Hi Everyone,
I have a baby red tail she has been eating good until she
shedded.Two days after I feed her a mouse and the next
day she regurgitated it day temps 90 night temps 80.
Can anyone please help? Or is this normal after shedding.
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Red Tail regurgitated after shedding
BCBoa
May 06, 2004 06:30 AM
Replies (3)
Hoppy
May 06, 2004 06:50 AM
A regurging boa is a problem, it may have just been an isolated incident but it is normally a sign of some sort of husbandry issue. Hi temps can cause a regurge just like low temps can, so check on that. If the sanke has temps in the 90's all day long and can cool down then it will regurge. Heat regurge is normally shortly after feeding 1-3 days, where a too cool regurge takes a while longer 4-7 days. It also could be that the meal was too big or there is a medical problem of some sort. I would not try and feed the snake again for at least 7-10 days and then feed it a very small meal. If it is taking adult mice give it a hopper. Then wait another 7-10 days before feeding it again. Stay small for a while and work your way back up to normal sized meals. good luck
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Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
Hopkins Holesale Herps
Hopfam1@aol.com
BCBoa
May 06, 2004 07:13 AM
Thanks Hoppy!
BCAGLEREPS
May 06, 2004 02:45 PM
OR GOING INTO SHED. WHEN THEY SHED THEY ARE CLEANING THEIR BODY IN EVERYWAY. THEY WILL DEFICATE, SHED, AND REGURGE DURING A SHED CYCLE. IF YOU NOTICE BOAS THAT ARE PROPERLY FED WILL ALMOST ALWAYS DEFICATE WHEN THEY SHED. IF THEY HAVE A MEAL IN THEM THAT IS NOT DIGESTED COMPLETELY IT WILL MOST LIKELY COME OUT THE WRONG END DURING THE SHED. I HOPE THIS HELPS....
