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[SnakeMann87]

Last night after feeding my burm, his stomach made a squeaking/gurgling noise. What could that be?
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[Flood]

How much did you feed?
How big is the snake?
Were you handling after you fed?
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[Stormyva]

<TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font class="pn-sub">Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT class="pn-sub"><BLOCKQUOTE>Posted: Feb 04, 2003 - 07:28 PM Now I know ,by the expirience, about everyone saying that burmese pythons have such a high feeding response. I'm not sure if all burms do this, but he got so into feeding, that the mouse was up against his body, and when the mouse was gone, he started biting himself, lol. But when he did he realized that her wasn't part of the food and let go. He is doing great with handling, he is calm, doesn't flinch a lot, and is active.
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You said you fed your Burm on the fourth.... why in the world are feeding it again? It is very bad for a snake to eat to often because the gut flora does not have a chance to replenish. You are quickly putting your snake on the track to an early grave! You need to start listening to some of the information that people are giving to you and taking care of your snakes properly!

I hate to be so frank with you but it seems to be the only way to get a point across!!!
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[JuliusSqueezer]

His lungs extend from his neck down past his stomach.....the sound you heard was very likely the start of things to come for this snake. Put him against your ear about 1/4 the way down his body and listen to him breath after plenty of time for the food to be settled and listen to him breathe. If you still hear any squeeking/gurgling/popping...take him to the vet and be prepared for treating an RI.
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	Respiratory Infection Respiratory Infection

[SnakePool]

Might be gassy... lol or diarhea...lol

You shouldn't be feeding it after 3 days anyway. That is what is called powerfeeding. After the first few months of life the schedule should be 7 days apart. I will sometimes skip a week between meals only because I don't want mine to be fat. My albino ate the other day for the first time in a month(by my choice) and she looks as if she has gained weight.

If this is how you are going to treat that burm then do it a big favor and put it down.
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[faze]

i was told not to post what i originally wanted to post twice but ... what i am gonna do
is qoute one of the lead admins of the site on this
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-Morti.
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if you dont want to listen to our answers to the ?'s then dont ask them plain and simple
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[BWSmith]

Snakemann, you are going to have to expect some not to friendly posts. But there is wisdom is many too. If you really care aboutthe wellbeing of your snake, then listen to the experienced. Check your pride at the door and listen to it's breathing and get ona proper feeding schedule.




BTW: Many herpers are on LOTS of forums including this one. Just a little info so that you don't offend another forum. Many of us are probably there.
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[SnakeMann87]

Ok, when I get home, I will check his breathing, and I was already going to call the vet just for a first check up like my other two got. He is 2ft 6inches, and fed him a small mouse, which is alll they had left, and I was told that was too small, so i fed him another one to make it equivalent to a rat. I am going out today to purchase some frozen appropriate sized rats. Also I won't feed anymore than once a week no matter the size. Have I missed any ?'s
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[jpaulson]

(censored) (sighs)..nevermind. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_mad.gif[/img]

(Julius was here....even ina frustrating case like this...please observe our wishes to vent, discuss ...whatever without profanity either spelled out, masked or implied) thank you

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[SnakeMann87]

Something wrong JP?
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[jpaulson]

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I got a question for you...DO YOU EVER LISTEN??

You ask us about burms, we tell you to get a rescue--you buy one.
You ask us about morphs and mortality rates, we tell you--you buy one.
You say you didn't do this for a profit--then you admit you did.
You tell us you did your research--you didn't.
You told us you knew what you were getting into--YOU DON'T

I hope you haven't spent the $50 bucks you made this week, because the vet,should it turn out to be an RI, will need more than that.

You obviously have not gotten the point that we all here are trying to make. We don't CARE about you, only your snake. We gave you plenty of opportunities to listen to us, take our advice, and be truthful. Now we are scared to death of what will happen to your burm. I would tell you to give it back in the best interests of the burm, but ya know what? YOU WON'T LISTEN!!
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	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).