Can someone help me please with a ibd question.

Why are you so hung up on your boa having IBD? Absent a blood test or necropsy there's no way to know if your animal has it or not. If you've had it living in isolation with you for months then I would suspect not.

OTOH if you do not fix your husbandry and temperatures your boa will end up getting sick. Your snake is at the size/age where you need to order a proper reptile enclosure, heated by an RHP, regulated by a thermostat, etc.

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Originally Posted by 4Dobermans

I was reading a post on Reddit that said if they have wrinkles then she has it!!
she has wrinkles.

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Veterinary advice from Reddit is worth exactly what you paid for it...NOTHING.

FIX your husbandry...your humidity & temps!!! Telling you the same things over & over is getting old. :rolleyes: See a REAL vet! And fix the enclosure, or re-home your snake to someone who will, and don't get another one, please!

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Originally Posted by 4Dobermans

As long as she still can climb up things, eat and slither. Also what would be the reason for some of her scales to be bent or sticking out without any mites.

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Thank you very much but I have gotten numerous different bulbs and they all end up breaking so thank you but why would I try to buy bulbs that always end up breaking in less than 3 months. I have been trying to fix her room but some of that stuff is super expensive so you can’t buy it all at once, especially considering I still have to take care of my dogs,cats,chickens,ferret, ducks so I am trying my best.
I’m and by the way the vets here could make her more sick than better considering they have misdiagnosed my guinea pig with a tooth infection when it was a RI and because of that she died. The other one diagnosed my chicken with cancer when it was bumblefoot and they were two different doctors from different vet clinic.
My first guinea pig had a sneeze so I took him to the vet and somehow he died of mites. So why would I take her to a vet when she could get mites, make her stressed or something worse? I swear that all of those have really happened and I would rather not take another of those chances.
I working on ordering a thermometer and looking at the best bulbs for day for her, so it’s not like I am not trying or don’t care. Plus everyone says something different so I am do the research.

Yes, bulbs break and they are expensive. This is why we are telling you to get a proper reptile enclosure with radiant heat panel and thermostat. You pay more up front but after that the equipment works for years.

Cost of husbandry equipment and ~possible~ risk associated with seeking veterinary care are not valid reasons to forego them. By the same logic, it is unwise for you to ever leave your home because of the risk of a sunburn, catching a cold, being hit by a bus, etc. Provide the necessary care for your animal(s) or surrender them to someone that can. Period.


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