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i was working at the petshop friday afternoon/evening when a gentleman can in with a boa complete with full setup . he said that some people had been evicted and when he went in to start the clean up of the apartment(he's the maintenence man ) he found this poor critter abandonded there . my boss and i opened the tank and got the boa out . she/he had between 2 and 4 layers of old shed covering approx 50% of her body and had several mouse or rat bites on her tail . she/he is also thin as a rail . the worst one being right at the tip of her/his tail . she/he just looked pathetic . also the tank had multiple piles of fecal matter and old shed scattered profusely through it . i got her/him home and spent a few hours soaking and gently removing as much of the old shed as i could . once i got all but the last 3 inches or so of her/his tail cleaned up i treated the bites with triple antibiotic ointment and put her/him in a 10 gallon tank so i can observe her/him easily for the next couple weeks . since she/he is so thin saturday morning i decided to offer her/him a weened rat to see if she/he would eat . i'm glad to say she/he took it without hesitation . also when i fed her/him i saw that she had gotten almost all of the remaining shed off(all but the last quarter inch of her tail where the worst bites are) . she/he seems much more alert and active already and is just a beautiful little critter . i'm going to leave her/him be for the moment since it seems the worst is past . in a few days i'm going to try to get the last little bit of shed off of her/him . most of the bites seemed to be superficail and once the old shed was off most are almost gone . the tip of her/his tail though is still questionable . i am pretty sure she/he is going to be perfectly fine once she/he gains some weight . i just dont understand how someone can do this sort of thing to an animal that is completely dependent on a person for their health and well being . it just really upsets me to see something like this . i took a couple pics after i had gotten most of the shed off of her/him and i'll post them at the end of this . i believe she/he may be a central american local boa but am not sure at the moment . as much as i hate to see this happen to critters i am glad that she/he came to me so that she/he can have a good life now . if anyone can tell what local she/he is i would appreciate your comments . the pics are not the best as i didnt want to disturb her/him more than i had to already . i'll post some better ones in a week or so when she/he has had time to settle in a bit . i'm also waiting till she/he is in a bit better shape bafore i probe to find out wheather its a he or a she so thats why all the double gender refrences . anyways here are the pics i got . thanks in advance to any who might have an idea on her/his local .

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He's lucky to be in your hands. I think that you are right about him being from Central America, but exactly where will only be a guess. Keep us posted on his progress.
 
i cant stand people that are that cruel to their reptiles. its a good thing that you were able to rescue him/her before things gotten worse..

high five to you and the maintence man for bringing him in
 
thanks yall . she/he seems to be very alert at this point . she tracks me everytime i walk by her tank . i think she is expecting more rats . i think next feeding i'll offer two weened rats . i just didnt want her to regurg her first meal . from the looks of her she hasnt been fed very well in the past .
 
just a quick update . the tip of her tail where it had been badly chewed has fallen off . i came home from work last night and found it in her tank . i checked her and it seems to have almost healed under the old tip with just a little red dot where it seperated . she lost about 1/8th of an inch . i was afraid it would be this way . the good news is that was the last of the old shed and damage that was left to be removed and she is looking much better now . the other mouse rat bites seem to have been superficail and are barely visble . i think another shed or 2 and she will be scar free(except the tip which i dont think will be noticable) . i just feel so bad for what this poor critter had to go through , i'm glad she is here now .
 
Wow, great job with him/her. Some people are just despicable but luckily there are good folks like you around.
 
thank you jamie . for me its more of a passion than a hobby . i've been facinated by snakes since i was 5 . i dont like seeing any animal suffer needlessly , but snakes have always been special to me . i'm so happy i have gotten back into them after 8 years without . :scatter:
 
Hey good save Mark. :hurray: Nice looking one too. Couldn't say about the C.A. part by the pics. Nice looking either way. Hope it eats well, and does a nice turn around for You.

Rick
 
thanks rick . i saw the pics of your new babies , their awesome . i had him out today (i'm hoping its a male anyways) so i could check his tail and clean his cage , so i took a couple pics while he was laying on the blanket . the tail seems to be ok . its not inflamed or anything so i think it will be ok in a couple sheds . anyways heres the pics .

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this last one is a picture of the tip of her tail that fell of yesterday .

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Mark, He/She looks like a sweet baby, Now He/She gets to grow up to be a sweet Adult in your care.The Boa Gods had you in mind when they sent it your way Congrates.
 
than you bill . he is definately a sweet little critter . has a wonderful disposition considering what he's been through .
 
Kaa needs a wife said:
You should be able to do a quick sexing by looking for the spurs near the anus that occur in males.
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Eh......it's not just males that have spurs. ;)

Great job, Mark. I think he's a lucky guy to have found you!
 
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