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HappyHillbilly
at Sun Feb 24 00:07:59 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by HappyHillbilly ]
kimruger,
Please keep in mind that I'm not a reptile veterinarian and I can't physically see your boa. That means that you ultimately have to make the decision of whether or not to take it to a qualified reptile vet and when. When in doubt, go. It might be a good idea. In the meantime I'll see if I can help.
> > > "...large container of water she puts her whole body in it."
If your boa spends a fair amount of time in its water bowl you could have a problem with low humidity and/or mites. Tanks with screen tops should be covered with aluminum foil, plastic, cardboard, etc, to help keep humidity in. Sometimes placing the water bowl under the heat source can help increase the humidity level.
Inspect your snake closely for mites if you haven't already, looking closely around the eyes and on the belly.
Have you made any changes to the snake's cage (other than typical cleaning & changing substrate) or the room it's kept in?
What did it eat the last time that you fed it? Is it used to frozen/thawed mice or rats or prefer live?
I suggest trying to feed it a small live mouse, one that probably wouldn't even leave a bulge in the snake. If it's used to eating mice, offer it mice, not rats. And vice-versa. But I would try anything I could get my hands on that was smaller than usual for it. Sometimes a snake is fed to large of a rodent to where they may have problems eating it, whether we realize it or not, and they can become intimidated by size, even if they've eaten larger size rodents before.
I also suggest trying to feed it in the evening instead of during the day.
Hang in there!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American
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RE: Boa not eating - HappyHillbilly, Sun Feb 24 00:07:59 2008
