Re: problems with a "twisting" obselata

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Posted by jeff on November 02, 2001 at 16:58:58:

In Reply to: Re: problems with a "twisting" obselata posted by Derek B on November 02, 2001 at 15:41:04:

: Stomach or kidney failure? That's a grim prognosis for a rat snake that regurged once after a steady diet every 2-3 days and is squirmy when you handle and palp it. You would squirm too if you were being handled by something hundreds of times your size. I would let the snake rest, unmolested by human hands, for a few days, then re-attempt feeding on a slower paced schedule. When it is feeding again, and doesn't have a pronounced lump of undigested food in its gut, try handling it again. Every young ratsnake that I have handled has twisted to get out of my grasp. They all calm down with repeated GENTLE handling.

: Derek B
Thanks for your help Derek, but she is doing it WITHOUT being handled. I thought maybe it was because she is being kept in a deli cup... but she only recently (4 weeks) has been put into one. She is a VERY PRIZED animal and it would be a shame to lose her. We'll see in the morning,J

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: : Stomach or kidney failure? That's a grim prognosis for a rat snake that regurged once after a steady diet every 2-3 days and is squirmy when you handle and palp it. You would squirm too if you were being handled by something hundreds of times your size. I would let the snake rest, unmolested by human hands, for a few days, then re-attempt feeding on a slower paced schedule. When it is feeding again, and doesn't have a pronounced lump of undigested food in its gut, try handling it again. Every young ratsnake that I have handled has twisted to get out of my grasp. They all calm down with repeated GENTLE handling. : : Derek B : Thanks for your help Derek, but she is doing it WITHOUT being handled. I thought maybe it was because she is being kept in a deli cup... but she only recently (4 weeks) has been put into one. She is a VERY PRIZED animal and it would be a shame to lose her. We'll see in the morning,J

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