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Boa have an RI?

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  • 11-01-2015, 12:50 PM
    thehonestpirate
    I've been hearing a slight whistle during some exhales, although I haven't been witnessing her opening her mouth anymore, I did bump up the heat and humidity and left her alone for 24 hours or so, she doesn't look like she's going to strike but she does puff up a bit when I open the enclosure. I'll check on her again today, I am noticing her mouth being slightly crooked still though, like her upper part of her jaw is slightly to the left, not sure if that indicates anything or if it will fix itself. I haven't noticed any mucus at all, my only hints of a possible RI now are the whistling, however that could be water in the nose right? I noticed that my BCC whistles after baths for a few minutes
  • 11-05-2015, 12:42 PM
    louis burgos
    Re: Boa have an RI?
    Make sure you take its water bowl out good luck .And make sure you take all your reptiles in the other part of your home . It contajous

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  • 11-05-2015, 12:43 PM
    louis burgos
    Re: Boa have an RI?
    You got to give it lots of heat , but make sure its not way to hot .

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  • 11-05-2015, 01:10 PM
    louis burgos
    Re: Boa have an RI?
    Hey this is Louis , did make sure your boa set up isn't by a door or window .Or there isn't any drafts going into the Boa's set up

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  • 11-05-2015, 01:14 PM
    louis burgos
    Re: Boa have an RI?
    No moisture at all .Ive learned the hard way .By making expensive mistaked

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  • 12-13-2015, 03:28 AM
    thehonestpirate
    Okay, so now it's been like 6-7 weeks or so since I've had her, I was waiting for any bubbling or any signs of an RI to pop up to take her to the vet, however no advancement at all, so I think an RI can probably be ruled out, her jaw looks like it is off the side, is there any possible birth defects/injuries that can cause this and could this explain her opening her mouth and whistling from her mouth? I just want to figure out what's wrong with her for some peace of mind. She has been whistling but she doesn't open her mouth very often, in fact I just had her out for about 10 minutes while I was cleaning out her enclosure and she didn't open it at all. However she did whistle (it seemed to happen when she was exerting effort ie. moving up my arm) Any ailments of any sort that meet these symptoms?
    As always,
    Thanks for all your input! :)
  • 12-28-2015, 06:59 AM
    Tyson88
    Re: Boa have an RI?
    Our female hogg very hissy never biten though, she always backs down lol

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  • 12-28-2015, 10:23 AM
    bcr229
    The jaw mis-alignment could be a stuck tooth or hers may just naturally be a bit off.

    If she's whistling it could be anything from stuck shed (bump up her humidity) to natural heavy breathing after you've been handling her and she's exerted herself for a while.
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