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Blind Albino BCI

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I'm guessing he's a kahl albino bci?

So, Saturday I went to the Rock and Shock horror convention in Worcester, Ma. This is the first year I saw a reptile vendor there who was selling. He didn't have a business card...I should've got a name, but the vendor said I could find him under "GR Reptiles" on Facebook. I haven't been able to find him there or on the BOI (also because "GR" is too short of a search term).

The vendor showed me this beautiful guy with no eyes who was skin and bones. He said the snake was born with no eyes. It must've been from inbreeding or from an infection of some sort. I asked what he was feeding, acting, eating, pooing ect. The vendor told me he wouldn't eat rat pinks but ate one pre-killed fuzzy mouse once a week. I was shocked at how small of a meal he was being fed. I hate the idea of paying for a malnourished or sick animal, but I couldn't leave him there. :(

Saturday I took him home and set him up in a sterilite. He seems alert and acts healthy otherwise. Sunday morning he pooed. I offered him a pre-scented f/t rat pink that night and he took it no problem; Snatched it off the tongs in a split second! On top of that, Monday I discovered he also had mites and began treatment.


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Good for you for stepping in to help the poor thing! Best of luck with him. I would try and contact the show management to get information on the vendor, and either see if he will make the situation right (cover treatment costs) or report him on the BOI.
 
Thank you for the support! He's doing well at the moment and is such a sweet boy. I'm hoping it just ends up being a case of ignorance and poor husbandry and nothing worse. I contacted the show via email. If I don't get a reply I'll ask around further to people who were at the show, if anyone recognized or remembered him.
 
Just terrible. Its nice of you to take the poor guy. I hope he gives you a nice long life of joy.
Good luck
 
That's really sad that he was even brought to that condition. :( I agree with everyone though, it's a good thing you were there to take him home. He is a beautiful boa. I hope all goes well with him! :)
 
Thank you everyone! Well he is on the right track now and I am hopeful. A convention representative gave me the vendor's email address but it ended up being a dead end. I'm still looking for information though.

This was my first encounter with mites; I was wondering if the appearance of the scales on his face are a residual effect of them, i.e. dried blood from under the scales? Or something else...?

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