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Need help asap rescued boa please read
Not even sure what it is its about 4 feet long looks like a red tail boa but where the tail should be red its black,... it has been in an abandoned building without heat or food for 1+ month its winter in cleveland so night time could be 30 degrees... Tried feeding it live mice and pre killed, wouldn't touch either I think its too weak... it moves around but it sometimes looks like a spider with moderate to severe wobble I just started getting into BPs but know nothing about boas and am still fairly new to snakes in general any help is appreciated sorry if Im posting in an improper section but I'm using a friends computer and am limited on time to collect answers.
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Re: Need help asap rescued boa please read
I hope you have it quarantined if it is wobbeling. It could be the cold making it wobble or a whole mess of other things. It is not going to eat if it has been that cold, for a while anyway. Boas are pretty resistant to resperatory infections, is it bubbling or wheezing?
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Re: Need help asap rescued boa please read
Originally Posted by jjmitchell
I hope you have it quarantined if it is wobbeling. It could be the cold making it wobble or a whole mess of other things. It is not going to eat if it has been that cold, for a while anyway. Boas are pretty resistant to resperatory infections, is it bubbling or wheezing?
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Quarantine!!! Warm him slowly and be patient. A trip to the vet is in order.
Pics would be good for identification. A BCI does not have a dramatically red tail so the darker tail could be totally normal. Take him to the vet and if all's ok, let him settle in awhile then let us see him!
Last edited by Evenstar; 12-08-2011 at 10:56 PM.
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I recently went to check on a friends snakes while he was on vacation. They were freezing cold, burm had RI, Mouth rot and infection all over the belly. Boa wasn't as bad but both were taken to the vet and even with excellent vet care (herp specialist) the burm died. Boa is doing O.K. With that said, take it to the vet ASAP, find a herp specialist and get it looked at. DO NOT let it near any other reptiles you have. I'd even increase the quarantine time on this one. Good Luck.
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Re: Need help asap rescued boa please read
Originally Posted by Bigfish1975
I'd even increase the quarantine time on this one. Good Luck.
Ive heard boas can go almost a year before displaying symptoms of virus/disease, is this true?
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Could be IBD. It's more common in boa's as it kills BP's rather quickly. It resembles a wobble from the spider gene. Do not let him anywhere near your other animals, and make sure that you are extensively cleaning yourself after handling him before going back to your collection. Change of clothes and all imo before getting back around your snakes. Can't be too careful.
Good Luck
Last edited by RichL; 12-09-2011 at 02:02 AM.
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Re: Need help asap rescued boa please read
Originally Posted by slapdirty
Ive heard boas can go almost a year before displaying symptoms of virus/disease, is this true?
I really don't know about boas. The situation I was involved with was one of those nightmare "Can you just come by and clean the poop and change the water" scenarios. Maybe someone else can help with that answer, sorry.
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Yeah, IBD would be my major concern too. Boas are considered to be the main carrier of IBD, and they can go without showing most of the symptoms for a while.
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