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  • 10-25-2010, 09:32 PM
    hry1121
    Sick Boa
    I bought a columbian boa from a repticon show on saturday. It's about a foot and a half long. At first, I didnt notice anything wrong. Yesterday it started corkscrewing its neck, this morning it seemed a bit disorientated, and now seems almost dead. I read up and realized these are many symptoms of IBD. Is there anything i can do for my poor snake? has anyone else had problems with repticon?
  • 10-25-2010, 10:37 PM
    sarahlovesmiike
    I wouldn't get your hopes up... Not really sure but I don't think there is a cure for IBD.
  • 10-25-2010, 10:40 PM
    Sammy412
    No, IBD is fatal. If you have other snakes, I hope you quarantined the new one from day one, and haven't crosscontaminated the others. Sorry to hear about your boa. I would definitely let the breeder know, as his whole collection is at risk and quite probably carriers.
  • 10-25-2010, 11:15 PM
    hry1121
    Re: Sick Boa
    any suggestions on how to clean out my cage to prevent this from happening to any other reptile i decide to get? thanks so much for everyones help!
  • 10-25-2010, 11:40 PM
    David802
    Re: Sick Boa
    I'd use straight bleach or rubbing alcohol...Theres no experience behind that suggestion, I'd just want to make sure its completely sanitized.

    Also as horrid as this may sound, if your sure its IBD I'd put it down, its going to die anyway and if you have other snakes taking him out of the picture may save you from getting any of them sick as well.

    :( Sorry for your loss
  • 11-03-2010, 11:49 PM
    hry1121
    Re: Sick Boa
    thanks so much for your help. He was my only reptile. I completely cleaned out his cage and am looking to start a new reptile home for a new little guy :)
  • 11-04-2010, 12:04 AM
    iCandiBallPythons
    Who was it purchased from?
  • 11-04-2010, 02:25 AM
    thedeathhippie
    Re: Sick Boa
    Maybe dumb question but what is IBD?

    So sorry to hear about the sick boa. That is heartbreaking
  • 11-04-2010, 02:26 AM
    smoffler
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by thedeathhippie View Post
    Maybe dumb question but what is IBD?

    So sorry to hear about the sick boa. That is heartbreaking

    Snake aids. No cure always deadly


    sent by two homing pigeons!!
  • 11-04-2010, 10:04 AM
    shescountry89
    Re: Sick Boa
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by hry1121 View Post
    I bought a columbian boa from a repticon show on saturday. It's about a foot and a half long. At first, I didnt notice anything wrong. Yesterday it started corkscrewing its neck, this morning it seemed a bit disorientated, and now seems almost dead. I read up and realized these are many symptoms of IBD. Is there anything i can do for my poor snake? has anyone else had problems with repticon?

    I am incredibly sorry for your loss. That really is to bad, expecially since it was for your first snake. Make sure you completely and thoroughly examine any new animal you may be interested in purchasing before taking it home. But definatly let the breeder know as soon as possible.
  • 11-04-2010, 11:07 AM
    JeffFlanagan
    IBD isn't usually that fast in Boas
    From healthy-seeming to corkscrewing to almost dead in a few days sounds like an environmental toxin, or less-likely a cooked snake from a too hot environment (sunlight?). Even BPs, who die quickly from the disease, don't usually go quite that fast from IBD.

    Have insecticides been used anywhere near where the snake is in the at all recent past?

    If this is your first snake, it would be good to hold off a couple of months before buying a new snake from a different breeder. IBD can stick around a little bit and wipes out whole collections. I don't add snakes to my collection, because I don't want to risk IBD even with a quarantine in a different part of the house. It's that dangerous, and my snakes are very important to me.
  • 11-04-2010, 02:10 PM
    iCandiBallPythons
    Re: Sick Boa
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by thedeathhippie View Post
    Maybe dumb question but what is IBD?

    So sorry to hear about the sick boa. That is heartbreaking

    This explains IBD. http://www.anapsid.org/ibd.html
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