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I purchased a CB pair of 04 ATB's about 2 months which have never shown feeding problems. In the time I have had them they have both eaten every Saturday and deficated every third Saturday like clockwork. I have been housing the pair together with no problems however I recently moved the pair to a new cage about 3 days after feeding. The following morning I noticed partial remains from a regurgutated hopper. Being that it was now 4 days after feeding I was unable to tell which animal have regurged. I was suprised considering the history of the animals and attributed the regurge to the stress of moving. I fed both snakes this afternoon(1 day early) and both ate with out hesitation. I fed a little smaller prey than normal(concerned with the previous weeks events)but with in an hour I noticed one of the snakes beginning to regurgitate. The DTH's are approx 82 degrees and NTL's about 76 degrees. I plan to wait 10 days before attempting to feed the puker again, and this time will offer a very small fuzzy. I have been keeping herps for about 8 years now however arboreal boa's are new to me. Any other advice anyone can lend would be greatly appreciated. Oh, I heavily mist the cage about twice a day. Thanks!

First I would seperate them in case the cause is contageous. I don't think so, but as a precaution. I understand that initially you didn't know which had regurged (just one of the cons against housing together). The general recommendation is to wait a minimum of 2 weeks after a regurg before attempting to feed again to allow the digestive system to recouperate. You already mentioned offering smaller food items, which is correct. Danny Mendez (Urban Jungles), I believe, has a regime for dealing corallus that have regurged.

Craig

Unfortunately there could potentialy be a bigger problem so first thing I would do is separate and quarantine the animal that regurged. Amazons are incredibly resiliant animals and the stresses associated with moving really shouldn't trigger regurgitation in a healthy snake.

Wait at LEAST 2 weeks, maybe even 20 days. Feed a small, barely fuzzy mouse and do not disturb. If possible, try to use a live one or a fuzzy from a different source. Sometimes, if frozen rodents (assuming this is what you feed) thaw and are frozen again, they may have begun to decompose and this can trigger a regurgitation response.

When posssible, get a fecal sample checked by a qualified veterinarian to rule out coccidia. If the problem persists further examination and hydration will be necessary from a qualified vet.

If the snake does not regurgitate you should still continue the above regimen for at least 3 more feedings, take it SLOW. Try to use a probiotic suppliment, I can help you with this if need be.

Good luck
Danny
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Urban Jungles.com

Danny, what happened to your website? Are you going to start a new one? It had a lot of great info that I can't find anywhere else, such as the Corallus breeding to birth timeline. It had been a long time since I've tried to log onto it, but like everything else, you don't know what you have until it's gone.
Thank you,
Phil Patton