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Laws
Yearling
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 Posted - 28/03/2011 : 14:37:53
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as u maybe kno from previous topics since we have had kyle he hasnt ate for us , the one time he did he regurged . so we took him back to the shop we got him from and the lady insisted she would get him feeding . low and behold an hour later we get a call sayin he had the fluff by himself no assists or force feeding (yay) this was on wednesday , so i called up today to find out how he is doin , and they said he had regurged the fluff from weds feed :( he is due to be fed again today tho apparently they said . i just dont kno what our options are now , whats wrong with him , what can we do ? will they keep him and exchange him for a healthy snake??  |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/03/2011 : 15:39:15
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| The woman at the shop jumped the gun a bit in an attempt to impress I imagine. She would probably have been better off keeping the snake without feeding it for a while, though I don't know the circumstances. If it only regurgitated last Wednesday, it definitely shouldn't be fed today, its much too soon in my opinion. how long has the snake gone without food? How old is it and whats it weigh? |
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Laws
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/03/2011 : 15:43:58
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| yes i think she was trying to impress . we brought him on the 1st march , he ate the day we brought him we fed him on the 6th march , and he regurged 2 days later (we hadnt handled him within that period) and he refused food for us ever since . we took him wednesday and they fed him that evening and he ate , but he told me he had regurged . hes cb july 10 , about a foot and a half , we havent weighed him , altho the lady at the rep shop said he didnt look under weight . i just felt lost as to what we do from now? she was going to keep him until he has ate 2 or 3 more feeds successfuly . but does it sound like hes unhealthy or somethin wrong with him? we just want a healthy snake at home see? |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/03/2011 : 15:56:25
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So you fed him on the 6th (Sunday), he regurged on the 8th (Tuesday), what date did she feed him and what date did he regurge? If I were her I would have given the snake time to settle after the move, though thats past now. Ask her to use pinkie mice to feed it (though if that hasn't occurred to her I would be surprised), smaller meals will put less strain on the snake's digestive system.
If its weight is good I would be tempted to leave the snake a good 2 weeks before trying again. The snake may have some sort of internal problem, but I would say its unlikely. How experienced is this woman? I know its hardly normal to say "This bloke on a snake forum would to it this way, so do it differently please", but it is worth discussing her methods with her. |
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Laws
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/03/2011 : 16:30:17
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| she fed him for us on the 23rd , but they didnt say when he regurged it . i would have thought they would have left it for awhile after a regurge myself after researching it when he did it to us . she seems very experienced as she keeps snakes herself , heres a link to the shop http://www.reptile-specialist.co.uk/ she had asked us after the last regurge to try smaller pinks so we tried him on the smallest one available and he didnt want to kno . we got some bsp drops to put in his water to perk him up . we jsut dont kno where we stand now as we ultimately want a snake at home |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/03/2011 : 16:52:39
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| The shop looks good, I'm sure the snake is in good hands. |
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Laws
Yearling
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/03/2011 : 23:15:20
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| Aww good luck. I hope he starts feeding soon so you can get him back with you. |
      
3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
0.0.1 Occelated Skink, 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, 1.0.3 Tarantulas, 0.0.2 Damon diadema
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Laws
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/03/2011 : 23:28:09
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| hes been abit of a stress since we had him , yet kodi has had three feeds and had one tonite , we put the head by the enterance of the hide and straight away she popped her head out and picked the fluff up by its bum and shot in her hide , she reappeared ten mins later with a healthy lookin bump in her tum . yet kyle just keeps regurging his . hopefully they will sort him for us and we can bring him home : ( |
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