Regurge!

[comaplata]

Last Thursday was one week from when I got my RTB and one week since he ate. I fed him pre-killed and he hit it instantly, every thing went good. I gave him Thursday, Friday and Saturday before I held him. I held him 10 minutes Sunday and Monday. When I went to get him out just now I saw a regurge! What do I do? Ambient cool side is 83°, ambient warm side is 87°, hot spot with temp gun when I checked was a little high at 95° but he was on the cool side of the tub, humidity is 70%. He is in a back room with hardly any traffic. I'm doing my best to give him what he needs. What am I doing wrong?

[Rachel SS]

Drop the hot spot to 90-91. 70% sounds too high for humidity for a BCI.

Wait 3 weeks to feed again - regurgitation stirs up their stomach acid and it takes them a while to recuperate from it. No handling during that time. In 3 weeks, feed again, and leave the snake alone for a full week.

Young boas stress more easily and anything bigger than them is a threat.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

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[AGActaeonia]

The temperatures are fine. Can go down a couple degrees w/out issue.

70% humidity is also fine, provided the cage is a clean one and the snake isn't forced to sit atop moist substrate for extended periods of time. A once over with a mist-bottle is sufficient.

For now, provide a large dish of fresh water.

Regurgitation causes severe dehydration.

Make sure there is some sort of comfortable hide on either end of the enclosure.

As Rachel says, wait a few weeks, offer a smaller than average prey item, leave it alone for a full week.

If it happens again, take it to the vet.

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