i might have a problem

thats a nicaragin boa, i have a male and a female of them, trying to breed. but she might have RI and get her to the doctors right away

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Originally Posted by cutler07

thats a nicaragin boa, i have a male and a female of them, trying to breed. but she might have RI and get her to the doctors right away

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How can you judge that from the pic? No way to prove its a nic and looks nothing like the hundreds of farmed nics I dug through to pick out the one I have. Not starting an argument, just saying

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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

How can you judge that from the pic? No way to prove its a nic and looks nothing like the hundreds of farmed nics I dug through to pick out the one I have. Not starting an argument, just saying

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the people i got it from said it was a central radtail, i've been taking care of it according to the redtail caresheet and what i've read on this forum, does it matter if theres a correct id on it? or isn't it all the same care?

boas are diffrent,

diffrent speices of boas, some live in really hot humid dry areas while others live in mosit humid areas. so yea

and its a nic by the face, patterns. but yea some boas neeed diffrent care

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Originally Posted by cutler07

boas are diffrent,

diffrent speices of boas, some live in really hot humid dry areas while others live in mosit humid areas. so yea

and its a nic by the face, patterns. but yea some boas neeed diffrent care

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well, i have 2 people telling me its a differnt kind of snake, so i'm not sure what to do on this.. i'm still just following the reg. redtail care sheet i found, unless someone can clear this up for me. i'll take some close up pictures after she sheds, that might help, i hope.

tehre all basically the same, but some boas may neeed a llittle change in the enviroment

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Originally Posted by cutler07

tehre all basically the same, but some boas may neeed a llittle change in the enviroment

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oh i completely understand that, i just don't know what changes she needs though because i'm so confused on her id.. i'll be going to the vet soon to get her checked out and i'll see if the doctor can shed some light on what type of snake she is.. and once her skin clears up i'll take some pics outside and close ups of her face.. .that might help people on here try to help me id her

How did the possible RI turn out? Did the weezing go away after she shed? If she's still doing it you may want to turn her heat up a little bit. It may save you a trip to the vet...

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Originally Posted by BoaJones

How did the possible RI turn out? Did the weezing go away after she shed? If she's still doing it you may want to turn her heat up a little bit. It may save you a trip to the vet...

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hi.. her first vet appointment was the day after her shed, and the shed did not make the weezing go away.
she was on 2 weeks of injected antibiotics (one shot every other day) and then had a check up appoitment.. she still had weezing so she is now on another 2 weeks of injected antibiotics, and hopefully this will help.
but as of now she is still making some noise when she breathes, and she is still in a seperate room from my other snakes.

at the check up appointment the vet said that the snake was looking better though, and she still has a healthy weight.. and she ate for me last week.. so things are looking up.
i'll post another update after the next week and a half of antibiotics are over

Thanks for the update. We'll keep you in our thoughts.

Chris & Tracy.