This is very interesting... I was just offered a hypo BCI in a trade (for electronic equipment), and now I'm worried about accepting. I was thinking of taking the snake, but will it be a constant risk with my BP collection? And are BCIs and red-tails the same thing? Sorry, I know nothing about boas yet!
We do have a good herp vet around here, so maybe I could take him straight to the vet - followed by a good long quarantine. Hmmmmmm.
A vet will do you no good in diagnosing IBD unless you want to spend a lot of money on a test that may tell you nothing.
As for QT - some boas can be asymptomatic for years..........how long were you planning on keeping the animal in QT?