Vomiting BTS

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Vomiting BTS

Postby SensualTheRogue » Mon Feb 09, 2015 3:43 pm

Hey guys,
Last night (9:30ish) i fed my skink, this is probably the latest that ive fed him and in the morning i noticed that he puked up his dinner, i fed him about two days ago (few cockroaches and some leaves/veg). I gave him a bit of raw chicken and he gobbled it up, i think the food poisoning concerns are minimal as it was fresh chicken that was cleaned. I think perhaps he was full because he ate the other day and he puked it up because there wasnt enough room in his stomach or maybe that it was because i fed him late at night. I havent noticed any behavioural changes and i have disinfected his enclosure.

Can anyone share their thoughts or their experiences with situations like this?
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Re: Vomiting BTS

Postby jdheff1982 » Tue Feb 10, 2015 9:30 am

When feeding, make certain your skink is fed early in the day so he/she can properly digest using thermo-regulation. If they are fed too late, they won't have time to properly heat up to digest their food which could cause them to get sick. I am uncertain if feeding raw meats like raw chicken is ok or not. I usually feed my guy canned dogfood or wet catfood w/ supplements mixed in.
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