I thought it was ok, I took her outside for some pictures.


Anyway, i got up a little while ago and found this thing in her viv. Its not poop, and I picked it up, its in the shape of the fuzzie she ate but significantly smaller and just the skin,,,,, no fur, no tail.

I can only guess its something she puked up......even tho its so small do I still not feed her now for 7-10 days? I feel so bad she a great eater, never had a regurge and her first one was my fault. I thought it was ok to handle her after 3 days though.
 
i think you should definately wait the recommended 10 days before trying to feed again, gives the gut bacteria time to recover apparently
 
SNAKEWISPERA said:
what are the temps in the cage.

If there to low he cannot digest his food properly
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She has never digested on the warm side of her viv, but none of my others have either. Her warm side is 83, just like everyone else's.
 
Well there have been several members on the site who have snakes that have pooped out body parts. Its possible the skin came out in her poo.
 
She has never digested on the warm side of her viv, but none of my others have either.
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They can be rather cagey...I wouldn't be surprised if they are hanging out on the warm side at night.

You state your temps are at 83, how are you measuring the temperature?

Did you happen to smell the regurge? A regurge is A LOT more awful smelling than a normal bowel movement.

Regards,
Steve
 
I think the most important clue to diagnosing a regurge is the smell. _And_ presence of white solids (urates) even in a tiny amount means it's a poo.

If it is a regurge, I don't think you made her do it. I handle mine after 48 hours all the time. If you decide it's a regurge, then you need to not feed her for 10 days. This gives her stomach flora time to build back up so she can digest.

Nanci
 
Nanci said:
I think the most important clue to diagnosing a regurge is the smell. _And_ presence of white solids (urates) even in a tiny amount means it's a poo.

If it is a regurge, I don't think you made her do it. I handle mine after 48 hours all the time. If you decide it's a regurge, then you need to not feed her for 10 days. This gives her stomach flora time to build back up so she can digest.

Nanci
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Now I dont know what the heck......I went back into the trash to look at it, and its all squashed now. Now I dont know what it is. Its like mush and fur, but when I found it, it was rolled in the exact shape of the mouse. Could she have poo'd something that big? It was almost like too big for poo, too small for a regurge. And it DOESNT SMELL like anything.


Her other poos are globs and dark. This was rolled up.....its weird, this probably isnt going to help cause its mushed now but this is it....

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ssmith_1187 said:
They can be rather cagey...I wouldn't be surprised if they are hanging out on the warm side at night.

You state your temps are at 83, how are you measuring the temperature?

Did you happen to smell the regurge? A regurge is A LOT more awful smelling than a normal bowel movement.

Regards,
Steve
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All my vivs have zoo med digital probes.......You may be right about being cagey, sometimes I find "tunnels" in the aspen.
 
Geez, I don't know. I've got a regurger, and they are always that pinkish color, and poo never is. I guess I'd err on the side of caution and treat it as a regurge...

Anyone else? Second opinion? Do you concur??

Nanci
 
Nanci said:
Geez, I don't know. I've got a regurger, and they are always that pinkish color, and poo never is. I guess I'd err on the side of caution and treat it as a regurge...

Anyone else? Second opinion? Do you concur??

Nanci
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Maybe it doesnt smell because by the time she regurged it, all that was left was skin? I slice her fuzzies so I guess that would explain why after 2-3 days everything was digested except the outside skin and fur. Her belly is clear and I looked yesterday and didnt see anything dark so I assumed she had already pooped it out.

Another thing that may be relevant, she is always in her hide, except everytime she poos, she comes out and does it in the corner of her viv......almost like she wants it far away from her, in an area she doesnt hand out in. This wasnt in the corner, it was smack dab right in the middle of her viv. Ive never found poo right in the middle like that. Never.
 
it should still smell... regurge is so Nasty, its a smell you wont ever forget... but it doesnt look like poo to me.. I agree with Nanci, I would treat it like a regurge even though it doesnt smell. Better to be on the safe side than give her food that she wont have the stomach bacteria to digest and you end up with a sick snake.
 
It could be either a poo or a regurge. There is really no harm in treating it like a regurge. Your snake will be fine not eating for 10 days and then eating smaller than usual prey for several feeds.

If however she regurges again because you have fed her too soon then you will feel badly and she will have more problems getting back to her usual self!

Good Luck.
 
Ugh. I feel terrible....I dont think it wouldve come up if I hadnt of handled her. She had just shed and I wanted to get a look at her outside.


Anyway......I dont want to chance making it worse, so well wait the 10 days. Should I not handle her in the 10 days either?
 
Don't fell terrible. You did nothing wrong. Some snakes are more sensitive around the time of shedding so it was probably the combination of shedding and just having eaten that did it.

I also don't know for certain it was a regurge. I just think it is safer to treat her that way.

I would not handle her for the next 2 weeks or more. You want to get her back to ehr "usual self" before handling her.
 
jodu said:
Don't fell terrible. You did nothing wrong. Some snakes are more sensitive around the time of shedding so it was probably the combination of shedding and just having eaten that did it.

I also don't know for certain it was a regurge. I just think it is safer to treat her that way.

I would not handle her for the next 2 weeks or more. You want to get her back to ehr "usual self" before handling her.
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Thank you, I appreciate your help!
 
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