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I acquired a coastal carpet about a month ago at the tampa reptile show, and it was a great eater right away. 2 weeks ago it regurged, but that happens occasionally so I didn't worry too much. Last week she refused food, and i figured she was just stressed about her new home. Well, she ate monday, but this morning when I went in to check on her she had regurged. I've been feeding her fuzzies slightly larger than her girth. She's in a 22gal tall with 2 hide boxes (one on the ground, one near the top of the cage), as well as lots to climb on. I'm using cypruss mulch for bedding, and misting every 3 days or so so humidity is existant, but not too high. The temp has a gradient of low to mid 90's at the top, to mid to high 70's on the bottom. It drops to low 70's to mid 80's at night. I checked her out and she appeared free of mites. I did notice that it didn't look like her head at shed perfectly (she shed 4/25)...either that or her scales are really dried out.

Should I be worried about this? What can I do?
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First off, i've never had a regurg problem before. I am going to presume your carpet is still quite young. I would suggest maybe getting slightly smaller food items. But don't offer yet. Leave her a week or two to let her settle in and get over her regurg... i understand that often, when they regurg, they become hesitant to eat.

So leave her a week or two, and try smaller prey. Ensure that whatever you feed is COMPLETELY defrosted, and only slightly warm. Sometimes, a snake eats something that appears thawed, only to let it get deep into their stomach and become VERY cold. That would be enough to make anybody regurg

If she does it again, i'd consult a vet. But i wouldn't panic, just call a herp vet and ask if they could spare a minute over the phone.

Hope this helps!