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pyromaniac
at Fri Mar 5 09:23:18 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by pyromaniac ]
I hope you get her sorted. Nothing is more worrisome than regurge or vomiting, in my humble opinion.
Some excerpts(http://www.kingsnake.com/pituophis/p_m_melanoleucus.html)
"Many Pine snakes spend much of their time in abandoned animal burrows or burrows of their own construction dug under old stumps or similar refugia. In ordinary conditions, females will dig massive burrows in which to deposit their eggs. These "nesting" burrows can be as long as five feet and several inches to over a foot deep. A pine snake burrow is truly an impressive sight, with the sand-pile excavated by the female sometimes 2 or 3 feet across!!"
I mention this because my snakes like to make burrows and nests, and when I have to sift the aspen to find poo they sometimes are a little put out by the change (although nobody has barfed over that). Maybe the females have a stronger instinct even as babies to build nests. I don't have pines, but have heard they are more nervous by nature than other pituophis.
Maybe they react to change in their habitats more than other types.
About babies:
"Hatchlings should not be "pushed" with too many or too-large feedings, as they may be prone to regurgitation. As a member of the genus Pituophis, the Northern Pine is also known to occasionally go "off feed". These periods of fasting can be as short as two weeks but can last as long as two to three months. Typically feeding resumes without harm to the animal's health and after much worrying on the owner's part. This is one of the few drawbacks to these snakes.
A medium-sized bowl of clean water should always be provided, though these snakes may be seen to drink infrequently."
A mistake I made a few times with my baby pituophis was to feed them too many pinks at once as they are quite the little piggies, and will over eat. My biggest challenge was getting the temperature where the snakes actually like to go to digest their food hot enough. Thermometer probes everywhere! LOL!
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RE: For what it's worth... - pyromaniac, Fri Mar 5 09:23:18 2010