help plz!!!

ok i got a friend who just called me and ive never ever heard of this kind of thing she said that she feeds her baby redtail every 5 days with the right size food shes never had this kind of thing happen either she went to check on hertoday and in her tub she found a large feces with a whole mouse half way through it which looked like the head had been digested but not the rest i dont know about anything like this plz help

Sounds like it regurgitated its meal. How many days had it been since it had been feed? Have your friend check all the temp's to make sure they are correct. Also tell your friend not to try to feed again for 14 days. It takes a long time for a snake to recover from this... Also try not to handle the snake it needs to be as stress free as possible..

temps are around 91 from what she told me it was fed on this fri and on last sat

Is that the ambient temp or the hot spot temp? I don't raise boa's, but that seems awful high if it is the ambient temp. Did she handle the snake allot after feeding, or was there anything that could have caused the snake to stress out? Just keep an eye on it. Give it two weeks to recover then try to feed it again... Keep an eye on it though and if it seems to be acting strange take it to the vet....

no hot spot temp ,ambieant air is 82-84 she said she didnt handle it at all since it ate she gives them 48-72 hrs befor even touching them

Just keep a close eye on it, and wait the 14 days like I stated before. As long as it is acting ok I wouldn't get super worried yet. If it starts acting strange or it happens again when it is fed I would take it strait to the vet....

ok thanks alot ill et her know she was flipping out and i was like idk ive never heard of that but im mainly into balls my wife has one redtail but thats it lol

Not a problem, but balls can have the same thing happen to them. Usually it is the husbandry, but is sounds like your friend has the everything right...

How old is her boa? It sounds like she is feeding it too often.

its a baby around 100 grams or so

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Originally Posted by Wh00h0069

How old is her boa? It sounds like she is feeding it too often.

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I agree. She is feeding it way too often. She should be feeding it every 10-14 days. Baby Boas have very sensitive digestive systems and for about the first 8-9 months both prey size and feeding frequency is very important. I would suggest a 10 day feeding schedule. She should weigh her snake on the first of each month, and use that weight to determine the prey size for the month and feed prey about 10%-12% of the snakes weight. So if the snakes current weight is 100 grams then she should be feeding 10-12 gram prey items. Once the snake is about 8 months or so, she can start feeding prey in the 10%-15% range or about the same or slightly larger than the girth of the snake.