sick boa

[Jay]

i posted this yesterday no one replied i am just looking for information on regurgitation please help i am worried

My young Guyana regurgitated this morning last time i fed him was monday his temps are ... basking 91 warm side 85 cool end low 80 at night its lo 80s he has a dish big enough for him to soak 3 hides lots of places to hide also started hissing at me today aswel

[Geoff]

hey i am new here and don't know a hole lot on this topic but i heard that u should wait two weeks be for offering another meal the two gives him time to build his stomach acid back up as for y try feeding him a lil smaller pray hope that helps i know its not a lot of info

[dantheman]

There are so many facts that can contribute to this. Is he in shed? How often do you feed him? Do you have a heat pad under the tank or a hot spot he can bask to help digest? Have you recently changed his type of food ie. from frozen - live, mouse - rat etc. ? Is the cage excessive to the snakes size? Your boa may be stressed due to size of cage, full from over feeding or just not like the new type of food.

[Jay]

thats my concern hes in the same size tank since birth i have fed him f/t rats other then when he was hatched i feed him once aweek but he is in shed just came outh of the blue 2 days before he regurged will that have an effect

[marvelfreak]

Some times it can. After my BRB did it i waited a week and try again and he regurgitated again. So the next time i waited 2 weeks and he did find. Some time it's good to skip a meal to give them a little bit of a rest. I realized i was feeding to much. I had up the size of rat, but was still feeding every 7 days. So i switch to every 10 to 14 days and he hasn't got sick since.

[Jay]

sounds great i went to spot clean his viv today and i can say the first sime i was a little scared of my snake ..his Hissed at me i was soo loud kinda funny it went on for a minute so i figure he is stressed so i covered his tank with a sheet maybe that will calm him down i just swiched him t oa different substrate changed hi tank around so i guess that was the cause posibly is the hissing normal hes maybe 5 months i got him a month ago im not sure how old they have to be to be sold

[totheend]

How many food items did you feed and what size. Too many or too big for boas could result in a regurge.

[Jay]

i usualy feed him 1 rat pup every 7 days i ran out so i fed him 2 rat hoppers would that have caused it

[presspirate]

He's most likely hissing because he is in shed and doesn't want to be messed with. A good practice when they are in shed is to just leave them alone aside from misting and water changes until they are done. Did he regurge one or both of his rats? I'd do as Chuck suggested and give him an extra week before feeding him again.

[Swan]

Hey, did the wheather outside make an abrupt change? Did it get cold or rain snow etc. The whether plays a huge part of this. Even if your house and the tank temperatures are perfect and where they should be, if the temp drops or there is precipitation this will cause your snake to be unable to digest and will make them regurgitate. It's a good idea to wait ten to fourteen days to feed again. Do not feed if it's raining. If the problem persists then take your baby to the vet.

[shaunyboy]

Hey, did the wheather outside make an abrupt change? Did it get cold or rain snow etc. The whether plays a huge part of this. Even if your house and the tank temperatures are perfect and where they should be, if the temp drops or there is precipitation this will cause your snake to be unable to digest and will make them regurgitate. It's a good idea to wait ten to fourteen days to feed again. Do not feed if it's raining. If the problem persists then take your baby to the vet.


i dont want a fight but dont feed your snakes if its raining ?????

regardless of weather outside if your tanks temps are set up correctly the weather will have no effect on your snake

thunder and lightining can change atmospheric pressures

at worst severe cold weather outside can drop your ambient air temperatures in your cool end

regurgres are usually caused by a sudden drop in temperature in your tank

or

if your temps are too cold in general for the snake to digest its food

has your thermometer definatley not developed a fault ?

another reason can be parasites or worms in your snake.wild caught snakes are more prone to this.

was your snake captive bred or wild caught ?

leave the snake at least 2 weeks before offering food again

if it regurges again then keep it moist in a bag and pop it in the fridge.not the freezer as it would be no use for testing after its frozen.take it to the vet asap and ask for tests to be done on it.

cheers shaun

[Swan]

So the atmospheric pressure dropping due to a sudden rain or cold will have no effect on the snake? And my thermometer is fine!