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DMong
at Tue Jul 8 12:05:29 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]
>> "I'm babysitting a nice yellow rat who I found out after I fed her three small rats, is allergic to them. My problem now is that I've just two days ago fed her two adult mice and she's regurged these also. Is this something I should be addressing to a vet or is there something I'm missing that I could be doing?"
*** After reading this, I can honestly say that this is a "textbook" situation of what NOT to do!!
First off,...I don't know how big the snake is at all, but they should only be fed a meal that is slightly bigger than the snake is at mid-body to where a slight lump is just visible,...and NOT stuffed with several big meals until the skin is visible between the scales,...especially several of these meals in a row. When they get "stacked-up" in the snake's stomach like this, the last one or two putrify(rot), and the snake regurgitates them in two/three days,... This is an absolute fact.
The snake is NOT allergic to rats OR mice. It was simply fed way to much, and/or too big of a meal. The very very WORST thing you can do when this happens, is turn around and try to feed it even more!. As previously mentioned, regurgitation takes a HUGE toll on the snake's digestive tract,.....it depletes precious acids, enzymes, and gut flora(bacteria) that are absolutely crucial for proper digestion. So after it regurges the first time,...trying to feed it yet more food only causes THAT meal to be regurged as well, ...causing a disastrous "domino effect" that can quickly lead to the snake's death if not properly addressed!....this is absolute FACT!
If you do these few things I mention to the letter, the snake will be fine,...otherwise, it will NOT!
1) Your temps are okay
2) DO NOT attempt to feed the snake AT ALL for another two weeks,...you just delivered two crushing blows to it's digestive system, and you MUST give it this valuable time to recover. Trying to feed more is the very WORST thing you could possibly do!
3) after the two week period,....only offer ONE very SMALL meal, and see if it holds it down for a week or so.
4) If that meal was successfully held down, you offer it another smallish-sixed meal.
5) If things go well for several feedings of very small meals, you could then up the size of the prey item in slightly larger incremements.
Remember!,.....a snake on a normal feeding regimen eats one prey item roughly the size of it's body once every five to seven days depending on it's size/age, not several large meals one after the other to where they're "stacked-up" inside the snake.
hope this helps the snake recover!,..good luck!
~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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STOP TRYING TO FEED IT !!!! - DMong, Tue Jul 8 12:05:29 2008
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