hes still sick

Lrptls · 05-24-04, 03:41 PM

i thought my little boy got better but he did not.
a while ago he had a nasty poo and i thought i would feed him again and see what happend.
he didn't keep the food down, so i knew something was wrong, i just wanted to wait for poo to get him to the vet so about a week later i fed him again and he kept it down and i fed again and he kept it down and i thought he was better.
but i fed him friday and monday (today) he regurgitated again.
i feel bad i didn't do any thing before but he smeemd fine so now i need to get a fecal test done but have no fecal. can i use the solid pee to get tested?

Lrptls · 05-24-04, 04:42 PM

i was told by a friend my temps on him may be too high and that could be causing him to regurg so i'm going to lower the temps, wait 2 weeks, try to offer more food and see what happens.

ReptiliansDOTca · 05-25-04, 12:26 AM

What were your temperatures? How big is the prey item in comparison to the snake, are you sure it is not too large? Have you done a fecal lately?

Lrptls · 05-25-04, 05:47 AM

well i feed him 2 adult mice every 7 days and have been for a long time, was planning on going to rats soon cause he takes the 2 mice so quickly and easily.
my herp room is about 90-95 degrees (its a small room full of heat lamps on cages) and he is in a reptarium so the cool end of his cage was 90-95 degrees and he had a basking spot which was about 98 degrees.
i took the heat lamp off though so temps should drop alot.
i have no fecal for a fecal test.

jwsporty · 05-25-04, 06:49 AM

Lrptls,

If you can, try and get your cool end down to the mid 80's you should do better. 98 for a hotspot is HOT. It could be peaking a lot highter then that during the day time when you are not home. I kept mine at 92 on the hot spot and never had problems. Watch that he is not in shed or going into shed when you are feeding him. This can bring on a regurge. I found that out the hard way. Good luck and I hope everything works out

Cheers
Jim

Linds · 05-27-04, 10:27 AM

As I mentioned in your previous thread on this topic, you do not necessarily need to have a fecal to test, especially in situations where something definitely needs to be checked out. A cloacal wash can be done as well.

I am inclined to believe the temps have a major role in the regurgitations however. Your snake needs a cool area to retreat to and regulate his body temperature. 98 isn't necessarily too high for a hot spot, if the snake has an adequate gradient (I would provide a cool spot of 78-80). I've never heard of feeding while in or close to a shed has anything to do with regurgitation. I've always fed whoever was willing to eat while in shed, as well as most people I know do and have never had any problems as a result. The only problems typically associated with feeding in shed is that the snake may not feel comfortable enough to feed, hence refusing.

If you cannot maintain a gradient in your enclosure, it isn't a suitably sized enclosure. Personally, I would leave the reptariums to chameleons and the like. They really aren't designed for snakes. I would definitely try to get the temps down in your herp room. Looking at your signature, you have a lot of animals that require cooler temps (70's and 80's). Lights can easily cause room temperatures to escalate, in addition to using up a decent amount of electricity, and not lasting terribly long. You may want to consider alternate methods of heating, such as UTH/heat tape :sun: