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how can i help my boa

i finaly got all the shed off of my boa.i couldnt get it off his neck or head so i gave him something to rub against and he got it pelled back so i finished it for him and helped him get it off.he looks like a totaly different snake now.i dont know if he is a normal colombian or if he is mixed cuz he has the { } sadle in alot of places.mike didnt say what he was he just said its a red tail boa.he also has alot of pink on his sides and belly.on the sides of his tail he has red diomonds down it like a bcc and has more red on his tail then other colombians i have seen at 4ft.
 
Put him inside a pillow case together with a wet towel and tie it with a knot. Don't forget to moisten the towel with lukewarm water and place the pillowcase with the snake and towel inside the terrarium. You don't want her to get chilled in a cold, moist environment. Check every two hours to see if she has rubbed the shed off.
 
well i got some good news finaly got the boa back up to health and looking good again.the only porblem now is that he has a retained eye cap that im still woring on but will come off soon.i took him to the vet 2 days ago and they said hes good to go.i have to go back next week so he can get checked out just to be safe.thanks for every bodys help and for your time.
 
I would give him a few days without messing with him - a retained eyecap is not a huge problem. After you give him 3-4 days without handling him, try to feed him. Then you can decide how to proceed with the eyecap. IF you opt to remove it, make sure you soak him for awhile first, then do the wet towel thing that Dan described above. A different school of thought would say that if he is eating, leave it alone. At his next shed, after he clears, start soaking him and increase the humidity of the enclosure to ease the shedding process. *note - if you choose this option, be aware that if the eyecap doesn't come off with that shed, there will be 2 retained caps.
 
Glad to hear everything went fine. Harald gave you sound advice, priority number one should be to have him recuperate some weight. Start with small preys first. I'm not sure if this boa was used to live or F/T. If you choose live (and taking into consideration her size) I would start with a large mouse or a rat pup. Remember not to leave the live mouse overnight with the boa though!

Good luck.
 
i have for sale 2 red tail boas.a 05 50% suirname laddetail 23-25in.a 04 circle back ready to breed with your females 4-5ft.both are feeding on f/t rats.the 05 has a very small kink in his tail.the 04 has a retained eyecap other then that they are both in great shape and healthy.asking price 200 obo shipping is 50 with dhl if more i will pay.for trades im looking for 05 ALBINO BURM,05 RETIC,ANY SIZE OF BOA or any size of BLOODS.
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What's up with your ad? Weren't you supposed to take the boa to the vet again this week? He was not feeding for you last week and now he eating F/T rats just fine? Great shape? That's a huge over-statement and you know it! That animal is far from being in great shape. In fact you were told it was in bad shape and needed to put more weight.
 
it is still a little small but has not loss any weight.he is eating again he just ate wensday and i have got a few people email me about him and i told them about his condistion he was in when i first got him so they know everything with no suripirzes.im not realy selling him im just giving him to who ever buys the other boa.im moving soon and dont want to take the 2 red tails and all the cages with me.the only reason why im willing to do trades is cuz i have a freind who wants a new snake and was going to get one for him sence he has got me one for my b-day so i thought it would be good to get one for him on christmas.im not trying to rip off people or send a sick snake.he doesnt show any signs of the sours in his mouth or anything any more.i just need to get rid of my snakes be fore i move is all.
 
Well I'm sorry but in one week, an animal that was not eating, and was severly undernourished cannot be in great shape. An animal that had lost some teeth due to mouth rot is not in great shape, and animal that was making wheezing sounds and has a retained eye spectacle is not in great shape. Even if you are giving it for free you might jeopardize the health of the animals in someone else's collection. You are saying you are disclosing all this to interested buyers. That's not what your ad states.
 
yeah i know i didnt put it in the ad. a person emailed me and i told him about the condition of the boa wne i first got it and havent heard from him.do you guys think i should just hold on to him just to be safe cuz i dont want to put him in harms way.i just didnt want to take him with me but i guess thats better then shipping him.im going to fix the ad and just make it one boa sale instead so theres no chance of him dieing in the box on the way to someone else.he realy is in better shape eatting again and flicks his tongue like normal but shipping him would proble get him stressed and get sick again so i wll just keep him and maybe even breed him if i can get a female.sorry if your one thought i as trying to rip people off im not like that so i hope you all forgive me for my stupid mistake.
 
That would probably be best. At the least, let it be known in your ad ALL the details up front.
You have to understand that a lot of people here and other places have been handling for a long time, and just plain know better than to believe a snake made this "miraculous recovery" from the shape you described not long ago.

IMO you may be setting yourself up for a bad reputation if you start out like that. (not disclosing everything) Best to just be up front and Honest about every detail.
And to be honest with you, it's probably best for the SNAKE that you do not start shipping it anyplace, when it is still not fully recovered, and probably still under some stress. You're asking for a relapse, and now it would be somebody elses problem. Not too cool.

Rick
 
yeah it was dum of me to even try getting rid of the boa.i should have placed it in the ad but wasnt thinking.if you look at my ad now i took it off and have the 05 only.the 05 is in great shape except for the kink in the tail but i put that in the ad so no surprizes for him.i contact the person and told them that im not shipping the 04 boa cuz its proble not fully recoverd yet.i love that boa to death its my favorite one so i didnt want to realy get rid of it.any ideas on a good way to take it with me.i have a box and a pilow case and some styro but i dont have any heat packs.would that help to keep him from getting to stressed when i move him to my new house.
 
Don't know how cold it is where you are at. Already been freezing here over night. But when I travel with My boa, I keep her in an Army laundry bag, on the seat with me, and make sure the cabin of the vehicle is warm enough.

How far are you moving? What mode of transport? A moving truck can be a rough ride. I'd put it in a vehicle besides that if you can.

Just My $0.025

Rick
 
im moving about 5miles and were using a moving truck but my dad has a suburban so i will proble keep him up front with me where the heater is.i never thought of that thanks for bring it up.
 
monitorman85 said:
yeah it was dum of me to even try getting rid of the boa.i should have placed it in the ad but wasnt thinking.if you look at my ad now i took it off and have the 05 only.the 05 is in great shape except for the kink in the tail but i put that in the ad so no surprizes for him.i contact the person and told them that im not shipping the 04 boa cuz its proble not fully recoverd yet.i love that boa to death its my favorite one so i didnt want to realy get rid of it.any ideas on a good way to take it with me.i have a box and a pilow case and some styro but i dont have any heat packs.would that help to keep him from getting to stressed when i move him to my new house.
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line the box with styro as if you were going to ship it - if you aren't sure, let me know...there are several threads on here with good instructions. How long a trip is it? In addition to trying to keep the vehicle warm, what I typically do is get a few of the heat packs from walmart to ease the chill...as a matter of fact, I was just seeing how many I have left (going to a show tomorrow, will need them for the trip home. I activate them when I go in)
 
5 Miles? That's not far at all. I think it will do just fine in the cab with you. Remember to keep it warm. Like Harold says, a heat pack would help with styro lined box if it cannot be warmed enough with the vehicles heater.
Good luck,

Rick
 
i didnt know wal-mart had heat packs.i got them from bigappleherp.com.if i knew walmart had them i owuld be getting them there.how much are they are they in the camping section.
 
they are in the camping section. they're not very good for shipping in cold weather, but they do ok for short periods. if you pack her up good, it will make it easier on you since you won't be as rushed getting everything set up.
 
they are about $2 for a package of 3 - get the 18 or 24 hr packs, the other ones are too small to be of much use. Ideally, activate them and put them in the box about an hour before you have to move her...that'll give it time to warm up a bit.
 
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