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    Re: I need help :(

    Is there any chance that the rodents you are feeding her are a little bit too big for her?

    I had a male boa, he would eat like there was no tomorrow. I had him on weanling rats and thought maybe it was time to move up. Now the difference between the weanling rats, and the small/small rats I was feeding was not much more than a few grams. However it was too much for him to handle. He'd soak then regurge the small rats.

    I was in the same situation, vet check/fecal all that stuff was perfect.

    So on a hunch and at my wits end, I gave him 3 weeks to heal from regurging and went back to weanling rats. Never had a problem again. I just waited another 6 months to change to small rats , and he did fine.

    Like I said it wasn't a huge difference in size, but just enough to make him regurge.

    So I would maybe give her two weeks to heal. Then try a smaller prey item and see how she does.
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