Emergency plz hwlp! regurgitzation

[Andy_G]

Originally Posted by BallBuster7653

I believe maybe your all right , he possible did digest it. And Craig maybe you should post if you haven’t read everything. The run on as explain was because I was speaking into my phone to get it all out there. If you have read it you would no I thought he regurgitated because he was lost outside overnight where the temps dropped into the high 40s which could have made him regurgitate.
Also between the pics and comparison does he look like he’s beginning shed? Because that could be another reason he refused. He shed in March 31. Well at this age it’s ahout once a month almost so maybe he’s refusing because he’s starting the shed cycle??

Either way he will definitely be shedding soon probably within the ne next 10-14 days so once that’s over with and he’s doing well andnd keeping warm in his cage I will then feed him again. Wish me luck! Sure he will be fine. I checked his mouth and teeth and all and all looked good so much he didn’t spit it up.

Also on a side not he’s 30” and a 100 grams. Does anyone know how old he is. How long are they and weight at birth? I got him from LLLreptile in mid March. So if he grew an inch a month from birth that be about 6 months and which means September he was born. Unless he was fed small items and kep different which could mean he’s much younger. Any ideas??

Thank you , reason I ask is because small rats at my pet shop is 40 grams. So the mice he eats every7-10 days are 20g. So my boa (Shade) is 100 grams. I was thinking he could take his first small rat at 120 grams. That’s 1/3 his body weight. So every 2 weeks he gets small eat in that scenario? Input is appreciated.


Thanks in advance for my long post with many wuestions! Love this forum

Michael Dolan
M.dolan7653@gmail.com

Should be feeding 10-15% or so of body weight every 10 to 14 days. What you're describing is too much food being offered too frequently for the species. Just my own opinion of course.

As far as how old he is, generally boas breed in the fall and winter and babies arrive in late winter or early spring, but that's not to say it isn't possible for it to be a September baby...just unlikely...unfortunately without them having provided a date of birth to you, all one can reasonably do is speculate.

[bigsnakegirl785]

If he regurged, wait at least 3 weeks and offer a half-sized meal for the first couple of meals before slowly increasing back up to his normal size.

If he didn't, feed on his normal schedule.

I don't offer smalls until they are 500-600 grams minimum, and my 1,100 gram boa is still eating smalls every 3 weeks, and has gained 100-200 grams while in my care eating in this way.

Originally Posted by Andy_G

Should be feeding 10-15% or so of body weight every 10 to 14 days. What you're describing is too much food being offered too frequently for the species. Just my own opinion of course.

As far as how old he is, generally boas breed in the fall and winter and babies arrive in late winter or early spring, but that's not to say it isn't possible for it to be a September baby...just unlikely...unfortunately without them having provided a date of birth to you, all one can reasonably do is speculate.

I don't really like 10-15% rule in general, but a Bci could certainly physically handle that big of a meal. It would just be a bit of overfeeding. A Bcc on the other hand would likely regurge on that size of meal. Bcc seem to be very prone to prey size sensitivity, and more readily regurgitate than a Bci does. Not every Bcc is like this, of course, it's just a more common issue with them.

The bigger the snake, the larger a meal 10-15% becomes. A rat 10-15% the weight of an adult boa is a bigger meal proportionate to girth than a rat 10-15% of a juvenile's weight - compared to girth.

I agree with the age bit, it will be impossible to guess this boa's age simply based off of its size. Even when fed exactly the same way, boas will grow at their own rate, but how much they eat will also impact their growth greatly.