I have always liked Drymarchon since the first time I saw one but never really got myself to get one. I figured they would be a lot of work and I could not bear to take time away from my wonderfull anacondas. But after getting to take care of a large eastern indigo collection I figured I should not pass up a chance. I figured I would be spending some big cash when getting my first Drymarchon species because it would be an eastern indigo. But when I saw the skinniest most unhealthy looking beautiful little bt cribo I had to ask how she was eating. Pretty terrible I was told. He had himself a sale I said.



So I expect this little thing to come out of the dish with a fierce hood and hook herself onto my finger with those powerfull jaws. I didn't buy that kind of cribo I found out. This thing is so placid I am kind of upset. She is however alert...but alert and shy.



I get her set up and I feed her and the shy little thing is a great feeder...as long as you leave her a little ft rat and dont watch her. So she is like my girlfriend and does not like people watching her eat...its a girl thing I guess (I have a green anaconda who is the same way). I just hope she developes a feeding response soon.



So she gives me the wonderfull poop I know you all are familiar with and I get all excited and have a friend look at it. And he calls me up asking how much Albon and Panacure I have around. None, so I call up a local vet. who deals with exotics (actually they are the vet. for the zoo...important to note for later) and I tell them to set me up to give a snake some Albon and Panacure. They said they could do this and I will see the at 3:30 that day. And of coarse she has given me some more poop right before I go so I let them check it out. So they check her out and say she looks good and ask me if I know what kind of boa she is. I hope they are better at identifying parasites than snakes because they think the coccidia found was just small round worms so we should just do Panacure. I go with this and am hoping it works.



I am now noticing a lump on her side which appears to be going down but I have no idea what it is. Maybe I should get her re-evaluated on her physical...but I would like to get some ideas on here first before I take it back to a vet. who has her listed as a boa constrictor (I love how her meds. still say it even after I told them she is not a boa at all). I mean I don't expect a vet. to be able to identify every snake they see but I would think they have seen enough boas to know this snake does not fit the description. I know the zoo here has a few boas.



Good news is she is in her first shed for me and she actually ate a few minutes ago. I just couldn't watch her.



Thanks for reading and please give me some opinions on anything. I really love this snake.

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