return to main index
  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
click here for Rodent Pro  
click here for Rodent Pro
Mice, Rats, Rabbits, Chicks, Quail
Available Now at RodentPro.com!
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday! . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Garter Snake . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Nov 23, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Nov 23, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Tucson Herpetological Society Meeting - Nov 25, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Dec 04, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - Dec 05, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Dec 07, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Kentucky Reptile Expo - Dec. 07, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Dec 08, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Dec 15, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Dec 17, 2024 . . . . . . . . . . 
Free Nationwide Ground Shipping on All Frozen Food Orders Totaling $99 Or More at RodentPro.com!

Quick update on dead 'gravid' boa

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Boa Forum ]

Posted by: liquidleaf at Mon Mar 5 22:24:40 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by liquidleaf ]  
   

Just listened to my phone messages - my vet called and left a quick message about the cause of my hog island boa's death.

He could find no evidence of any pregnancy. No slugs or embryos at all. The cause of death was an intestinal abcess, where the intestine looped back on itself and became infected. This caused the swelling that I confused with her "litter" moving down towards her back half.

I still feel terrible - had I not thought she was pregnant, I would have known something was wrong.

I will post more information when I speak to the vet...
-----
Lauren Madar - OphidiaGems.com
1.0 Ball Python, 1.0 Hog Island Boa (RIP DeeDee), 1.1 Hypo BCI, 1.1 Surinam BCC, 0.1 Green Tree Python

   

[ Show Entire Thread ]


>> Next Message:  RE: Quick update on dead 'gravid' boa - Kins, Tue Mar 6 04:52:54 2007
>> Next Message:  Further detail... - liquidleaf, Tue Mar 6 17:03:16 2007
>> Next Message:  RE: Quick update on dead 'gravid' boa - Slithering_Serpents, Wed Mar 7 16:56:44 2007