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what would you do with kink tail boas?

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I just had a small litter of boas and have 3 with kinked tails?
I would keep them for pets if they could defecate properly.
Would you put down or see if they can eat and use the cloaca?
please offer any opinions if experienced.If they need to be put down i want to do soon as i dont want them to suffer.It seems they know they are injured because they are the only 3 being nippy. After 2 litters i have not been struck at by baby's except for these ones. lol.
Thank you
Rich
 

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Those are some pretty nasty tail kinks.

Personally, I would cull them.

Unless you are keeping them their entire lives, you cannot guarantee someone is not going to attempt to breed the animal, cause further harm, create imperfect babies or something else.

Even still ... people should be breeding for high quality animals and one with a kink is anything but.
 
I agree - I've given away babies with MINOR kinks as pets...and culled babies far less kinked than those.
 
Thank you
I thought they were nasty.i dont want them to be bred either!will they be able to defacate normally?
I have someone who would take 1 and not breed it.
But if the majority agree with you i will put cull them.
 
what would you do Harold with these.They will end up in our area and i would hate to see an add on cl from them trying to find it a home.
 
No way to tell until either they deficate or die of impaction. It's your call, but I really think it is in the better interest of the animals to cull them.
 
Truthfully, this is the part of breeding no one wants to deal with or talk about, but it speaks better for you as a breeder to remove genetically imperfect animals from any potential gene pool than it does to let them remain in it.
 
If you've got a definite pet only home - this one doesn't look all that bad from the picture
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But you're the one looking at it :shrug01:

Personally, I wouldn't even bother setting the other two up, let alone wait for them to shed.
 
I am definitely against poor breeding practices.I am culling them! i hope to be on here a long time and a good rep is important.Trying to build it now.
 
If you're confident with the hatchet, I'd go that route, otherwise, put them in the fridge until they slow down and then a freezer after that. Don't just dump them right into the freezer.
 
The closest thing to humane available to us, IMO, is cooling (refrigerator) them first, then the freezer. It's not ideal, but it's better than the alternatives.
 
(It would make for an interesting story - presenting to the ER, and explaining how you came to hit your hand with the hatchet...)
 
I agree with Harald. If you have a family member or friend that will not breed then you could give that one away as a pet.

The others should defiantly be humanly put down. I am not sure what would be the best way to do that, as for the fact I have never had to. Most people in know use the freezer but I have heard bad things about that. The hatchet would be the fastest and most pain-free but I personally couldn't go through with it. Also, what happens if you don't get a clean cut? The animal would be in tremendousness pain.

I use CO2 for y rodents and that seems to go well. I don't know how it would work with my reptiles? I am sure someone more knowledgeable than me could answer these questions.
 
Ok,its done.It sucked but as all said,it was better for them and not to put in a position someone might try and breed.I also didn't want them to eat and not be able to deficate and die in pain.
Why does this happen?
My herpstat was at 88.5 degrees and the last litter didnt have this issue?Could it be she is big and only in a 4' boaphile?
 
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