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Old 02-18-2008, 09:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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only vomits when ate pinkies

help.. it vomits only when it ate pinkies.. i fed him house lizards and it didnt vomit... is it ok?
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Old 02-19-2008, 03:26 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: only vomits when ate pinkies

I don't know - has it done this before?
were the pinkies in good shape and fully defrosted?
what kind of garter is it?
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Old 02-19-2008, 03:29 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: only vomits when ate pinkies

Is this the juvie Cali king? Vomiting definitely doesn't sound okay.
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Old 02-19-2008, 05:12 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: only vomits when ate pinkies

Did he only vomit that one time? If so, can you try pinkies again but make sure they are warm and that the snake is at the right temperature? And make sure the pinky is not too big... was it a mouse or rat pinky you tried?
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Old 02-19-2008, 05:21 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: only vomits when ate pinkies

yes.. this is the juvie cali... i've tried live pinky and small white mouse.. it kept throwing up.. i fed it a bigger house lizard, and it does throw up.. is it ok 2 keep feedig him house lizards? it just shed this morning.. yesterday it ate a house lizard... whe a snake is ready to shed, is it true that it lost its appetite? but mine's not... is it normal?
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Old 02-19-2008, 05:27 AM   #6 (permalink)
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whe a snake is ready to shed, is it true that it lost its appetite? but mine's not... is it normal?
Certain individuals, yes. I have four garters (and once upon a time, a corn) that will, most of the time, eat even during the blue phase, but I also had one that wouldn't eat at all once the eyes started to get cloudy.
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Old 02-19-2008, 05:36 AM   #7 (permalink)
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yes.. this is the juvie cali... i've tried live pinky and small white mouse.. it kept throwing up.. i fed it a bigger house lizard, and it does throw up.. is it ok 2 keep feedig him house lizards? it just shed this morning.. yesterday it ate a house lizard... whe a snake is ready to shed, is it true that it lost its appetite? but mine's not... is it normal?
Wait, did it throw up with the larger house lizard or NOT throw up? Sorry, just trying to understand... :-)
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Old 02-19-2008, 06:41 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Wait, did it throw up with the larger house lizard or NOT throw up? Sorry, just trying to understand... :-)
not throww up.. but with the pikies, it "stragle" them first.. but not w/ the house lizards
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Old 02-19-2008, 09:25 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: only vomits when ate pinkies

Well, then, I'd say feed him the house lizards for now and maybe try the pinkies later on again... maybe in a month or so. But someone else may know better. The thing with the lizards is they do carry a lot of parasites... but the snake has to eat something... keep us posted!!
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Old 02-19-2008, 08:49 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: only vomits when ate pinkies

i the last 2 days, the snake keep soaking.. is it alright? is it ok for him to keep eating lizards?
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