I have a Female Boa one year old. I noticed on the 12th July she had a regurge. I had a fecal examination of her feaces and all seemed fine. I refrained from feeding her for a couple of weeks. on the 2nd August, she deficated. on the 3rd of August i gave her a small meal of 1 large mouse. On the 11th of August I gave her 2 mice. On the 19 of August I gave her 2 mice. on the 25 of August I gave her 2 mice. In all this time and food - she still has not passed anything. I Put her in a warm bath today for over 4 hours - - still nothing. she seems fine in herself - and as you can see does not refuse a meal. Should I be worried?
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Advice on Defecation of Baos.
raptor1
Aug 28, 2006 04:32 PM
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jayf
Aug 28, 2006 06:48 PM
I have noticed that many times, especially when a boa is getting a meal that is just right or possibly on the small side, they deficate less freqently. Additionally we have a snake that does not and has not since brith defecated on any type of regular schedule (no real corelation with feeding) and has actually been growing at an increased rate when compared to his female sibling. It is my opinion that you should only be concerned if you can feel a hard mass just before the vent. This indicates that your snake needs to be soaked for about a half hour a day until defecation, longer then a week I would check into a vet visit. Again this is only my way of doing things but I do not think you have anything to worry about and extra soaking is not going to cause harm.
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