regurgitation syndrome??

[kwiky]

hi all,
i recently bought a young suriname redtail, he's about 23inches long so still pretty young, the guy i bought him off said that he was due a feed but i left it a while to let him settle in first, the next morning i found he had regurgitated a fuzzy mouse, strange, the man said he was due a feed so how has he regurged? obviously the man i bought him off was full of s**t and he had recently been fed,
anyway i thought it must of been because i handled him to put him in his new cage, i waited a week before feeding again, i tried a fuzzy and he took it no problem, he kept it down and i thought all was well,
last night (5 days since his last feed) i tried him on another fuzzy, he took it but then regurgitated it about 2 hours later, he hadnt been handled, his temps are fine, the food item was definatly not to big, what else could it be???
thanks............kwiky
oh and heres a pic of the little guy

[Ranger]

Young Suris can be very touchy, and can get into that regurge pattern.

Wait 3 weeks to feed again, and next time dust the food (smaller than usual) with pro-biotics (PM Julius Squeezer for the skinny on pro-biotics) and then stretch out the feedings to 10-14 day intervals.

Slow and steady wins the race.

	Suriname Redtail Boa Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor constrictor) from the locale of Suriname. Considered to be a "True" Red Tail.

[louise]

with my guyana i always fed her under girth size and i still do. she is 2 now and i never had the regurg problem. i would feed her every week till she was one and then i switched to every 2 weeks. i never handled her for 3 days after feeding. it wouldn't hurt to get a fecal done to rule out parasites.

[kwiky]

thanks for the quick replies, ive never had any regurge problems before and i have raised quite a few boas from neonate throught to adult hood which is why it has caught me off guard, ive done everything exactly the same as i did with all the others,

	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!

[Brandon28]

Suri's are a touchy breed. The probiotics might be a wise choice, but I'm with Louise...get a fecal done. Parasites can cause regurge. Fuzzy mice shouldn't make any snake throw up.

[ssjsmits]

how long did you wait to let him settle in?

[Weepngprpht]

Has anyone else had these problems with suris?

	Suriname Redtail Boa Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor constrictor) from the locale of Suriname. Considered to be a "True" Red Tail.

[mpgt]

Never had a problem with mine.