my snake tank got 100 dagrees is that ok

[benny_422]

today my snake regurgitated the fuzzy i fed it on sunday,
its tank was 100 dagrees when i got home from work,could that be
the reason why it regurgitated or could it be something else????? [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]
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[eddie]

With heat like that, then my guess is it had something to do with the regurge.
Thier temps need to be around 86 - 88 max. Heat like that may have made the food turn rancid inside your snake, did the regurge smell pretty ronchy?


The temps in your tank, what were you trying to keep them at?
Did you have the tank in the direct sunlight, such as under a window?
Did the store you got it at tell you to keep the temps that high?

Here's the caresheet on boas, Boa care..

In any event, yi\ou need to wait about a week before you try to feed it again, and start with food that is a little smaller than it can handle, to go easier on its stomache.
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[telefrag]

Be cautious, prolonged exposure to extreme heat can sometimes cause permanent neurological damage.
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[faze]

ya thats waaayyy to high for temperatures

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[benny_422]

eddie i try to keep the temp around 85-87 but where i live the temp was 88
today..and i worked all day but afterwords i turned off one of its heating elaments now he is fine ...the temp is about 86 now...the tank is not in direct sunlight i have it on the oposit side of the room where the sun dosnt hit it directly...so thats not a problem...


so you say feed it in a week???
how old should the snake be befor i feed it live food???
i've had it about a month..(a baby) [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]
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[eddie]

Babies need to be fed around every 7 days and after 2 1/2 feet long feed around every 10 -14 days.
As for live food? No, you really don't want to do that as rodents can kill and maim your snake.
Just check out this article and pic of what happens in a live feeding when the rodent turns the tables,Live feeding.


Oh yeah! Welcome To Redtail!
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[JuliusSqueezer]

does anyone even know what kinda snake benny has? [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] Just currious...temp requirments do vary from species to species but unless your snake is actually a bearded dragon or a uromastyx or something....100 degrees was indeed too hot. But still...what kinda snake is this?
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