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Ok I made a post about my new female stripe. I treated her for mites which the good thing is she has no more ;D however when I went to feed her today noticed she has an RI. She has been extremely active which led me to believe she didnt but wheezing and bubbles tell me otherwise. Another thing is she is possible pregnant. From this point I know she will probably lose the babies my only want is for her to be healthy. Any idea on something i can suggest to the vet when I get her there?

I have only had her about a week as of today. I bought her from a friend that wasnt able to keep up with her because of his job.
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If your boa has been moving a lot is it possible that she gave herself a good nose rub? One of my boas rubbed until her nostrils swelled shut causing her to breath through her mouth. She sounds like she has a RI but there is no gunk in the mouth and she is just as alert and evil as ever. If you do infact have RI I've seen a boa give birth to a litter of healthy babies 30 days after a 10 day baytril cycle so dont abandon hope yet. Best Wishes

Tylosin, or Tylan 200 has proved successful to use on RI when a female is gravid, with no ill effects. If meds are needed, you may ask your vet about that.

I treated my big gravid albino for RI after I had to repossess her from an idiot. I used only lower humidity, and increased heat. I've been scolded for suggesting it in the past, but it's been effective for me. That being said, if it was me, I'd move her hot spot up to about 98° and try to keep the ambients no less than 85° and RH around 50% and see what that does for a month. If it didn't seem to be helping, I'd see my vet.

Diligence is most important when running higher temps though. It will be a lot of work checking to make sure you don't spike above 100°.

Hope that helps.
Rick
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Ditto on the slow cook method !
Ambient 95*/50-55% humidity,both need the constantly maintained with quality equipment.Clean water and small prey if they'll take it.Be patient it could take 5-6 weeks,but its drug free
and a great thing IMO.

Best of Luck!

>>Tylosin, or Tylan 200 has proved successful to use on RI when a female is gravid, with no ill effects. If meds are needed, you may ask your vet about that.
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>>I treated my big gravid albino for RI after I had to repossess her from an idiot. I used only lower humidity, and increased heat. I've been scolded for suggesting it in the past, but it's been effective for me. That being said, if it was me, I'd move her hot spot up to about 98° and try to keep the ambients no less than 85° and RH around 50% and see what that does for a month. If it didn't seem to be helping, I'd see my vet.
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>>Diligence is most important when running higher temps though. It will be a lot of work checking to make sure you don't spike above 100°.
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>>Hope that helps.
>>Rick
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>>Richard Carew
>>Sunset BCI
>>You laugh at me cuz I'm different! I laugh at you cuz you're all the same.
>>Stop Inhumane and Illegal Practices
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