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HappyHillbilly
at Thu Jul 3 16:28:40 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by HappyHillbilly ]
Nobody has flamed anyone........, yet.
Let me begin by saying, yes, it is possible the snake in question died from IBD. From all that we have been told here it is my belief, as well as a few others', that URI is more likely. either way, without a full necropsy we're all, including you, doing nothing but playing a guessing game.
While there are some things that could lead one to believe it was IBD I feel there are just as many to lead to URI. #1 - being the snake's caging. #2 - how many IBD cases are you aware of that ended with "...twisting around the cage with his mouth open and spitting up a clear liquid"?
#3a - "Some info on their living conditions: a big cage, about 3 feet square wide, and about 4 feet tall cage made of wood with mesh around the outside..."
#3b - "recently moved him from another smaller cage at my apartment to my boyfriend's to live with our other snake, and his house is a little bit cooler than my apartment. i figured the temperature was okay because he didn't have any eating problems, but i dont really know."
How about you filling us in on just how many Burmese Pythons have survived such caging conditions without resulting in URI.
Another quote: "i dont know if he liked his new cage because he stopped moving as much as he did when he lived at my place." Hint! Hint!
Welcome to MY realm!
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: It's like this.......... - HappyHillbilly, Thu Jul 3 16:28:40 2008