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Is this bad? puking salamander?

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Old 19th November 2011   #1 (permalink)
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I was going to feed my snake a mouse, but jokingly i figured id try to feed it to my tiger instead, since i hadnt gotten him to eat anything significant yet. he snatched it from me right away even though it was basically half the length of his torso. it took him a while but he eventually just got it it. then today i was watching him and he kind of burped some mucus out that basically looked kinda pukey. he then went for a walk around the tank, came back and started to open his mouth and push something out, then all of a sudden he regurgitated a half disgested mouse. it was just the intestines and some bones and stuff though, so im wondering whether this was indeed too big of a mouse (which i know it was) or if they naturally regurgitate all the bones and stuff because they cant **** it out? i appreciate anyones help with this little predicament.
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If the food items was too large to be readily digested, it will putrify in the stomach. This may be the reason the tiger threw it up.

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thanks, i figured it was becuase it was just too much digestive fluid. ill be buying some meal worms today, see if he likes those, get a couple pinkies too that he can have as a treat every once in while.
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Wax/meal worms and pinkie mice are very fattening to salamanders, so use them as a treat and not an everyday food item! Main foods should be crickets/locusts/earthworms
My little tiger was fed on wax and meal worms before i got him and he's now on a permanent diet as he's a very overweight salamander!
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