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Hi all,

I am having some difficulty with a young albino WDB female keeping food down. It seems like she regurgitates each meal about two days after consuming the prey item. She is being housed with a male that is slightly larger than her and he seems to eat just fine. I’m not sure what I need to do to insure that she keeps the meal down. Any ideas?

Thank you,

W. Smith

First off seperate them...he could be stressing her out. Second off try smaller meals. Just a couple ideas....let me know if it helps.

Chris
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I agree. Housing more than one snake to a cage for any reason other than breeding is a bad idea. Only other thing I can think of beside meal size is ambient temperature. Too cool will often cause regurgitation.

~~Greg~~

Regurgitation is always a sign that something is wrong so you need to quickly assess your situation. The first two suggestions were right on: separate the snakes (or find a new home for one of them), and, make sure you are providing the proper temps (I keep my WDB's at temps that range during the day from 75-78 deg F on the cool side to the mid 80's on the warm side and a basking area that reaches 90-92 deg F., night temps fall to the upper 70's/80 depending on the season). I would also recommend doing a fecal (and perhaps even a blood work up) to rule out parasites, paramoxyvirus, etc..

>>I agree. Housing more than one snake to a cage for any reason other than breeding is a bad idea. Only other thing I can think of beside meal size is ambient temperature. Too cool will often cause regurgitation.
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>> ~~Greg~~
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

Thanks for the info.

I will seperate them immediately.

I've tried live pinkies to fuzzies and have seen the same results. I will try newborn pinkies. How long after the regurgitation should I try to feed again?

My air temps range from 72 at night to about 83 or so during the day. I have a basking light in the cage and temps under the light can reach the upper 80's.

Were do I find a person that will check the snake for healh problems?

Thanks for the help,

W. Smith

Hi:

All the advice you got so far is good stuff.

Try this website it has worked for others

Herp Vet Connection

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The more people I meet...the better I like my venomous snakes.

I would wait for at least a couple of weeks and try a smaller than average prey item. As far as finding a good herp vet, check with your state veterinary board to see who works with herps...the challenging part is finding a herp vet who will work on venomous. Keep us posted. Rob

>>Thanks for the info.
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>>I will seperate them immediately.
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>>I've tried live pinkies to fuzzies and have seen the same results. I will try newborn pinkies. How long after the regurgitation should I try to feed again?
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>>My air temps range from 72 at night to about 83 or so during the day. I have a basking light in the cage and temps under the light can reach the upper 80's.
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>>Were do I find a person that will check the snake for healh problems?
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>>Thanks for the help,
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>>W. Smith
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL