Hi all, I finally got my first Dumeril's Boa! I got a great deal on this adult male at the Northern Virginia Reptile Expo a couple of weeks ago, and his cage (which was free.) He just shed yesterday and I noticed it looks like his throat is puffed up a little bit...is this something I should be concerned about? His nostrils look clear, and he doesn't seem to have any trouble breathing, but I know in many snakes this is a sign of a resporatory infection.

This first pic is one we took of use and some of the critters for a Christmas pic



and here are some pics of my Dumeril's Boa





Thanks for any responses, and happy holidays!
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-David

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1.0 ball python (Pandora - don't ask)
1.0 argentine boa (Prometheus)
0.1 hogg island boa (Andromeda)
0.0.1 brazilian rainbow boa (Inara)
1.0 kenyan sand boa (Diablo)
1.0 normal corn snake(Cypress)
0.1 amery. corn snake (Morgan LaFay)
0.0.2 baby corns (Romulus and Remus)
- 1 normal, 1 ghost
0.0.1 banded cali. kingsnake (Cain)
1.0 tangerine honduran milksnake (Narcissus)
0.0.1 snow corn snake (Valkyrie)
1.0 amazon tree boa (Pegasus)
1.0 colombian boa (Poseidon)
0.1 albino san diego gopher snake (Athena)
0.0.1 sandfish skink (Slick)
0.0.1 fire skink (Phoenix)
1.0 dog (Luke)

the wife's pets:
1.0 bearded dragon (Leonidas)
1.1 ferrets (Ares, Enyo)
1.2 cats (Galahad, Ripley and Sassy)
0.1 Boxer (Zoe)

NEWEST ADDITIONS:
1.0 adult Dumeril's boa
0.0.1 baby yellow amazon tree boa

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