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I read earlier about someone sayig to pull the water before and after feeding for a few days. Why would you need to do this? I had a snake that regurged a while back (thank goodness not since) but they were pretty wet like Big Tom (Herpzilla) said a few posts ago. Should I be pulling my water during feeding times?
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Some snakes have a tendency to drink massive ammounts of water right after a meal. Sometimes it will cause them to consistantly regurge. If you don't have the problem you don't need to pull the water.
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My turtle is the same way, I can't feed him on the same day as I freshen his drinking water. He'll puke watery worms if I do.

>>My turtle is the same way, I can't feed him on the same day as I freshen his drinking water. He'll puke watery worms if I do.

If your turtle is puking watery worms you need to get him to a vet.
Obviously not normal.
What kind of turtle?
what are it's habitat conditions?
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It is absolutely normal. For a carolina box.
They have a tendancy to act like this, they binge eat when food is available, they live around water, but not in it.
They drink their fill then they leave until they're thirsty again. They roam an acre and they aren't exactly cheetahs as far as that goes, so I doubt they find their water and their food at the same place at the same time. When they do, and they over do, they purge. Just like any reptile, they do what they do, including a lot of things that don't make sense at first glance, like eating their own poop (Sulcata), pooping in their drinking water (Most reptiles.) and puking from overeating and over drinking. This is because they live in flood planes and may/may not find ample sources of food/water every day, so when they do, they tend to store it up.
If you've ever seen a water turtle eat his fill and continue to fill his neck with food long after there's nowhere for it to go then you understand. It happens. For reasons that aren't too hard to understand, when you think about it. Nothing wrong, just failing to provide ample space between sources of food and water, so we must limit the amount or the time they have access to both.

>>It is absolutely normal. For a carolina box.
>>They have a tendancy to act like this, they binge eat when food is available, they live around water, but not in it.
>>They drink their fill then they leave until they're thirsty again. They roam an acre and they aren't exactly cheetahs as far as that goes, so I doubt they find their water and their food at the same place at the same time. When they do, and they over do, they purge. Just like any reptile, they do what they do, including a lot of things that don't make sense at first glance, like eating their own poop (Sulcata), pooping in their drinking water (Most reptiles.) and puking from overeating and over drinking. This is because they live in flood planes and may/may not find ample sources of food/water every day, so when they do, they tend to store it up.
>>If you've ever seen a water turtle eat his fill and continue to fill his neck with food long after there's nowhere for it to go then you understand. It happens. For reasons that aren't too hard to understand, when you think about it. Nothing wrong, just failing to provide ample space between sources of food and water, so we must limit the amount or the time they have access to both.

never had any of my eastern box turtles do this
and to vomit watery worms?
are you feeding it worms and it vomits these up?
or are you feeding it a more balanced diet and the vomit has parasites in it?
I just don't see it.
If they are provided water at all times and given a proper diet on a regular basis I just do not see the need to "gorge" on water to a point it makes them regurge.
Like I said..none of the eastern box turtles I kept or rescued over the years displayed this tendency.
more info would be appreciated....although we might need to take it off this forum
e-mail me
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Obviously it is vomiting up the earthworms he had just fed it.

Snakes can make themselves throw up by drinking too much water after eating. If a snake is regurging the idea behind witholding water is that the snake will retain its food in order to get water from it, rather than throw it up.

The standard procedure is to have water available at all times unless the snake is having health issues.

Tim

Third Eye

I guess I wont have to then since she hasnt done it since. But if I do have to do it with a snake in the future how early should I pull it. Should I do it a day before or right when I am feeding?
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My inside problems only effect the outside world....And I am ok with that.

Pull it the day before, and return it the day after.
If your snake's regurg is more watery than solid, then this is prolly the issue.
You don't have to do it with all the snakes, just the snakes that like to drink a lot right after they eat.