Snakes of all kinds.

[johnC]

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kenyan sand boa..about 4 weeks..this week is the fourth..1st week..he regurgitate..2nd week still the same.. so i put him in one room..after a week..try feeding..wont eat it..another week by leaving it alone..still wont eat..this week is the same..what should i do?

[heycroc]

wow herp doc...i didnt know you do reptilian consultations as well! hehehe, your user name does send out a lot of misinterpretation. Anyhow, regurgitation among snakes reflects stress either by incorrect environmental conditions, inappropriate diet or a GI tract problem (torsion perhaps...though this is very uncommon) Try giving your snake a luke warm water bath so as to induce it to defecate anything that it might have wrongly eaten, then offer it some electrolytes like dextrose water to prevent dehydration, then try offering food again in a matter of three days after.

[johnC]

okie..i'll try..but its almost 3 weeks no food eaten..i hope my sanke doesnt die

[herp_doctor]

wow herp doc...i didnt know you do reptilian consultations as well! hehehe, your user name does send out a lot of misinterpretation. Anyhow, regurgitation among snakes reflects stress either by incorrect environmental conditions, inappropriate diet or a GI tract problem (torsion perhaps...though this is very uncommon) Try giving your snake a luke warm water bath so as to induce it to defecate anything that it might have wrongly eaten, then offer it some electrolytes like dextrose water to prevent dehydration, then try offering food again in a matter of three days after.

There goes your answer johnC...

@ heycroc -- right you are, mate. i'm not a veterinarian but i'm a herpetologist.

[heycroc]

okie..i'll try..but its almost 3 weeks no food eaten..i hope my sanke doesnt die

well snakes are known though to starve , we had one python before which didnt eat for more than three months. Just stop petting ur boa for the time being and just let it be and do make sure it has a constant supply of good clean water.

[herp_doctor]

well snakes are known though to starve , we had one python before which didnt eat for more than three months. Just stop petting ur boa for the time being and just let it be and do make sure it has a constant supply of good clean water.

This be in mind to any herp keeper (for for any animal keeper for that matter)...
Stress brings about Distress. It's a two-way street.

[heycroc]

eih herp_doc, have you checked PPF, i saw in buy and sell just recently a sale of Philippine cobras, try checking it.

[sandy2007]

where can we buy poisonous snakes?

[fauckaleoux]

naay nag pet ug cobra? haha king cobra?

[fauckaleoux]

unsay pinaka dako nga kind sa bitin?