throwing up mice!!

[marvelfreak]

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

Can being too hot cause them to regurgitate? Or was it due to prey sizes? Or a combination? 'Cause you said the snake only stopped doing that once you gave her smaller prey; didn't necessarily have to do with the period of time. I'm just not sure how your experience really translates to this situation. I'd be curious to know if someone actually had this exact experience - their temps were too low, then they got them fixed - and whether or not the snake ate properly shortly thereafter.

~Maggot

To answer your question both. Rainbow are very heat sensitive compare to other boas.
Actually you had some really good question. I got me thinking he did do it twice this last summer two. So i went back and looked through all he records. (something everyone should keep) When he did it this summer the it turn out his heat pad had stopped working.
It started when I fed him and 3 days later he threw it up. I wait two week my next regular fed night and try again second time he went five day then threw up. The first time i thought it was because i up his food size. The second time i had went back to the smaller size and he still did it. That when i checked his temp and realize the pad had stop working. I should have check temps the first time he did it. I waited three day with heat then fed again and he keep it down. My rainbow is the only snake i ever own that has throw up rats.

Side note the room temp this last summer was 72 to 75 degrees. So with Rainbows to much or not enough heat can easily make them throw up. At least in my experiences.

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by Mark Taylor

I have to disagree. Wait till the enclosure is at correct temps once it is wait 10 to 14 days then try a small feed. This is done so that the acid in it's stomach can rebuild and so it can digest it's food properly.

What? That's stupid. It doesn't need to re-build anything. These bodies are built to last. It's already "re-built".

Can you prove to me why other people DON'T do this with no ill effects?

[Gregg M]

Originally Posted by Mark Taylor

I have to disagree. Wait till the enclosure is at correct temps once it is wait 10 to 14 days then try a small feed. This is done so that the acid in it's stomach can rebuild and so it can digest it's food properly.

Hey Mark,

Lets say you feed your boa every 10 to 14 days. Last feed went down fine. Now, its time to feed again. 3 days later it regurges. So now you wait another 14 days to try and feed it again. That is now close to a month your snake has not had a meal and it has been sitting at regular active temps. To me, that is not good.

I am with Aaron on this. Snakes do not need to "rebuild" their stomach acids. Acids will only be "activated" once a prey iten starts to be swallowed. A snakes stomach does not hold stomach acids. The stomach is lined with glands that release the acid once a prey item hits it. They will continuously prodouce acid to break down the prey. They do not run out of acid just like we do not rum out of saliva and venomous snakes do not run out of venom. There is NO need to wait that long to feed a snake after a regurge. If a snake can not hold down a meal and properly digest it a couple of days after a regurge, it is not because the snakes body is not able to do it. It is because the keeper is not providing the snake with what it needs to do what it does naturally.

[ericschuh00]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

After adding the uth the temp is looking really good and sahl the boa is looking really good.

Ill wait a few days to feed and im going to try a pinkie so it should be easier to handle.

[Ivanator]

I would raise the temps because there should not still be a mouse in her after a week. For such a young boa it should only take a few days for it to digest.

[shaunyboy]

edited

because the question of stomach acid had already been answered

cheers shaun