Regurgitation

milk man · 04-08-13, 09:36 PM

Hey guys, my albino Honduran regurgitated his mouse yesterday, and I'm not sure what to do. I recently went from hoppers to 18g mice. He took the first one fine, but this one didn't stay down. I fed him on 4/3/13 then weighed him on the 6th and he regurgitated on the 7th. I think handling him may have stressed him out, which caused the regurgitation. I bought some hoppers and planned to feed him 2 on the 10th. Should I go back to one hopper or continue with my plan?

**Aaron_S** · 04-08-13, 10:08 PM

I doubt it's the handling session unless it was an extended period of time. I "handle" my pythons sometimes the next day after feeding if I need to do cleaning or something. It's very limited.

It could be too low of temperatures for digestion or even possibly the multiple food items.

milk man · 04-08-13, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

I doubt it's the handling session unless it was an extended period of time. I "handle" my pythons sometimes the next day after feeding if I need to do cleaning or something. It's very limited.

It could be too low of temperatures for digestion or even possibly the multiple food items.

I only handled him for a few minutes, but he wasn't happy about it at the time.

It could have been the temp because the heat pad fell off one night. I dont know if i made it clear, but I was only feeding one mouse. This was the second week trying a larger mouse.

Starbuck · 04-09-13, 03:50 AM

i would not handle him at all up until the next scheduled feeding day; offer him a hopper (1) you know he took before, and then not handle him at all until the NEXT scheduled feeding day. If everything goes well, i would take him out before feeding, clean up his cage, put him back, and a bit later feed him (1) 18g mouse, and then not handle AGAIN until the next scheduled feeding day.

This could help you determine if the issue was prey size, handling, or temps (or something else entirely). Make sure your temps are appropriate and fresh water is available.

milk man · 04-09-13, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Starbuck

i would not handle him at all up until the next scheduled feeding day; offer him a hopper (1) you know he took before, and then not handle him at all until the NEXT scheduled feeding day. If everything goes well, i would take him out before feeding, clean up his cage, put him back, and a bit later feed him (1) 18g mouse, and then not handle AGAIN until the next scheduled feeding day.

This could help you determine if the issue was prey size, handling, or temps (or something else entirely). Make sure your temps are appropriate and fresh water is available.

I'll give that a try. I think weighing him the day I feed would be more accurate anyway.