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I have had a male Emerald who is approxmiately 1 1/2 years old for about a month. I have been feeding him average sized mice every ten days, and he has eaten three times with no problem. He had gone about 6 weeks without defecating, then he went, then again a week later, then i fed him, the next day the mouse was regurgitated in the bottom of the cage. the snake proceeded to defecate twice more that day. he seemed to be getting significantly fatter every meal i gave him, but he never would sit on the ground so I assumed he was fine. I wonder if this is a problem with overfeeding. temperature was 85-86 in the cage when the problem occured and humidity 80-90% he is normally not exposed to temps above 80, or below 75 but broken air conditioning caused an increase in temperature after feeding. this snake was CBB so im pretty sure he doesent have any nasty parisites. the snake appeared to be somewhat dehydrated after regurgitating but im wondering if he is dehydrated,(he has a waterfall and water bowl he can drink from), or if his skin is just wrinkled due to the fact he hasnt shed in the month ive had him and may shed soon.If anybody thinks they might know the caus of the problem please give me some advice.

The prey may be too large for him, it shouldn't be any wider than he is at his widest part. Next time you feed him, you might want to offer a smaller mouse, even though what your doing now may be fine, a smaller one is a good idea since he regurgitated, and will be less work for him to digest, check your temps and humidity. Can't think of anything else... hope that helps. My ATB ate once in the first four months I had him, for no apparent reason at all. Now he eats whatever I give him.
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Yeah I also believe that the meal could have been too big.

High temperatures can also cause regurgitation. They ofen seek lower temps around 80F, if given the chance..

Just wait like 2 weeks and feed him a smaller meal. Make sure it isnt too warm. A hot spot of 85F is fine but it would be better if it had the option to seek a cooler area.

You may want to search Emerald Regurgitation Syndrome... Its common among imported emeralds. Over 98% of the time, the animal dies as a result.

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hes not wild caught hes CBB