Weight Loss and shedding

[LdyDrgn]

Dani, she looks terribly dehydrated. Head to the store and grab a bottle of regular, clear Pedialite (if you don't have some already). Allow her to soak in that overnight instead of water.

[eddie]

Pedialyte works best when drank.
Granted the snake will drink some liquids while soaking, but the majority of the absorption will merely be in the upper epidermis and the electrolytes in the pedialyte will do nothing for that.
In conjunction with the regurges, as well as a possibility that the snakes stomach has sustained some damage from the regurge itself or from the food being oversized, plain nonchlorinated or dechlorinated water would be gentler on its already stressed, possibly torn tissues.

	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!

[LdyDrgn]

Yeah, I didn't see that it looked like bad stuck shed until the big pics came up, LOL. Quick question, though: Don't they also absorb through the cloaca?

	Cloaca is the posterior opening that serves as the only such opening for the intestinal, urinary, and (usually) genital tracts of certain animal species.All birds, reptiles, and amphibians possess this orifice, from which they excrete both urine and feces

[eddie]

Some, but what I have experienced with that, is usually followed by an evacuation as the waste products absorb way more than what the lower GI tract will and evacuating similar to urates, when no poop present.
(dehydrated poop, just add water )
Just like most critters, they get more with drinking or having fluids cathed in and I doubt an IV is needed

[east_stingray]

Where do you put the probe? Under the tank or in the tank under substrate?
-East

[Kent K25]

East - I'm guessing your question is about the probe on the thermometer I posted? I put it in the tank under the substrate since that is the hottest spot my snake could touch, plus it doesnt get bothered there until my snake burrows now and then. Thats kinda fun though, when I come home and freak out cuz the hot spot is a whopping 75 degrees. Always turns out that my bci has burrowed and the probe is now just sticking up in the air!

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

[Ed_r]

SoPure, that temp/hygro meter is Awsome!!! Kmarts here are failing terribly. I wonder if target would have them too. lawn and garden section seems like an odd place for them. i'll have to scour the store next time i go.

[east_stingray]

I was at a K-mart today and picked up the exact same temp/hydro meter. Thanks for passing along the great idea!
-East

[Kent K25]

No Problem fellahs, but like I said, gotta give the credit to BoaMan for showing it to me a year or so ago. It works like a charm, so many functions and a reasonable price. I think they keep em in the home and garden section cuz its meant to be put in your house with the probe hooked up outside so you can know the temp in and out. And the humidity, i guess you might need that too? If you ask me it should be at the pet store, So useful for what we all do! Maybe I'll post it in the tips and tricks section.

[AsRock]

Try this link if you need a temp \ Humidity monitor http://redtailboa.net/index.php?name...wtopic&t=15487

[east_stingray]

"should be at the pet store" No, I disagree because if it was at the pet store we'd be paying $29.95 for it instead of $19.
-East

[Kent K25]

Haha, good point! You're probably right, cuz once they put it in the pet store, it would suddenly be a "specialty item"