Why do snakes puke?

[snakebitten69]

hey can anyone tell me the most common reasons for regurgatation?

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

Regurge is what I call it

[snakebitten69]

Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

Regurge is what I call it

hey this is kelly thanx for the feet comment! haha lol! i just got home and spotty regurgatated (or however u say it) his rat we fed him mon. the only thing i can think of is maybe it was to big? we have been feeding him rat pups but we went up to a small rat

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

Originally Posted by snakebitten69

hey this is kelly thanx for the feet comment! haha lol! i just got home and spotty regurgatated (or however u say it) his rat we fed him mon. the only thing i can think of is maybe it was to big? we have been feeding him rat pups but we went up to a small rat

Rat pups to a small rat is a large jump. I would recomend that you wait about 7-10 days after the regurge and offer an item slightly smaller than what you normally offer. If you don't wait the 7-10 days then there is a greater risk of another regurge which would be a problem. Also, make sure you keep the heat up after feeding such a large meal. A simple temp drop could have caused him to regurge. Just let him be for the waiting period and see if he eats!!! About the feet, I love them. They are very nice and I hope rex likes them too. lol

	regurgitate Throw up. Reptiles will regurge when they feel they are in danger or if they have some sort of health issue. If your reptile has regurgitated his/her food please seek help!

[Tom]

Do not feed for at least 14 days or longer after regurgitation. (absolutely necessary)
After 14 days try feeding a very (!) small prey item (1 to 2 day old pinky rat for boa neonates)
and wait for at least 10 days before the next feeding (again with a very small prey item)
For normal feedings the prey item for any boa should not be any bigger that the widest part of its body.
I feed all my boa neonates one appropriate size prey item every 7 to 10 days. All my older boas are feed one
appropriate size prey item every 14 to 18 days. The only exceptions are my big adult female they are feed two large rats. These are female boas that are over 30 lb. Also you should not handle your boa 2 to 3 days after any feeding.

Take care
Tom

[bleeding_sarcasm]

i would wait at least 2 weeks. ive had one animal regurge on me because i underestimated the last time he ate [we leave pinks in his cage sometimes for days] and we pulled him out for a cleaning, and he got stressed and threw them up. too low of temperatures, too low of humidity, healthy problems, too large of a prey item, being handled or stressed soon after a large meal are all contributors. a rat pup to a small rat isnt a huge jump, since rat pups range in size. a large rat pup for example, is just barely a step down from a small rat.

a friend of mine has a dumerils that is a sibling to mine. some animals are just not made to make it in the wild, and no matter what you do for them, they always have problems. they moved her dumerils to a slightly larger cage, and then her snake would regurge every meal. theyd wait 2 weeks, feed again, and yet again, it would regurge. they ended up having to turn up the heat and completely dry out the cage. which meant the animal had to get soaked because it was stuck in shed, but eventually it started to keep the meals down. now.. the snake is about 1/3 of the size of mine, and if he hasnt JUST eaten, you can clearly see his back bone. luckly theyve gotten over the problem, started spraying again, and he hasnt regurged in a while. but sometimes its not one specific thing that causes it. if it starts to become a recurring thing, youd probably do best to take it to a vet.

	regurgitate Throw up. Reptiles will regurge when they feel they are in danger or if they have some sort of health issue. If your reptile has regurgitated his/her food please seek help!

[snakebitten69]

the temps in his cage stay right. we fed him monday and didnt hold him untill today is that not long enough? he was out for awhile maybe we did stress him a little.
we havent had any prior problems with feeding so it worried me a little bit.

[snakebitten69]

oh yeah. he was at the vet not to long ago, so hopefully it doesnt come to that. im thinking it was probably a combination of the rat being a little big and us playing with him. we will wait two weeks and try again. so ya'll think i should go all the way down to pinky? he has put on weight since we started the rat pups

[JuliusSqueezer]

I changed the name of your thread to something other than just a bunch of question marks. Please make topic titles that users can navigate when looking for answers later.

Snakes puke because:

food too large
fed too often or too soon after last meal
temps too hot or too cold
stress
parasites
frozen food not properly thawed
dehydration
loss of gut flora (enzymes)

in some cases with some species, a snake will regurge as a defensive move, leaving behind a meal for a predator to consider while the snake makes a get away and/or to lighten the load so they can get away.

	regurgitate Throw up. Reptiles will regurge when they feel they are in danger or if they have some sort of health issue. If your reptile has regurgitated his/her food please seek help!

[snakebitten69]

well after watching him for a few hrs he has been under his light and not moving around much! also keep rubbing his nose on stuff and opening mouth really big! he shed about 3 weeks ago with help from the vet! right where he is laying is 93 deg! i guess he is ok there? also the humity is only@ 52% is that ok or should i find a way to dring it up closer to 60% my other cage stay right @ 60% with out misting! should i mist his cage?

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

Originally Posted by snakebitten69

well after watching him for a few hrs he has been under his light and not moving around much! also keep rubbing his nose on stuff and opening mouth really big! he shed about 3 weeks ago with help from the vet! right where he is laying is 93 deg! i guess he is ok there? also the humity is only@ 52% is that ok or should i find a way to dring it up closer to 60% my other cage stay right @ 60% with out misting! should i mist his cage?

Just a simple mist should be ok maybe 1 time a day. Balls don't need high humidity and 60% usually cuts it but 70%+ is best for 1 piece sheds. Much below 60% is asking for a bad shed.

[snakebitten69]

is it that bad? now your going to scary me! i might be taking this little guy back to the vet! and yea he is a ball!