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Posted by glenn bartley on January 16, 2003 at 21:51:19:

In Reply to: Re: snakes regurgitating posted by munchkins on January 16, 2003 at 16:05:21:

are you sure the conditions under which you are keeping your snakes is correct. Are the tempos right - what was that about temperature drops? And what is the size of the snake compared to that of the meal, reference girth? Do you handle them or startle them after feeding?

If it is an environmmental thing that is causing them to upchuck, then correcting that will quite possibly correct the problem. If the problem persists even though all environmental things are fine, then, in my opinion, I would worry about internal problems like disease or parasites. In my opinion, regurgitation is not all that hard on an otherwise healthy snake that is regugitating due to something like being startled. This problem although recurrent is not occuring at each feeding, and this causes me to think it is then more likely an environmental factor other than a disease or parasite. If these were my snakes I would look to correct any faulty environmental conditions and see if it corrects the problem before spending money on a likely overpriced vet visit.

Of course, if you are pretty certain that all conditions are good, then go with the disease or parasite theory and get ye to a vet.

Best regards,
Glenn Bartley



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