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first regurge

Posted By:

MrCoyote

In Relation To:

Zani

Well my indonesian tree boa regurgetated her pinky last nite. She hadn't eatin in like 6 or 7 weeks now, she always fed good for me every two weeks, have to do it every two weeks because of their slow metabolism. Well i finally got her to eat last nite and she regurgetated it sometime in the middle of the night. The temp and humidity are all good. What i'm wanting to know is what it couold've been that made her regurge?

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Points:	100
Topics:	General Health , Feeding , Digestive
Tags:	Candoia, Digestive, Feeding, Health, Regurge
Species:	Boas > Arboreal Boas > Candoia carinata carinata
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Accepted Answer

9/8/2010 4:33:57 PM

crazysnakelady

Candoia can be tricky. It's hard to say exactly what caused this, but I had babies in the past do it. She hadn't eaten in a while and is very small, so it is possible she wasn't able to digest. Try feeding again in a few weeks, but try a smaller pink if possible, or even pink parts.

Author Comment

9/9/2010 1:36:21 PM

MrCoyote

well the pinky that i gave her is what i normally feed her just cant understand why she regurged, what happened too is i cleaned her cage while she ate in a seperate tub. i wonder if that had anything to do with it.

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9/9/2010 2:27:43 PM

crazysnakelady

She hadn't eaten in a while. A good while, which means she probably lost some weight. The pinkie she was normally eating may have been a bit too big for her to digest this time. Give her a few weeks (3-4) without feeding and try the smallest pink you can find. I used to work with paulsoni and they would regurge occasionally, even after being avid feeders for months. As I said, they can be tricky, especially as babies. Is she CBB?

Author Comment

9/10/2010 1:07:40 PM

MrCoyote

As far as i know she was CBB atleast thats what they told me.

Member Comment

9/11/2010 6:40:45 PM

aaron

unforgettable smell, isn't it?

start tracking that animal.. depending on who you got it from, I see people selling CBB chondros all the time that are anything but. If you can get a fecal, do it and take it in. Feed in the same cage, clean during the day and feed when they are in their groove.

+1 to Shannon for wait comment, i'd say 2-3 weeks just to be difficult and disagree. :)

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9/13/2010 11:22:33 AM

crazysnakelady

2-3 will work too, but these little guys seem to do better waiting a bit longer.

And +1 to Aaron for chiming in :-)

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2/2/2011 3:23:42 AM

abi21491

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