Ok my male 6 foot male colombian has been standing his front part of his body and head up and will do that for a while. I know that there is star gazing which can mean they have i think it is IBD but he ony seems to do it in front of the vent on the back of his cage so what does everyone think? I really hope he isnt sick because I just got him in Jan. with a 7 foot female.
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Question about star gazing
tsusnakeguy
Apr 09, 2006 01:19 PM
Replies (2)
joeysgreen
Apr 09, 2006 01:25 PM
This is normal posture. At worst, you need to address a caging problem and he's wondering how to get out through the vent.
Star-gazing will see a boa that is unable to hold it's balance. It's not a static position, because the head continues to twist up and over, like it's doing a backwards/sideways summersault. The boa will be obviously mentally ill. (caused by encephalitis associated with IBD, toxicosis, or septicemia usually.)
Ian
tsusnakeguy
Apr 09, 2006 04:45 PM
I was getting worried because he was in with two of my other boas for about a month and it scared me that I may lose some of my favorite pets.
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1.1 Motley het butter corns
0.1 Snow corn
0.1 Okeetee corn
1.0 Anery mutt corn
0.1 Stripe Ghost corn
0.1 Amelanistic corn het carmel
2.1 Colombian Redtails
1.0 Hypo Colombian redtail
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Anery Kenyan sand boa
0.1 Normal Kenyan sand boa
