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Okay guys need advise. My kingsnake was out, for some reason he full on attacked and murdered a necklace my son made at school. Once he finally released it, a foam letter sticker was stuck in his teeth. I was about try and get out out for him, but he swallowed it! I'm sure it had some sort of glue on it attaching it to the small match box it was on, i have no cluewhat kind. And this again is a foam letter sticker, i don't think it will be easily digested.what do i do?

Snakes will sometimes ingest foreign objects. In this case, how large was the sticker in relation to the snake? If it is small enough it may pass through with no issues. The snake may also regurgitate on its own. If it shows no signs of distress, eats, drinks, and behaves as normal, I would watch for it in the poo.

If the sticker was larger than the snakes head, you may need to go to a vet to have it checked out. The risk I see in this situation is getting an obstruction. Snake digestive systems are adapted to handle large food items. The glue is almost certainly nontoxic as it is a child's craft/play item. Chemicals from the foam may make it sick, I would ask a vet.

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1.0 normal BP Nicodemus
1.0 BP Moufasa pos vanilla, fire, cinny
0.4 Cal Kings 3 alb 1 het Dora Queen Ace Pearl
2.0 Alb Corn Bizaar Elixir
0.0.1 Rev Alb Nelsons Oden

The sticker is about the size of the snakes head. It is the letter O,however and it's fairly thin. Also he is due for a meal, I'm curious if i should hold off on feeding until the sticker passes.

If he wants to eat, I would feed him. It would push the sticker out sooner. Being soft with no sharp edges it should come out fine.

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1.0 normal BP Nicodemus
1.0 BP Moufasa pos vanilla, fire, cinny
0.4 Cal Kings 3 alb 1 het Dora Queen Ace Pearl
2.0 Alb Corn Bizaar Elixir
0.0.1 Rev Alb Nelsons Oden