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boa inflamed vent?

masterfun40 Aug 08, 2009 07:45 PM

ok so my gf has a redtail boa i bought for her as a gift from the hamburg show its young prolly bout foot and a half long...and me and her noticed it has an inflamed vent (butt) its like a ball almostslight red i htink but not positive if there wuz red its a little diot and hardly noticable but i wuz wondering wut that ius? i htought maybe it had to go to the bathroom so i told her to bathe it so we did it pooped later that day 3 days later (today) its still like that i'm not at her hosue now but she says it hasint gotten any better nor worse any ideas of what this may be

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Wirlwindboaz Aug 08, 2009 07:50 PM

Pictures of what you're talking about would be very helpful.

masterfun40 Aug 08, 2009 07:52 PM

again its not mine but my gf's so i have no clue when i'll see her next to be able to get a pic with my camera cuz first she doesnt have a camera and second her computer died last week lol her life sucks huh?

Wirlwindboaz Aug 08, 2009 07:56 PM

What you should do is... Call the person you bought it from. Let them know what's going on. See if they think it's anything to worry about.

BTW I would hope you remember who you got it from.

masterfun40 Aug 08, 2009 07:58 PM

i do not remember but she has there buissnes card and has called b4 so....

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