Yay! Khan ate :)

[nikkik85]

So some of you may know I just got my first snake a week ago today.... I was told he would eat soon and wasnt sure if he was too stressed and what not. So my second attempt I left the F/T mouse in the tank for 24 hours and I wiggled it in front of his nose after that and he took it!!! Attempt #2 was successful :) Yay. Just wanted to share how happy I am. Maybe I should go bigger than an adult mouse... He didnt even have a bulge... whats next step up? Baby rat??

[dshin963]

Uhh i believe next step up would be a weaned rat :-)

Congrats on him eating to btw i know how you feel my bp ate yesterday after not eating for two weeks :-)

[emilie]

YAY! yes do the switch to rats like dan said ^

[nikkik85]

:( He threw it up... Im thinking maybe he swallowed some sand with the mouse because the mouse was a bit wet... :( Dunno what to do. Poor guy, im gonna go get another frozen mouse to see if i can get him to eat. If he continues to throw up I might have to go back to the carefresh, even though it looks awful.

[stephanbakir]

Place the mice or whatever you feed the snake in a plate or ash tray so that the snake doesn't ingest any of the substrate.

[Lankyrob]

What snake is it? Most snakes dont do well on sand at all.

And we put the prey item onto a plastic plate in the viv to try to avoid ingestion of substrate.

[CanadianEryx]

What is the diameter of Khan? Was the adult mouse 1.5-2x the diameter of the snake?? Are you sure there was no bulge? I'm just wondering because too big food items can also cause a snake to regurgitate it. My six month old ksb is still eating small fuzzies and getting a small bulge. Also, don't forget to put the food on a plate with an edge (an ashtray is also a great idea)!

[popcorn]

What is the diameter of Khan? Was the adult mouse 1.5-2x the diameter of the snake?? Are you sure there was no bulge? I'm just wondering because too big food items can also cause a snake to regurgitate it. My six month old ksb is still eating small fuzzies and getting a small bulge. Also, don't forget to put the food on a plate with an edge (an ashtray is also a great idea)!

u need to increase your temp in your enclosure..they ll need a higher temp in order to digest food!
btw, my new GTP ate today too~~ and i got him a week ago as of today~ at least yours ate right? lol thats a good sign! just dont feed him till another few days later..let him rest and dont stress him out! what snake is it btw?? good luck~

[nikkik85]

The mouse was about same size is the diameter of Khan... He had no buldge at all! I tried the plate with an edge and he would only take the mouse when I wiggled it above his nose as he poked out of the sand... Could I have handled him too quick? I had him out before he threw it up but this was about 12 hoursafter he ate that I had him out. I know hes hungry bc he has his nose poking out waiting for me to wiggle another.

[popcorn]

The mouse was about same size is the diameter of Khan... He had no buldge at all! I tried the plate with an edge and he would only take the mouse when I wiggled it above his nose as he poked out of the sand... Could I have handled him too quick? I had him out before he threw it up but this was about 12 hoursafter he ate that I had him out. I know hes hungry bc he has his nose poking out waiting for me to wiggle another.

yeah i would say so.. def leave him longer in cage at least a day for him to digest ..then i would "take him out at a walk". lol relax it happens! dont stressed yourself out like i did lol

[nikkik85]

yeah i would say so.. def leave him longer in cage at least a day for him to digest ..then i would "take him out at a walk". lol relax it happens! dont stressed yourself out like i did lol

Thanks Pop :) I sure am strssing but Im glad he ate. Im thinking I handled him too quickly after eating. I just love to have him out :) hehe Ill let him settle for a few days then try again.

YOU GUYS ALL ROCK!! LLLLOOOOOOVE talking snakes. BTW, Khan is my KSB

[popcorn]

Thanks Pop :) I sure am strssing but Im glad he ate. Im thinking I handled him too quickly after eating. I just love to have him out :) hehe Ill let him settle for a few days then try again.

YOU GUYS ALL ROCK!! LLLLOOOOOOVE talking snakes. BTW, Khan is my KSB

lol dont worry he just needs time to settle in.. like other members told me they can go without food for a long time that u woundn't even thought of..haha Like i said i got my gtp a week ago and i was stressing him out as well as myself..so i feel you .i as well want to take him out and handle him but think of him and not to handle him after at least a week or 2...just relax and lay back lol take some pics of him and post it up~~

[Lankyrob]

Now that he has regurged you want to leave him 14 days or so before trying to feed again, and after feed you want to leave a 48 hour rest time before handling.

[infernalis]

Now that he has regurged you want to leave him 14 days or so before trying to feed again, and after feed you want to leave a 48 hour rest time before handling.

Thank you Rob.. I was reading this thread over and cannot believe no one pointed that out..

Please don't attempt another feeding right after a regurgitation (throwup) always allow some time (days) before attempting to feed again.

[shaunyboy]

yeah i would say so.. def leave him longer in cage at least a day for him to digest ..then i would "take him out at a walk". lol relax it happens! dont stressed yourself out like i did lol


i give all my snakes 3 days for digestion before handling

at a push 2 days minimum before handling

a snake needs at leat 48 to 72 hours to properly digest a meal

it also needs correct temperatures to aid digestion so make sure your hot end temps are perfect

if he regurges again i would get his poo tested for parasites,etc

you also want to leave him 2 weeks before his next feeding attempt in order to let his stomach get back to normal

cheers shaun

[shaunyboy]

lol dont worry he just needs time to settle in.. like other members told me they can go without food for a long time that u woundn't even thought of..haha Like i said i got my gtp a week ago and i was stressing him out as well as myself..so i feel you .i as well want to take him out and handle him but think of him and not to handle him after at least a week or 2...just relax and lay back lol take some pics of him and post it up~~


be carefull when handling young gtp's as they have very easy to damage spines.thats the reason they don't get sexed until at least a year old as it can leave them with kinks in their spines

its always good to have dettatchable perches so you just lift the whole perch out with the gtp still on it

cheers shaun

[popcorn]

be carefull when handling young gtp's as they have very easy to damage spines.thats the reason they don't get sexed until at least a year old as it can leave them with kinks in their spines

its always good to have dettatchable perches so you just lift the whole perch out with the gtp still on it

cheers shaun

Yes understood that! That's y I have PVCs in my tank so I can take him out with it when I wanted to