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BillyBoy
at Fri Jun 11 12:51:09 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BillyBoy ]
Just to clarify, the reason you want to wait until he defecates is not to make sure the stool is OK, but to make sure he has nothing in his digestive tract before you give him something else. In fact, the stool may very well be runny after the next meal in 3 weeks, but should begin to firm up with time as his insides continue to repair. With little Bcc at least, there is some thought that occasionally their gi tracts can get overloaded and their little bodies just rebel by vomiting. Then once they vomit, they irritate their gi tract and lose fluids and crucial gut flora. The whole thing adds up to a snake that is still hungry but doesn't have the capability to digest properly. Multiply this by 2 or 3 or 4 regurge events in as many weeks and you see how things go down hill really fast. As has already been said and as you are going to do, it is absolutely critical to let their little system repair itself before introducing any more food. They are not like Burms or Retics or even Carpets who will digest just about anything you throw at them. Again, I have no experience with ETB's but the regurge syndrome is the same with true red tails and seems to be for the same reasons. Again, best of luck!! Billy
>>I am definately going to wait and he is definately going to get a very small meal. Probably just a fuzzy mouse. Will do so for several meals. So far he has deficated very well. I have been keeping him well misted and watered. His max basking temp is 80-82 but he rarely uses it. This is OK isn't it? He usually sits away from this spot.
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RE: ETB regurged for first time. What now? - BillyBoy, Fri Jun 11 12:51:09 2004