Regurg caused by over feeding??

ladyjustice33 · 08-22-11, 07:43 PM

Okay guys, I fed my little columbian rainbow a fuzzy last Wednesday. She had no problems. The fuzzy's are about 1.5 times the size of the thickest part of her body. This Sunday (yesterday), we fed our other two snakes and she had digested the other from Wednesday fine and was moving all around her enclosure like she was searching for food, so I went ahead and fed her another fuzzy. This was about 11:00 yesterday morning. This morning she seemed fine. I saw her drinking some water and she still had a lump in her tummy. I went in there a minute ago and she had regurgitated the fuzzy. It was somewhat digested, not much since it was just fed yesterday, but was wet and had some brown on it and was really smelly. I figure I either overfed or the fact that I had treated her enclosure with Provent-a-mite the day before may have caused a problem? I didn't feed her in the treated enclosure of course, I use a seperate feeding tub. Also I treated her enclosure as a precaution since I had found a few mites on my other rainbow. I treated the enclosures Saturday night and didn't put the snakes back in until Sunday morning, then fed a few hours later in their tubs. Anyway, I'm going to wait a week to 10 days and feed a pinky instead of a fuzzy. Any thoughts on whether I just over fed or possibly the PAM or both?? Also, my other snakes have not regurgitated as of yet and their enclosures were also treated; however neither had eaten in 7 days.

totheend · 08-22-11, 11:22 PM

Boas don't deal well with being over fed as you have just found out. I would wait 2 weeks and feed her then. Try a smaller meal to start.

It was over feeding, not the mite treatment.

NennaMeerkat · 08-23-11, 12:31 AM

Have you tried feeding her a double small meal like 2 pinkies? It would be similar to feeding her a fuzzy but without the bulk. But as you said you did feed her early so next time don't do it -wags finger-

But if you think the fuzzy is to big (it is my concern as well for my hognose) feed her a double pinky meal instead. That is what I am doing until my hoggie gets just a bit thicker. Probably after her next shed.

Though I will say your snake is beautiful...nice little rope you got.

ladyjustice33 · 08-23-11, 07:37 AM

Thanks a lot guys!!!

ladyjustice33 · 08-29-11, 11:19 PM

I'm happy to say that I believe Niobe's regurg may have been due to feeding her too soon right before a shed. I opened her tupper ware container yesterday and there was a perfect skin in the tank!!! I was worried she was ill. Yesterday after seeing that she had shed, I offered her a fuzzy and she grabbed it up immediatly. Checked her just a minute ago and she was sitting happily in her hide and no regurg!!!!! Will check her once a day, but leave her alone for a week to make sure it stays down. I'm ashamed to say I didn't realize she was in shed. I've been so busy, some of you may have seen my posts about my sweet Mama and her battle with cancer. She lost that battle Friday morning and we buried her today. RIP my beautiful Mama.....I will miss her everyday.....

**millertime89** · 09-22-11, 12:19 AM

She still doing ok? I saw this thread back when you first posted, thought I might check in and see.

ladyjustice33 · 09-22-11, 05:24 PM

Yep Kyle, thanks for asking! She is doing great. She is going to be the type to not eat right before she sheds unlike my other CRB, Morpheus. That garbage disposal will eat anything, anytime, anywhere, lol !

**millertime89** · 09-23-11, 12:39 AM

lol, garbage disposal... pets like that sure are entertaining.