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first, i have a baby ghost corn and every time i feed it the smallest pinky mouse i can find, it throws it up at night. Anyone know a way to get him to keep his food down? He is incredibly skinny and in danger of dieing.
Second, my year old ball's eyes dont come out of his head as far as they would on any other ball... he can still see just fine and is displaying no abnormal behavioral signs... he is still a great eater i am just wondering how i can solve this.

corn snake

How often have you been attempting feeding? Time is needed in between attempts (7-10days) to allow the stomach to recover. Continued regurg. is the result if this step is skipped.
As always, re-evaluate your husbandry. Most common causes for regurgitation are too cool temps and stress although other things can cause it too.

If this snake looks like it's going to die, a vet visit seems in order eh?

ball python

How long has this been apparent? My first impression is that it is one of two things... an individual anomoly or dehydration. If the problem is new, or getting worse, than it probably isn't normal and is worth more attention. Is this snake otherwise examined fine? Does it appear dehydrated? Are mites present? Shedding normal? Bloodwork might be my first diagnostic if still searching for a cause. X-ray, ultrasound, CAT and/or MRI are all methods of looking into the head. Different clinics will have access to a variety of these.

Good luck

Ian

yeah, i recently had a mite problem but his eyes were getting like that before... he does not appear dehydrated, i keep several water dishes in the cage... his behavior has not changed at all..

Access to a water dish doesn't garantee against dehydration. While proper humidity is important too, a compromised animal will still become dehydrated. Dehydration with proper husbandry is just a symptom of an underlying problem.
It is promising that this p.regius is still acting normal, more often than not it will exhibit this until the problem has grown out of control. You've been very accute to notice the eye problem and should act now while it's still manageable.

Good luck

Ian

i gave him a week before i was going to take him to the vet but his eyes came back out and they seem to be back to normal... he is still his normal calm self, but tonight he killed a medium rat but wouldnt even try to eat it... he has eaten them before and he is big enough to, but he strangled if and then just left it...