ok- we got this little retic in a week ago- she's not at all aggressive, she's only about 3 ft- maybe a little longer- she is pretty skinny though- but otherwise seems healthy- she had a bit of a wheeze when we got her in- and with a heat lamp- has cleared up.



anyway- I wait until the snakes are active before I feed them- She was out of the hide for the first time in a week so I thawed out a large fuzzy- (she can take a mouse but with just being moved and such- i go for smaller, more frequent meals)



I held the fuzzy by the tail and she came up and took it and very much enjoyed it. I came back a bit later to check her and she was in the water bowl drinking and when i walked by- she popped up and *looked* at me- I got her another fuzzy - I held it out for her- she grabbed it and when she curled around it- there was a lot of water- at first I thought it was just in the mouse fur- but it's slimy- IT CAME OUT OF HER!! and quite a bit of it too.

When we got her home- she went straight in the hide and i haven't seen her since- until tonight and I know she is dehydrated.



Is the water re-gurge something to worry about? This has been probably 15 minutes ago... and she's not lost the fuzzies- I certainly didn't want to take the 2nd one from her so I let her be- It didn't seem to bother her... She's actually back in the hide now.



thanks- never seen a water re-gurge like that- especially when the snake still has an appetite!!
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• drinking/eating/water gush - okreptilerescue, Mon Aug 6 02:14:46 2007
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