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Hello.

My male regurgitated maybe three times now. First two times he was together with my female. Tried a smaller prey. Regurgitated again. Tried to moving him in to a cage of his on and regurgitated. The regurgitation happens maybe three days after feeding.

He have feed and pooped successfully after brumation.

He is adult.

Regards Adam

If it's happening 3 days after feeding, are you sure it's not vomiting? Is the food somewhat digested?

Personal thoughts on this are to:

Seperate him from any other snakes.

Wait. Don't feed him again for 3 weeks. He needs some time to get settled down.

Jack up the temperature. Make sure you have a hotspot that is 100-105F. Not the whole cage obviously...you will want a nice gradient.

Next feed him a small meal. About 1/2 the size he would normally eat. If he keeps it down, keep with the small frequent feedings for a while. Then increase the size until he's eating what is normal for him. .

If he doesn't keep it down, take to a vet. There are several medical causes that would lead to regurges or vomiting.

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I think Travis (the post above) laid out the standard response to regurgitation. Except, I feed them the smallest pinkies I can find regardless of their size. And continue feeding them those for a few weeks and then move up to larger pinkies and so on.

Are you feeding live or frozen?
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Mark Huntley
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I agree with Travis and Mark. How is his weight? I would give him a good 3-4 break from feeding. Keep an eye on his weight/behavior. If he becomes lethargic (more than normal) I would take him to a Vet ASAP.

Best of luck,
Chris
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Christopher E. Smith
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Show me a Non-Lethargic sand boa!!!!!

LOL...I know what you mean. You pick the guy up and his head and tail fall off the side of your hands.
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Mark Huntley
Sand Boa Morphs

Kenyan Sand Boa's
4.1 Rufescens
1.2 Albinos
0.5 Dodoma
2.1 Flame
2.5.8 Normal (orange)
3.4.10 Anery
0.1 Snow
2.2 Hopeful Yellow Snow
0.1 Splash Albino
1.0 Splash Anery
1.0 Orange Stripe 100% Het Anery
1.0 High Orange Stripe
1.0 Yellow Stripe
0.4 High Orange Tiger
2.2 High Orange
2.3 Boston Terriers
0.2 Sooners
8.30 Rhode Island Reds
0.0.15 Tropical Fish
0.1 Moody Wives
1.1 On the fence in-laws
2.1 Rug Rats

http://sandboamorphs.blogspot.com/

The food is partialy digested. I feed him frozen/thawed. I will give him a rest and try with some pinks.

Isnt vomiting and reguritation same thing? Maybe my english is a bit bad..

Regards Adam

They are similar and some people use them as the same, but the main difference is regurgitation occurs before digestion begins. This is usually do to husbandry(temp/stressful) but can occasionally be a medical problem. In my experience it can be solved with what people above have recommended.

Vomiting occurs after the food has reached the stomach and has started to be digested. This is somewhat more serious because the snake loses amino acids and more. It also can be due to husbandry but it has a higher chance than regurg does to be something medical, in my experience.

I would follow what others have suggested but if that doesn't work then have your snake checked by a vet.

My temp was to hot. Took it down. Succesefully eat and [bleep]. And now its seems like breeding!

Thanks for all the tips!

Best regards Adam

The below is for rosies:

Flagyl (Metrodinazole I think) works wonders for rosies, and it is hard to overdose.

Rosies can be sensitive to stress and temperatures. Any out-of-the-ordinary changes can induce regurgitation. So can housing 2 together if they do not know each other (raising young together is fine - they do great together as adults. But when you put two adults together that have not been together before, and it isn't breeding season, then one may get stressed, rare but happens.)

I would first bump up temps as suggested, don't feed, then administer Flagyl, then feed small meal.

The above works when the regurgitation is not a symptom of something more severe, like cancer or organ failure.
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Mark

I bought them September and far as i know they been living together for a long time before that at least. Feeding/poo well before brumation.