One additional suggestion to add to that, would be to NOT try to feed the snake ANYTHING at all for another 10-15 days. If another food item is offered, and it is regurgitated again, this will even make matters MUCH worse than they already are.

The extra heat Mark mentioned should help things out immensely in getting the snake back on track. Also, I haved used Flagyl(Metronidazole) with great success on occasion, the proper dosage is 25 to 50 mg per/kg of body weight, it comes in paste form for horses, and 250 mg. tablets. Flagyl is well tollerated by snakes, so I use the higher side dosage of 50 mg per/kg. I've heard of dosages far in excess of that with no ill effects, but there's no need to basically exceed the 50 mg. dose. In a 250 mg. pill, a 300 gram snake takes 1/16th of the pill, this breaks down to 15.6 mg. for the 300 gram animal.

I break off the necessary portion of the pill, cruch it into fine powder, put it into a small shot glass, add approx. 1 1/2 cc. of water, and mix as thoroughly as possible. No matter how long you mix it though, it will NOT completely dissolve, so just stir it up again just prior to drawing it up in a syringe, or small tapered eye-dropper. Then hold the snake in an upright position, gently pry the mouth open, and glide the tip of tubing, or eye dropper(I use a special stainless steel tip) down the snake's mouth, being careful to avoid going down the glottis(wind-pipe), and slowly force the liquid down the throat. Keep the snake upright so gravity will help it into the stomach, there, it will kill pathogens such as Entamoeba invadens, Trichomonas, Balantidium, Rhizopoda, Flaggellates, and Ciliates.
Do NOT attempt to feed the snake ANYTHING after administration for at least 10 days, and thereafter, give it a VERY small meal while still keeping temps up. If this SMALL meal is successfully held down, you can GRADUALLY increase the size of meals in small incriments.

Wow, so much for my only ONE other suggestion!..LOL!
in any case, I've had a few snakes over many years that I administered Flagyl to this way, there was one in particular that regurged EVERY SINGLE MEAL, no matter how small,......in comes Flagyl,.....problem GONE!

Hope you get the snake helped out!


~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

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