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Snake Not digesting food

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HI, I have a baby red tail boa that is not digesting food right. She eats it fine but either that night of the following day it comes back out still like a rat pup, the only thing that stayed in her would be a little of the head and some fur. What is wrong with her? What do I do?
 
My guess would be that it is too cold.... make sure the heat is efficient, it should be about 82-85 on one end, and in the hot spot around 92-94 It sounds like that is the problem, i have a red tail, and that is one of the only problems i can think of by the way you described it.
 
I'd venture to guess it is "coming out" the same end it went in, or in other words, regurgitating.

If you've got a puker on your hands, it could be related to many different things. The first thing you need to do is STOP FEEDING IT for at least 2 weeks. Let it recover from the stresses of puking it's food up.

Try a smaller prey item, and check your temperatures, as mentioned. Could be too cold - or too hot.
 
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Here is some things you could try:

Raise the temps
Feed smaller prey items
Make sure it has a good hiding spot
Don't mess with her for a couple of days

I hope this helps and good luck.

Thanks
Brett
 
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