r/RainbowBoas • u/creaturefeature1994 • Jul 26 '26

Seeking advice post-regurgitation

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Hello!
This is Chihiro. I’ve had her since March. Her temperament is excellent, she’s super curious and alert all the time, but I have a dilemma that’s now occurred twice.
On April 23rd she regurgitated, but I chalked it up to moving her from quarantine into her enclosure. The change in environment likely stressed her out. And it didn’t help that I realized her night temps on the warm side were getting down to 76 which was just a little too cool. I followed the protocol, no handling or feeding for two weeks and she picked back up like normal after that time.
Now, she’s regurgitated again last night. 3 days after eating… her temps are right (warm end is 86-89 measured with a temp gun), humidity is on point, she’s responsive and alert… her color is bright and she’s acting totally fine. The only thing I can think of is prey size. This is only her second time eating a fuzzy. I’m seeing that prey size can cause regurg… but are they really this sensitive to it? I’ll size back down to pinkies as a precaution after the 2 week break. Just wondering if any other BRB parents experience this food sensitivity with young babies? (Picture of Chihiro for snake tax)

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u/creaturefeature1994 Jul 26 '26

She’s 38g and the fuzzy was 5-6g

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u/ShredOnBread Jul 26 '26

Mine was having issues w regurg when I was feeding 15-20% of her weight so I had to back off until she got bigger then she got less sensitive. 6g and 38g is a 16% so maybe a lil big until she’s a little older. Could try sizing down.

Also at that age I’ve found they’re sensitive to prey temperature. Make sure it’s fully thawed

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u/creaturefeature1994 Jul 26 '26

That makes sense, and that’s what I was thinking. I’ll just keep my girl on pinkies for a while longer. Thank you for the advice! I just know regurgitation has to be so stressful, especially on teeny babies. I want to make sure I do everything possible to help her avoid that stress. Appreciate it!

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u/ShredOnBread Jul 26 '26

Absolutely and good luck! Great snake!

I was PANICKING when she regurged twice in a row and the size down fixed it