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LindaH
at Thu Feb 17 03:09:24 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by LindaH ]
This is good advice. You need to keep that tissue moist and alive.....and get the boa to a vet immediately. The longer you wait, the more likely it is that the tissue protruding will start to die or become infected....it is NOT meant to be outside. If it is a hemipene, the vet may be able to flush away any debris and reinsert it into the body. That happened with one of my males once. My vet totally inverted it, flushed it really good, reinserted it and put in a stitch on that side of the vent, which was removed later. That male went on to produce a beautiful litter.
If it is bowel, he may be straining to poop and may be constipated. The vet will be able to tell you what the tissue is. If it turns out to be bowel/rectum tissue, in the future you might want to soak your F/T rats for a while before you feed them. I have even injected F/T rats with water or Pedialyte in the past. Make sure your boa always has access to fresh water and perhaps a place to soak as well. "Something" is causing this. If it is constipation, it is probably because he is somewhat dehydrated.
Good luck. Let us know how he does.
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Linda Hedgpeth
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RE: sounds like a prolapsed bowel . . . - LindaH, Thu Feb 17 03:09:24 2005