ok...maybe hes puking i up im not sure. its really thin and bloody....he still poops a little.......but it seems like he doesnt eat anything. this ahs went on two feedings so far.....his cage is about 75-85 all the time......no UV lighting just a heat lamp....this is what i was told to have...i do handle him a little the day after he eats...sometimes....ummmm....i dont know what else to say. im scared he sick...or im doing something wrong...i thaw the frzen dead things out in the fridge for about an hour...then i give it to him..........i dont know what im doing wrong!! how long should i not touch him for after eating?!?! PLEASE HELP IM SCARED!!!
ok!! thanks very much. how can i find a vet in my area i live in hamilton ont canada! do you know how to ligth/heat properly??? i have a heat lamp and a heat pad...im pretty sure hes fine with this.....like i said its about 75 -85 in the whole tank. i do handle him alot. how long should i leave him alone for after feeding him??? its soooo hard to do that hes so cuuute! and what do i feed him? hes about one year and a half. one foot 1/4 i think long. i fed him a rat pup the first time...then i tried.....fuzzies..... what should i try next?!?! feeding time is this thrusday!!! (the store told me to buy him rat pups....they said he was fne with them.) im guessing its the handling deal.......thanks so much for the quick reply!
I'd cut back on the handling for a while and don't handle him for at least 2 days after he eats. Feed him the rodent that is no bigger than the width of the biggest part of his body. When you thaw out the rat make sure you thaw it out for a few hours outside of the fridge then heat it up by running it under some hot water or use a hairdryer. One hour in the fridge is not near long enough to thaw a small rodent out. Have you been feeling the temp of the rodent before you feed it to your snake? Does it still feel cold?? If it does then don't feed it yet and let it warm up some more. Good luck with him!
thanks. the freakin pet store gave me that bad advice!!! it has been cold but they didnt say andything about it.....i wont touch him for a while i guess but its soooooooooooooo hard!!! thank you so much for your help. one more thing his eyes are clouding? it just means hes going to shed soon right? thing is he just shed about 3 wks ago!! so what could be wrong?! how often do they shed?!
How often they shed depends on how much they are growing or if they have skin conditions. It's not abnormal for a ball to shed in 3 weeks time. Yes, it is most likely that he is going into shed if both of his eyes are beginning to get cloudy. During this time you definitely do not want to handle him or try to feed him. Make sure the humidity in your tank is good or that you have a humid hide and just let him be until you see him again and he has shed his skin. Oh yeah, forget most of what the pet store told you and feel free to ask more questions.
If it is black and bloody then it was puked up. This happens when snakes either get sick from parasites or just get like a week "cold" I have seen both. Just give it some rest and feed it a day or so from now then you should see improvement. If you don't then you should take it to the vet.
After a few days of no handling and if the snake is not lethargic then yes. Never mind. If he's sheding no. I only read the first post. Thought he was just throwing the mice back up.
but it has been three weeks of this regurgitating!!!!!!!!!!! ever since i brought him home he wont keep it down. i put a sour cream container with a hole for an entrance and wet paper towels in it. should it be on the warm or cool side of his tank???
That really shouldn't matter. Has this also happened since you tried thawing the mouse for a longer period of time and made sure it's warm to the touch? If this has happened since trying these new techniques? Is he done shedding? Have you been able to find a vet in CA yet?
Here are a list of vets in Hamilton... I would just start calling and see which handles reps... I would imagine any one of them could tell you who in your area DOES deal with reps... Good luck... keeping fingers crossed for you! Hamilton Blue Cross Animal Hospital 612 King Street West Hamilton L8P 1C2 tel: 905-522-6879 fax: 905-522-5966 Cat Clinic of Hamilton 391 Concession Street Hamilton L9A 1B8 tel: 905-387-4151 fax: 905-387-2762 Dr. Murray Bonshor Services 253 St. Clair Boulevard Hamilton L8M 2P3 tel: 905-545-9761 Gagemount Animal Hospital 701 Mohawk Road East Hamilton L8T 2P7 tel: 905-389-7387 fax: 905-389-2247 Halton-Wentworth Emergency Vet. Clinic 505 King Street West Hamilton L8P 1B9 tel: 905-529-1004 fax: 905-529-9998 Kingsway Animal Hospital 1770 King Street East Hamilton L8K 1V7 tel: 905-547-1206 fax: 905-547-0889 McGrogan Fish Veterinary Services 290 Emerson Street Hamilton L8S 1L8 tel: 905-777-9838 fax: 905-777-9058 McMaster University Veterinary Services Central Animal Facility McMaster University 1200 Main Street West Hamilton L8N 3Z5 tel: 905-525-9140 fax: 905-522-3580 Mohawk Animal Clinic 962 Upper James Street Hamilton L9C 3A5 tel: 905-389-2286 fax: 905-389-9942 Mountain Animal Hospital 738 Upper James Street Hamilton L9C 3A2 tel: 905-385-5354 fax: 905-385-8488 Rockland Veterinary Hospital 10 Rockland Avenue Hamilton L8W 3B7 tel: 905-575-8595 fax: 905-575-5580 Southmount Animal Hospital 1400 Upper James St., Unit #14 Hamilton L9B 1K3 tel: 905-387-7387 fax: 905-387-1413 Stone Church Animal Clinic 634 Stone Church Road West Hamilton L9B 1A7 tel: 905-575-1425 fax: 905-575-7809 Stoney Ridge Animal Hospital 6-2200 Rymal Rd E Hamilton ON L0R 1P0 tel: 905-692-2111 fax: 905-692-2115 The Cat Clinic 391 Concession Street Hamilton L9A 1B8 tel: 905-387-4151 fax: 905-387-2762 West Park Animal Hospital 1632 Main Street West Hamilton L8S 1G4 tel: 905-527-7426 fax: 905-527-7872 Cory
lol.... wideglide, its amazing what you can find on google when you have no life and are bored to tears at work ... Cory
thank you all so much for your help for a frantic first timer like moi. im happy to announce.....i thawed it a lot longer...ran it under warm water....AND heated it with a blow dryer!!! ANNNNNNND didnt handle him for four days after he ate....and guess what...he finally KEPT THE BUGGER DOWN!!!!!!!! im so happy. but one more thing!! 4 days of not holding my lil buddy is too long? is two days sufficient? i fed him thurs. then held him sun night. id like to be able to hold him sooner. AND THANKS CORY FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!! IVE CALLED A VET AND FOUND OUT THEY DID TAKE REPS AND THEN HE WAS FINE. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP!! THATS VERY KIND OF YOU. THIS BOARD IS AMAZING!
It's normal for a snake to feed after a shed. As far as handling goes I don't think you'll have a problem if you handle him just two days after you feed him. Especially at this point since he's getting smaller food. So yeah, go ahead and pick him up a couple days later and as he gets older you'll know by his behavior if you should start leaving him alone longer when he starts getting bigger pray.
will he not eat live food? i have had snakes (none currently) but use to have 2 pythons and they always ate live food. never heard of feeding them FROZEN rats, a friend of mine use to feed hers dead rats, but they were at LEAST room temp. remember that snakes are natural hunters and where you may be able to get him to eat dead rats he probbaly isn't going to be very happy about them being cold. it will make him cold (like you drinking a milk shake and getting a freezy headache) and every one knows that snakes DON"T like to be cold.just a little opinion of mine, could be wrong but try it out.
If you can get your snake to eat frozen/thawed rodents it's much better than feeding live. Feeding live not only poses the risk of the pray injuring the snake but live may also be carriers of parasites that freezing would usually kill off. It's ALWAYS best to feed f/t if the snake will take it and usually most will take a thawed rat just fine.