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    Suddenly can't respond to linked threads

    Just noticed this during the last week: If I click on an email link to a thread I have subscribed to, I can read but not reply. Instead I get the request to join as below. Also I am being asked to log in again every time I access the site through my normal channel (bookmark to Boas Discussion...
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    ALBINO Fiji Boa Candoia bibroni bibroni

    A friend of mine has just found the first albino Fiji Boa I have ever seen... thought you might like to see it. This is naturally occurring, not bred for.
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    Has anyone used Liquid Paraffin in snakes?

    I have a snake with a faecal impaction (confirmed by Xray) and the vet suggests tube-feeding him oil to help him pass it. I have seen cases where Mineral Oil was prescribed, but that is unavailable where I live. We can get Liquid Paraffin, but my (non-reptile) vet doesn't know if it's OK in...
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    A little news about Tom Crutchfield

    I just happened on this "heart-warming" video about a 70 year old man and his 37-year old wife, next thing I know they are in the Cobra-room.... and it turns out to be Tom and Stacey Crutchfield. I know very little about Tom except a few threads about smuggling etc... but if you are interested...
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    Vitamin supplements and forcefeeding snakes

    I recently had to force feed a snake over a long period of time. I live in an area very remote from veterinary support and supplies, so I had to improvise while these tools and supplements got to me, and I found it difficult to get information on the specific levels of vitamins to aim for, so I...
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    Sitting tight in Fiji as Cyclone Gita bears down on us

    The first real cyclone of the season is heading our way, and once again it's doing weird things things, circling on itself and coming back to us when it should be safely passed. (Same thing that Cyclone Winston did, the one that smashed up parts of the country 2 years ago). Cyclone Gita came...
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    Educating vets if Fiji about snakes

    We don't have specialist reptile vets where I am, but we do have a very willing and helpful general vet practice (https://www.facebook.com/vetessentials.fiji/). Recently, coupled with some great advice from members of this forum, they have been able to help me treat one of my snakes, but as...
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    More man-killing snake nonsense....

    See article about man "killed by" 2.4m long python in the UK. Expect general anti-snake hysteria as a result.... Looks to me like an accident that happened WHILE he was handling the snake, not BECAUSE of it, and it has been interpreted as the snake killing him because people are so fearful and...
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    Information paper on invasive Green Iguanas and others

    Not sure if this is the best place to post this, but that's what this forum is for, right? :shrug01: See these links for a really nice species ID sheet for American Iguanas, and the latest info on invasive Green Iguanas, from IUCN (the International Union for the Conservation of Nature), ...
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    How to give an IM injection to a boa?

    I need to help a non-reptile vet give an IM Baytril injection to my boa. Neither she nor I have done this before, can anyone tell me the best place to give it? I assume alongside the spine? Full story at http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=640431 Thanks for any help
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    Advice re breathing blockage?

    I've just posted a thread in the veterinary forum about a breathing problem one of my Fiji boas is having. I thought I'd put a link here as this forum is more active and I'd really appreciate some speedy advice anyone has...
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    Blocked glottis on snake -any advice urgently welcome

    I'm in Fiji (the south pacific country) without specialist reptile vet support, and I've got something going on I've never seen before. ANY opinions, experiences or suggestions would be very welcome. I have an adult male wild caught endemic Fiji Boa (Candoia bibroni bibroni) who I've had in the...
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    Share your Hurricane preparedness tips

    Hurricane Irma is heading to Florida right now. This will be over in a few days but there will be more coming. Many of us have lived for years in Hurricane-prone areas, and must have some good practical tips to share on how to guard your home, possessions and family against storm damage. Also...
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    Love is in the air...

    it's breeding season for Fiji Boas - cold, wet and stormy, just like they like it. The boys went off feed back in July, the start of our winter, and the girls obviously smell delicious.... I'm not breeding them this year so this must be an exercise in frustration for them. Normally these...
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    Sterlising water using Household bleach

    This has come up for me because we are in the aftermath of a cyclone, when drinking water can be contaminated, but power and wood are in limited supply, so boiling water is not practical for sterilising purposes. Household bleach can be use to decontaminate drinking water, as long as basic...
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    Texas Pet Shop Cobra escape

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3165289/Missing-cobra-believed-killed-Texas-pet-shop-worker-dead.html Missing cobra believed to have killed Texas pet shop worker is found dead in same parking lot where the teen became ill Austin, Texas police said Friday morning they found the snake...
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    Teeny Tiny snake photos

    Worth following this link - some great photos of TINY snakes - useful to convince your phobic neighbour that snakes can be cute! :thumbsup: http://www.innamag.com/these-adorably-tiny-snakes-are-so-cute-no-phobia-will-stand-a-chance/
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    Feeding chicks to candoia

    I've just started a thread in the General Herp Talk forum, about feeding chicks to Candoia bibroni bibroni (Fiji Boa). I don't want to double up the posting, but if any of you do feed birds to your snakes, I'd appreciate your opinions. Thanks. :thumbsup...
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    Feathery regurgitation anyone?

    Anyone out there feeding birds to snakes? I feed week-old chicks to my Fiji boas (Candoia bibroni bibroni), and have just witnessed one of them regurgitating a pellet of feathers and tiny bones. I have always found these pellets but had presumed they were deposited (ahem) from the other end...
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    Vote to help shark conservation in Fiji

    I'm running a project to help with Shark conservation in Fiji - If you feel like voting you can help us win some funding. Vote on this link: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectAWAREFoundation?v=app_599788450050788 There are 10 projects listed: Make sure you vote for the The Great Fiji Shark...
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