Sick BP

[RM]-RC · 11-10-05, 04:30 PM

Hi, One of my baby BP is bringing back up is food and it's not instant..... about 8+ hours after it's eaten.... it lives with another Ball python do you think that the other one moving over it could make it want to bring up it's food? Or could the other ball python be stressing it out?

cheers
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boa+python · 11-10-05, 05:52 PM

You should house them seperately it is most likely stress caused from the other snake. But it could be something worse like parasites. Either way your snakes shouldnt be housed together because if one has an illness most likely the other will get it, i would seperate the snakes and see if he regurges, if it still continues take it to a vet but first check if your temps are correct. HOPE THIS HELPS

reptiles4me · 11-10-05, 09:25 PM

I agree with boa that you should definitely separate them. They aren't normally social animals, so on top of the spread of disease you have the snakes being stressed out. You also might want to collect their next poo in order to get a fecal done. Good luck.

paulsreef · 11-10-05, 10:17 PM

Why are they kept together? A rubbermaid container for a baby ball is under $5.00. They are not social, you are not doing them a favour by housing them together.

Badger-X · 11-11-05, 01:45 AM

...aslo make sure they have heat. Regurg is often due to low heat as digestion is linked to heat..

[RM]-RC · 11-11-05, 10:04 AM

Cheers all, I have just got a viv setup for him and I will try feeding him a mouse pinky (he was eating rat pups) see if he can keep it down.

The temps are about 85 at the mo... But I have just this minute had a higher Watt bulb delivered.
Do you think I should offer him a rat pup when I have installed the new bulb and the temps are about 90?