should i be concerned?

nick654377 · 02-26-13, 11:00 AM

So i know snakes know when to use the hot and cold side. My dums does very well. My bcc i just got his first meal he regerged because i thought 2 days was long enough to wait to handle. So i waited till his next feeding day. 10 days later, and offered a smaller meal. He has been in his cool side hide since he ate on sunday. should i be concerned? or just let it go and continue with handling after 4 days?

**lady_bug87** · 02-26-13, 11:03 AM

Double check all your temperatures. Something could be up. If he is going to regurge 2 days after a meal something is wrong with the husbandry.

Remember BCCs are more sensitive to stuff like that.

nick654377 · 02-26-13, 11:18 AM

ambient is 80 across the board. hot spot is 92, cool floor is 78, humidity is 35-40% on hot side and cool side is 50-55%. my husbandry is spot on but it is a new snake. i got him the second weekend in feb the 9th and fed him on the 15th. i shouldnt of handled him. it was too soon and he was stressed.

I am just wondering about him hanging out on the cool side.

i forgot with this site you have to post your husbandry in every post you have.

**lady_bug87** · 02-26-13, 11:24 AM

...
Remind me never to answer another one of your questions.

If he doesn't regurge again don't worry about him hanging on the cool side. My BCI does that time to time without puking.

So long as they eat poop and shed fine I tend not to worry

ilovemypets1988 · 02-26-13, 11:29 AM

trouble is that when you ask for help with advice, the first place to look is at your husbandry, fact is, how can anyone answer you without knowing your husbandry and then you moan when your are asked, do you want peoples help or not.

frankly regurgitation can happen for a number of reasons, handling to soon, stressed animal, husbandry problems, etc.

i used to handle my BCI minutes after he swallowed a meal as i fed him in a tub and after he ate, put him straight back into his viv and he never regurgitated.

Mark Taylor · 02-26-13, 11:38 AM

I don't see a problem with him being on the cool side that is why its there, hold back on handling till you are sure he has digested it.

What size pray are you feeding then and now?

nick654377 · 02-26-13, 11:50 AM

he is 4 foot. i didnt get an exact weight on him when i got him home. i fed him a 28g weened rat. he is on the thiner side.

i have made many posts in the bci/bcc about his husbandry.

Mark Taylor · 02-26-13, 12:04 PM

I don't go by weight I just go by how big it is so its hard for me to visualize. Have you got any pics of pray and snake?

nick654377 · 02-26-13, 12:13 PM

no i did not take pictures. there was no food lump at all. if i would of went to a 45g there would of been a small lump.

Mark Taylor · 02-26-13, 12:19 PM

Then the 45g sounds the better option. I would just keep an eye on him over the next few days. Hope he keeps this one down for you.

nick654377 · 02-26-13, 01:08 PM

i am keeping it small for a few feedings since he is new and regerged but he will be on a 10 day feed. i am new to the bcc since they are so touchy everyone says.

Jendee · 02-26-13, 04:10 PM

Don't feed him for at LEAST 3 wks after a gurge..they lose stomach acids when this happens and need time to build them back up otherwise he wont be able to digest is food and will keep regurging until death of starvation. Many reasons a snake will regurge I find husbandry and large prey items to be number one.
if animal is hanging on one side more then the other to me that would mean its too hot or too cold. the animal being cold if he is always hugging the heat, the animal being to hot if he is always hugging the cold....

**Aaron_S** · 02-26-13, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jendee

Don't feed him for at LEAST 3 wks after a gurge..they lose stomach acids when this happens and need time to build them back up otherwise he wont be able to digest is food and will keep regurging until death of starvation. Many reasons a snake will regurge I find husbandry and large prey items to be number one.
if animal is hanging on one side more then the other to me that would mean its too hot or too cold. the animal being cold if he is always hugging the heat, the animal being to hot if he is always hugging the cold....

You're wrong about the stomach acid.

Snakes stomachs aren't like mammals. They continually produce digestive juices aslong as they need to. They don't need to recover anything as they can produce it at will forever.

nick654377 · 02-26-13, 04:39 PM

he is on the hot side now wrapped all up under his tree. I have read and have been told both jendee. i have read some people feeding 4 days after a regurge. I asummed he would know when to take the food when he was ready. i set it in there and after 2 minutes he had it in his mouth. if he wouldnt of taken it i would of pulled it out and tossed it. i am not saying you are wrong and sorry if it came off that way.

Jendee · 02-26-13, 05:04 PM

a boa will continue to eat till it bursts at the seams, boas will also eat animals to big for them and die from it. They don't "know" whats best for them when it comes to eating..that boa doesn't know how much stomach acids he has in him lol how does that make sense. Boas are opportunistic feeders not smart calculated eaters... He needs a lot to digest the bones and such of a prey animal a lot was soaked in that prey he threw up.. good luck with him