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mkmattyk
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Posted - 08/06/2011 :  00:01:11  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
im a newby to this so sorry for sounding to over the top, but ive had my crimson corn snake for about 3-4 weeks now and when i bought him i did as i was told, to leave him for about a week to get used to his viv. after that i fed him (not asking when the pet shop had fed him last)sorry. and afew days later i found two pieces of what i can only think of as his regured pinky, so on the advise i left him for a week to two weeks then try feeding him again, so i did but after 4days he has regured the tinest bit (looks like the pinkys tail). i cant help but think im doing something wrong... can any of you help???

mkmattyk
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Posted - 08/06/2011 :  00:03:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
sorry his around 18 inches in length if that gives you any idea of how old he is
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mkmattyk
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Posted - 08/06/2011 :  00:04:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
(sorry again) i feed him on a friday dinner and leave him till tues pm
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Posted - 08/06/2011 :  00:06:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi, could you give us some information about your setup, so type of enclousre, how it's heated, how the temps are controlled, how your reading the temps, what the temps are etc etc.

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mkmattyk
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Posted - 08/06/2011 :  07:16:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
well its a plastic viv that was recommened, its got a heat mat under the viv and is controlled by a ministat 100, the temp on the warn side is between 84-88 and the cooler side arount 78-82 both sides have a digital thermometer, and a hydrometer at the cool end is between moderate and dry hope that helps
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mkmattyk
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Posted - 08/06/2011 :  07:20:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
the substrate is repti maize, theres two hides, and coconut at the cool end and a small cave hide at the warm end, a humid box and a small watering hole at the cool end, and this bendable stick thingy her him to climb in and around the tank
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gingerpony
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Posted - 08/06/2011 :  08:24:00  Show Profile  Click to see gingerpony's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
set up sounds fine, was it definitely a regurge though? the smell should give it away!!

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mkmattyk
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Posted - 08/06/2011 :  08:34:56  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
well thats what confused me, the first time deffo regurge it smelled pretty bad, but second time it stayed in (i think) longer but it didnt smell at all, but i watched him regurge, he went pretty much straight for head to tail then like a wave his body when flat from tail to head, his mouth opened and this grey bit came out, its pretty small but deffo doesnt smell. i think it might be a bit of subrate come to think of it (i use repti maize) ???
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Mamma
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Posted - 08/06/2011 :  08:49:07  Show Profile  Visit Mamma's Homepage  Reply with Quote
If you think it could be substrate then I would suggest getting a seperate empty feeding rub to put snake in. xxx



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Edited by - Mamma on 08/06/2011 09:43:03
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mkmattyk
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Posted - 08/06/2011 :  08:53:56  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
i was thinking that or using a larger grade of beech instead, ive got a cheap £5 plastic viv 6inch by 3inch might use that more often then, use it to put mike in it when im spot clening and clean the whole tank (mike is the snake lol)
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Mort13
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Posted - 08/06/2011 :  09:20:30  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'd definitely recommend feeding him in a seperate tub. It'll take away any doubt that it may have been some substrate on that second occasion.
If it does happen again (hopefully not) then you'll know its part of the mouse he's regurged and not substrate and can work from there.


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mkmattyk
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Posted - 08/06/2011 :  14:16:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
ill try that this friday guy, many thanks
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Mamma
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Posted - 08/06/2011 :  14:25:19  Show Profile  Visit Mamma's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Let us know how you get on xx



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mkmattyk
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Posted - 15/06/2011 :  17:56:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
hi all, the plan worked on fri and it worked so much that i decided to feed him from 1 pinky every 7 days to 1 pinky every 5 days, i fed him this dinner andso far so good
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