Kingsnake keepers-- a little help please???

[adamanteus]

I would really really like to not experience 5 day old half digested baby mice again.

I know! It's awful!
If I were you I think i might be tempted to bump the hot-spot temperature back up, Lori, as long as Desdemona can get away to a cooler area if she wants to.

[Loren]

Hi Lori, I would guess it was just alittle too much for her little system to handle at once. I would wait a good week to 10 days before trying to feed her again. Regurging upsets their stomach/throat a bit, so she needs a little time off. Then just give one at a time. I wouldnt worry too much.
Would hurt to bump up to 85 degrees or so basking temp.

[Lori P]

THANK YOU guys!!!!!!! She is very mobile this morning, cruising the tank. The third one appears to have stayed down, so that's good. I am slowly warming her basking spot back up to 85. I'll wait till next weekend to offer her one pinky. Poor girl!! She's really having a rough start of it!!

Thanks so much for the help!! :-)

[CrazyHedgehog]

I have one snake who I have to regulate its feeding away from the others, for some reason, she eats everything very fast, then brings half or more back up a few days later, and as you say, it really is not nice then! Although she still seems hungary, I only feed her what I think she should be eating in one go, its trial and error, but I think I have it about right now.

[Snaky]

It's great that she ate and that the last one stayed down

Here's an article about regurgitation:
http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets...=Regurgitation
But I'd say that it was probably a to big meal after she had not eaten for a long time... Good that you checked the temperature and like said, offer her 1 pinky and you can make the time a little shorter between feedings. If it goes without problems, you can go for 2 pinkies. I hope she'll be a good eater from now on and that she'll take thawed pinkies.

[Lori P]

Ok everyone! Yesterday was 10 days since she'd regurged. She's been very active all week and she even shed!!! Her first shed with me!!! And it was perfect. So anyway, yesterday I bought one small live pinkie and she absolutely DEVOURED it in a snap.

SO... everyone cross your fingers, toes, and boobies (that's for the ladies) that she keeps it down and we are well on our way to a full feeding snake!!!!!

[adamanteus]

Great news, Lori! Hopefully she'll be fine now. Well done.

[Loren]

Sounds great- I'd try 1 live pink a week- then after a few- try a frozen/thawed.
- Loren

[MoJo]

Congrats! I'm thrilled she is eating for you.

Joanna

[anji1971]

Great news Lori!!!
uuhhhh..........boobies are a little hard to keep crossed.