Rainbow boa wound

Hi guys, i need you opinions on these one. Someone is selling me this female rainbow boa. Shes 4y.o. Ready for breeding. But there is one issue, She has a wound on the tail due to bad shed as per the owner told me. Heres the pic.
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http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/16/e4yjegub.jpg

Ventral shot
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/16/emame9er.jpg


Now, my question is. Is this a serious wound and will lead to death? Can she still breed?

It looks like necrosis caused by stuck shed on its tail but I'd still have a vet check it out and make sure it isn't some type of bacterial infection. It probably will not affect breeding but definitely want till it is cleared up before you introduce another animal to her.

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I would tell the owner to call me after a vet has seen the snake and treated it. A tail doesn't get that bad overnight, it's a big red flag that the poor thing hasn't been cared for properly for quite a while.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

I would tell the owner to call me after a vet has seen the snake and treated it. A tail doesn't get that bad overnight, it's a big red flag that the poor thing hasn't been cared for properly for quite a while.

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x2, I would stay away from this animal until it is better.

Poor snake :(

In that bad of health, its far from "ready to breed"

That's really bad, and should be seen by a vet right away. That is dying tissue, and will probably need the end of her tail amputated. If it is not treated, that tissue is just going to rot away and will probably continue moving up her body. That's probably quite painful as well for her.

Since I do rescue, I would take her, but I wouldn't pay anything for her, since it's going to cost quite a bit in vet bills. I'd be too worried about her being sold to someone else who wouldn't care about her tail.

Do you think i can still make her well? Does it really need the amputation?

To be completely honest that snake looks like it is in terrible condition. The current owner needs to get it to a vet and get it better before he/she even thinks of selling it. I highly doubt that snake will successfully breed this year. I would find another snake.

The tail looks dead. I would think amputation is unavoidable at this point. It is not going to be a cheap vet trip. Like others said, that did not happen with one shed. It looks like it has been neglected for a while.

What are they asking for it? At this point it would be a rescue. Its going to be several hundred dollars so I wouldn't pay anything. If you really want it I would meet the owner at a vet and get their opinion and see if the owner would let you take the snake for paying the bill. That is only if it is within the value of the snake and I doubt it is.

I agree with everyone, that took time to get like that and the current owner of the snake needs to take it to the vet. Personally I would not buy it..the fact that the owner let the snake get like that makes me believe them to be bad owners and are at the very least, negligent. And I wouldn't want to support them in any way....

Do you think it will take a long time for her to recover? The wound is already dried up. Im here in the philippines. Very few vets that knows about reptiles. :(

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Originally Posted by ScraPPyCoCo

Do you think it will take a long time for her to recover? The wound is already dried up. Im here in the philippines. Very few vets that knows about reptiles. :(

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The wound may be dried up but the tissue looks necrotic.

It HAS to be amputated.

I can tell you from experience that amputation is not cheap. When I first got my skink it turned out he had a bone infection in all four feet and 3 legs. Between the surgery and medicine (I had to give daily shots) it cost nearly 1000.00. Don't get me wrong i love my (now) legless lizard, but I didn't know about the infection before he was on my door step.. I would stay away from this one unless your willing to put in the time and money to get him better.

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Originally Posted by ScraPPyCoCo

Do you think it will take a long time for her to recover? The wound is already dried up. Im here in the philippines. Very few vets that knows about reptiles. :(

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IF the seller were willing to give her to me I wouldn't even take her home, she would go straight to the vet for treatment, but I'm fortunate to have two excellent reptile vets in my area, one of which is a 24/7 facility. I also wouldn't plan on breeding her this year, maybe next year, and if her injury made her unfit for breeding I would give her away as a pet to someone I trust.

For breeding you need to be very discriminating about the health of the animals you bring home, and that's doubly true if you don't have a good vet available.

That's a RESCUE not a purchase and that one is gonna cost you money.

Now the question is, are you in such a hurry to breed that you would be willing to pay for an animal in bad condition?

How about buying a healthy animal instead, even if that mean raising it up?

Also given the condition and lack of care since the beginning of the issue are you even sure that you are getting a female, and what other problems will you discover, this is the one you see there might be others?

Food for the thoughts.

God how can anyone let a poor animal get injured like that????

That being said, I'm with the others, do not buy her unless you have a vet to take her to and money to pay for immediate surgery to have that dead part removed. This snake would suffer so much if you were to breed her (if it is a her) in this condition and may not make it to birth....if you cannot afford the time/money to get this poor baby healthy, then you need to buy one you know is already healthy, even if that means raising it up before it can breed!!!

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SHes healthy and kicking!

Heres the updated pics. Shes eating a xl rat.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/29/8uzyqu8y.jpg

Heres the pic of the tail:
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/29/vyze4y5a.jpg
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