I won't be responding to those emails sent by people who want to attack my method, or the fact that I shared what they consider to be veterinary advice on the forum.I didn't do this because I thought it would be fun. I did it because it was better than letting them die. Local vets had no advice for me.
My reasoning doesn't matter anyway, I am sharing so that maybe someone can use it to help their snakes.

I am a plumber, not a doctor, that doesn't mean I am stupid though.

I wouldn't have tried anything that I thought would have any ill effect on the snakes, only things that would either help, or not hurt.

Mineral oil was suggested by a few people, and I thought if nothing else it will lubricate the passage,or do nothing.It was tubed in orally using antenna tubing used for remote control cars. These were new, and boiled before use.

Saline solution is used for everything these days,and I thought it would either disolve the mass, or at least hydrate it enough to be passed when coupled with the mineral oil, or do nothing.

I used betadyne prior to injections, and used sterile needles provided by my diabetic sister to make the injections. To avoid infection at the injections sites, I soaked each boa for half an hour in a Maracyn triple antibiotic solution.
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Davey Giltner

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