Regurge Signs?

[Yungair23]

What are the signs that a redtail is going to regurge? any distinctive ones?

	regurgitate Throw up. Reptiles will regurge when they feel they are in danger or if they have some sort of health issue. If your reptile has regurgitated his/her food please seek help!

[mouseboy]

The snake will lose some energy then start acting like it is going to strike when it is working up its meal. At least thats what happened with my boa.

Hope this helps.

[unluckyseventeen]

You'll notice it being unusually active. You should get used to your boas activity schedule. Mine is usually active at night and MAYBE once per day. If it's been a couple of days after they ate and they are unusually active for an hour or so, then I'd be concerned. This usually tells me they either need to poop, or regurge, or something else is bothering them. You've noticed your boa being active right before it poops right? It's about the same thing.

A good idea is to also check where the food is when it's being digested if your boa is ever becoming active while digestion is occuring. Pick up the part of his body that has the food in it and run your finger along his belly. Check to see that there's nothing really solid right there, and that he's turning that rodent into poop!

So long as you are holding your temperatures okay, I wouldn't worry about a regurge. And once the snake starts showing signs of a regurge, there's not much you can do to reverse it... so, just make sure you hold your temperatures.

[Yungair23]

ok thanks he is doin good except he is on the cool side alot temps are fine i dont get it

[Yungair23]

ok it is holdin steady at 95.......i was using one of the stick ons wich red 88 but now i need to lower his temps..im not sure how i use a light and maybe i could use a lower wattage wich may work i will try that first

[Yungair23]

I am thinking i got 100$ to spend so i may go out and buy a 55 gallon? or something wround there he is in a 20 so maybe i will do that today how much do the glass aqariums run$$?

[unluckyseventeen]

Go buy a dimmer switch. You can run your bulbs at anywhere from full to 1/4 power. Seriously for a 20-gallon they are perfect if you're using a 100-watt bulb or ceramic heater. Go buy one. They are around 20 bucks.

[Yungair23]

ok thanks but i figured it out i had a cover that goes with the light i put it on it raised it about 6" from the top and temps right a 90 and the cool side is at 78 so its going to be all good i also bought some moss today to im going to see how well it up the humidity

[unluckyseventeen]

90 is still a little high. Your boa probably won't like 90 all the time. Mine gets to 90 at the max, and that's when I put a little extra heat to help him digest. I try to keep him around 86 or 87 on the warm side.

Sounds like you're getting close though...

[Yungair23]

yea ok i think i am going to now tilt the light a bit so it isnt beaming straight into the cage that me drop it a bit? we will see

[Yungair23]

ok its been on 85 for a while now i will leave it their b/c the thermometer is at the highest point he can get at anyways