Thanks for all the help everyone. He ate a juvenile rat this morning at about 5am, finally, and now he seems a little more active. I have his heat lamp pointed at his basking spot, I am not sure of the temperature though, I will have to get a few thermostats' to place in his cage. Will those standard "indoor thermostats" work allright? I have a thermostatically controlled heating pad that I can use for him, just have to find it. It is kind of like a heat blanket, only about 2'x2'. And I will get him a hide box as well. I have not seen any bubbles coming from his mouth, nor have I heard any irregularities in his breathing. But I will keep an eye out for those things. As I live in a ranching community, I am not sure if any of the veterinarians here have any experience with reptiles, I will have to call around and find out. Again, Thanks for the help.

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• Odd Problem with my Red Tail Columbian Boa - XmaverickX, Wed Dec 28 05:36:15 2005
• RE: Odd Problem with my Red Tail Columbian Boa - sharon21, Wed Dec 28 08:50:00 2005
• Do Not Ever Use a Heat Rock....stick with Flexwatt or other heat mats.... - robertmcphee, Wed Dec 28 11:43:01 2005
• My concern - LauraV, Wed Dec 28 09:01:45 2005
• Sounds like a respiratory infection (more) - PGoss, Wed Dec 28 15:25:09 2005
• RE: Odd Problem with my Red Tail Columbian Boa - XmaverickX, Wed Dec 28 22:12:58 2005