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Shaky
at Wed Nov 18 06:18:22 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Shaky ]
Not much the vet can do. My suggestion: Wait another week, then feed her a mouse tail or half a pinky. The fact that either one is cut open is important, as the digestive enzymes can work more quickly on exposed meat than skin.
Most important thing, though is waiting another week and giving her something very small to digest.
>>When I got the corns (like on the 4th?), I fed both the male and female 2 days after getting them (6th). The female's pinky was a bit too large I guess (I was short of the smaller pinkies at the time), and she regurged the next day (the 7th). No big--not great, but ya know, just wait a bit and feed smaller next time.
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>> I waited until this Sunday (the 15th) to feed her again, with a very small live pinky. She regurged it today, and it didn't look digested at all. There was a coating of blood and slime. And a horrible stench. It looked kind of bloated.
>>I've kept a longish time, but more boids than colubrids until this year, and I've never had something like this happen. I mean, I've had some regurges--some imported vine snakes w/parasites and stress, but I've never had a snake puke more than once (and not many even then), except for the vines and they were loaded with protozoans and other crap, so they weren't healthy (and are the reason I don't buy WC anymore). And this corn wasn't sick when I got it. It's CB from a very good breeder and a real pretty gal.
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>>I'll get her into the vet tomorrow or the day after (depending on when I can get an appt) but if I busted something I'm not sure what they can do.
>>Have I killed my snake?
>>I feel like such a freaking noob right now >.< I've never really worked with Elaphe apart from one snow corn I got as an adult and an amel that a friend dumped off on me when he moved...also an adult.
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Jack Jeansonne
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RE: I may have done something stupid - Shaky, Wed Nov 18 06:18:22 2009