return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research  
click here for Rodent Pro
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday! . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Skink . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - July 26, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - July 26, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Tucson Herpetological Society Meeting - July 28, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Aug 02, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Aug 06, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Aug 10, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Kentucky Reptile Expo - Aug. 16, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Aug 16, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Aug 17, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Aug 19, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . 

RE: Gurging. . .

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Boa Forum ]

Posted by: VFR at Wed Oct 5 05:26:17 2005   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by VFR ]  
   

I agree with the previous post. Along with the ambient hot and cool side temperatures also check your "hot spot" temperature. It’s useful to keep a temp. gun when keeping reptiles. Also, sounds like your boa may be new to your collection. It is always better to start with less handling and increase it as time goes on, same with the size of the prey. Whenever I pick up a new baby boa, I like to start it off on smaller sized prey and increase the prey size as I start feeling more confident about the boa and see a few good digestions. I usually don’t handle my boas for at least 2 days after feeding. I know many people have different methods that work for them but I’ve never had regurgitation problems and this system has worked great for me. I hope this helps.


   

[ Show Entire Thread ]


>> Next Message:  RE: Gurging. . . - aetienne, Wed Oct 5 08:30:14 2005

<< Previous Message:  Gurging. . . - SuppleReptiles, Wed Oct 5 02:29:35 2005