regurgitation

[shortyd]

my baby milksnake regurged his meal for the second time in a row. what could be wrong? the pinky was about 1 3/4". and my milksnake is about 13".

[eddie]

Hmmm...

How long between meals (regurges)?

There are several things that can and do cause regurges, handling too soon after eating and environmental teps that are too high or too low are the top of the list with internal parasites coming to a close third followed by other illness, infections and other things, like psychological issues etc.

What are your temps, both hot side, cool side and the night time drops?
How you heat also plays a role in digestion, as snakes need bottom based heat source for digestion - heat pad, UTH etc. many times, lights alone won't do the trick.

	Under Tank Heater Under Tank Heater

[shortyd]

my milksnake regurged every meal sinced i had her. i have had her for about 3 weeks. the two times i fed her she regurged the meal. When she regurged it i waited 7 days and fed her again. then 4 days later she regurged the meal. she pooped and several hours later she regurged the meal.
the hot side is about 90, the cool side is about 75. in the night the hot spot is about the same. i use an infrared night light bulb. i have a corn snake and i have used it and i had never had a problem with it. i also didn't handle my milksnake.

	Corn Snake The Corn Snake or Red Rat Snake (Elaphe guttata) is a species of Rat Snake.

[John_White]

For an eastern milksnake 90 seems a bit high... Which species milksnake do you have?

[shortyd]

yea i think the meal was too big the pinky was about 2 inches long and my milksnake is about 13 inches long. i have a nelson's milksnake