Feeding lump after 4 days?

Hey I feed my boa on mondays. This monday I feed her a small rat because I took her to a nearby reptile shop and they said the mice she was eating were too small. She ate it fine, just took a few minutes longer to get it down. Now it was quite a bit larger than her mice she was eating which did not leave a lump at all, and the rat left a noticeable one. The mice she would digest and perk up, exploring the cage and could be handled after 2 days. The rat lump is still there and its thursday. She is also acting rather defensive now and doesnt want to move much and stays on the heated side. This past saturday I noticed her eyes turned blue/cloudy and now her skin is kind of wrinkly so i havnt handled her since then. All of this is making me uneasy as i'm new to snakes. Her cool side is 75-78, warm side 90, humidity 68. Should I be concerned??

My camera is not the best by far but i do have pics of the lump.

http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...rpinCurt/1.jpg
http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...rpinCurt/2.jpg

She looks on to me. She is in shed right now and it's best to just leave them alone until they're done which should be soon if she was blue on sat. It's very stressful for them so that's why she's getting a little moody


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Sky is correct that she's going into shed. That is definitely why she's going blue and doesn't want to move. They get very uncomfortable at this time and it's best to leave her alone. Bump her humidity up by about 5-10% to help her out and she'll be fine by next week. If you're feeding every week, she may refuse her next meal.

Remind me how old she is??

The petstore told you wrong. Boas do not need to eat prey that would leave a noticable lump. The most common mistake new boa owners make is overfeeding their boa. Boas should not be fed like ball pythons.

Your baby could be on rats, but I'd start with rats that are the same size as the mice you were feeding. Keep her on that size for another couple of months then you can move her up slightly in size. A prey item that leaves an almost unrecognizable lump is perfectly fine!

Okay thanks guys. She was born in late 2010 is all I know. I got the humidity at 77 and she is in one of the hides now.

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Originally Posted by HerpinCurt

Okay thanks guys. She was born in late 2010 is all I know. I got the humidity at 77 and she is in one of the hides now.

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Sounds perfect! :gj:

Yay she shed and is back to normal with no lump and friendly and curious as ever.

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