My friend Mike (Flavor) had this reply on regurge and IMO was very informative. Does not point to why yours regurged but how to handle it now that it has.









Regurgitation can be very frustrating and can be a serious problem if not treated correctly.



Remember that when a snake regurgitates a meal it's kind of like throwing up a bowling ball or a watermelon. A lot of damage can be done to the lining of the digestive tract. This damage needs time to heal before another meal is eaten.



When I have a snake that regurgitates I will not feed it for two weeks from the day of regurg. When I do feed, I offer a meal that is very small. Literally, half the normal-sized meal. I will continue offering this size food item for 5 weeks. I do not want to stress the animal's digestive system at all during this period of time. The 6th - 10th feedings will be roughly 3/4 of the normal size. Only after about 12 feedings with no regurg am I confident enough to offer a full-sized meal.



Snakes are very efficient at converting food into snake. They will not starve or lose any body weight if they are fed small meals for three months. However, if you feed a snake too soon after a regurg or too big a meal right away, it will continue to regurgitate and deteroirate healthwise. Slow, steady progress is how to handle this problem.



Many things can cause regurgitation in animals. High temperatures, low temperatures. stress, handling, infection, dehydration. Double check the temps in your cages. How long after you fed the animals did you handle/transfer them?



Remember, slow, steady recovery. Good luck,



Mike
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• Regugitated for a second time?! - sCaLeSrFuN, Mon Jan 30 12:25:25 2006
• What kind of snake do you have? - bcijoe, Mon Jan 30 14:12:07 2006
• RE: What kind of snake do you have? - sCaLeSrFuN, Mon Jan 30 14:54:45 2006
• RE: What kind of snake do you have? - bcijoe, Tue Jan 31 07:29:10 2006
• RE: What kind of snake do you have? - sCaLeSrFuN, Tue Jan 31 10:21:08 2006
• RE: Regugitated for a second time?! - shot, Mon Jan 30 14:27:20 2006
• RE: Regugitated for a second time?! - sCaLeSrFuN, Mon Jan 30 15:18:13 2006
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• Copied from Rainbow boa forum.... - rainbowsrus, Mon Jan 30 15:27:42 2006