RE: She keeps throwing up.....ahhhh

I hope things turn around for the better for you. I recently lost my young male right after a regurge.

I would wait two weeks then feed again. I have heard that Boas have slow digestion so feeding every four days is to much. That may have something to do with yours regurgitating. I only feed mine once a week. I have been doing this since I got her.

Just my 2 cents

-Wait 3 weeks before feeding.
-Feed a prey item that will leave a slight lump in your snake. If your little boa is 80 grams, try a larger rat pink or small fuzzy rat.
-Feed every 10-14 days.

The reason I think that your boa started regurging is that she started growing and on top of feeding too often, the prey was too small. This happened to me when I first got into boas, and after switching to a larger prey, my snake quit regurging. The only thing that I could figure out as to why, is that when the prey is too small, they don't get full, so instead of taking a rest to properly digest, they continue to actively look for more food and the activity causes them to regurge what is already in their stomach.
If I read your post correctly, you've had 3 regurges in approximately 1 week. I would wait about 21-24 days before offering a meal again. Your snake is going to need time to recover, and replenish the digestive fluids. I would also take a look in her mouth just to make sure there is no damage from regurging the preys and acids.
Something else that I do for my boas, since they seem more prone to regurges than BP's, is to give them an extra day between feeding and handling, so I give them 3 days. Good luck, and keep us posted on her next feeding.

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Originally Posted by Taxiballbreeder

Thank you so much, I really appriciate all the help, She is about 80 grams now and then she was what I considered a bit small when I picked her up and was a bit dehidrated then also. I was thinking that a rat pup would be good soon also.

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You're getting a little bit of conflicting advise with regard to prey size and I'm sorry to add to that as I tend to slightly disagree with going bigger at this point in time. There are LOTS of good people out there and everyone here is wanting to help you. I do have a couple of professional and medical contacts I can put you in touch with if you'd like some additional information. PM me if you are interested in that.

My baby is 220 grams and she is eating 2 hopper mice right now once a week. She is doing remarkably well on that. I would still suggest that once you've waited the 2 weeks, you should feed the size prey you have been at 1 per week for 2-3 weeks and then up her prey size to something more appropriate. This will not overload her gut too much too soon. :gj:

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Originally Posted by Taxiballbreeder

Thanks, Should have told you a weight she is really small, I would say the breeder I got her from wasn't feeding her correctly so I thought i would try some smaller meals a little more often. Also she was a bit on the dehydrated side. She is around 80 grams now and would you say that a rat pup is too big for her. Or try in a few wks. what I have fed, then work up from there over the next few feedings, Thanks again I really appriciate the help......

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If she is 80ish I would get a rodent that is 8 grams. That keeps it around the 10% rule. There bodies are so thin at that age. Its better to be a bit smaller than than too big.

For her next meal go with something smaller. Maybe 6 grams or so just to ease her back into it.

I have no advice other then LISTEN TO WHAT THEY ARE TELLING YOU!

I own a 'chronic regugitator' boa. He has been a chronic since he was 6 months old (he is almost two) We had to drop down to pinky mice for a while and work up until he stopped.

he has now gone Since August without a regergitation and can eat two small mice or a 4 week-5 week old rat pup. one every 14 days. He is only about 2 and a half feet and not too big around.

again. take these people advice, I WISH when it started here, I would have asked and not ignored it.

So I didn't check my old threads for a long time so I didn't realize more people have responded to this post,Sorry. I wanted to give an update on things with her. She is doing great now and putting on the weight. It took some time, But now she is on a 7 day schedule and gaining weight. Thanks to everyone who gave advice to me. Worked great. Thanks again.

That's good to hear she is doing better but I'd back off to every 10 days at least(boas have slow metabolisms), this is news to me that boas are prone to regurges? Maybe it just seems that way because most people don't know how to properly care for them and don't bother to research I guess? They aren't pythons and don't metabolize food as such, a decent sized meal every feeding is better then two smaller meals every feeding just my $0.02. Good luck, hope she keeps on the right track for you. :)

Thanks for the update! Glad to hear she's back on track. :gj:

Boas are not technically prone to regurge. That is simply an easy way of saying that many people don't realize that boas are not pythons and tend to overfeed. Boas do have slower metabolizms and need more time to digest their prey than pythons do. Baby boas should never be fed more than once a week - even brand new neonates - and an appropriate sized item is more critical with boas than with pythons. If these particular critiria are not met, the boa will likely regurge. That's why many people say they have a tendancy to regurge - because they are more likely to regurge than many types of snakes. ;)

Again, glad your baby is doing better! How about some pics?? :D