If you can rule out your husbandry techniques and prey size than you may want to consider having a fecal exam done. The next thing I would consider is internal/external parasites. I have had many a problem with baby pits regurging (mostly deppei) and it is very frustrating. The ones in question often had a large amount of motile protozoans in their crap. The significance of these parasites (mostly trichomonads) is questionable, but I will always treat them with metronidazole if they are displaying the clinical signs and a positive fecal exam (it is vomiting, not regurging, if the snake spits up after a couple of days). I have saved a couple from the brink of doom this way, but I have lost some as well.



Last but not least, I have learned to keep the temperate east coast/midwest pituophis separate from the montaine species such as deppei, because what may be considered normal GI flora in one species GI tract may be harmful to another species. I have tried supplements such as probiotics, grape seed extract, etc...and I have yet to come to a conclusion on these as treatment for vomiting/regurging. I know you are probably a seasoned herp keeper and I don't want to sound too remedial but I would wait at least 14-21 days before I reintroduce food to let the snake's stomach acid replenish itself. Snakes that regurge are also ravenously thirsty and lose a lot of fluid when they puke.



Mylicon, DVM

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