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help.... what to do??

melvin_so Dec 15, 2003 09:35 AM

hi guys i got 2 rainblow boa then i notice that one of them have a cut on its mouth i tried to feed them both and the the one with the cut have trouble eating he killed the mice then try to swallow it then after swallowing the head he just spit it out and dont eat eat.. il try to post a pic soon for you guys to see. any advice with this?

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Jeff Clark Dec 15, 2003 03:07 PM

Melvin,
. Depending upon how serious the injury is you may need to take the snake to the vet. Did you notice the cut after the feeding? They often will get blood from their prey in their mouths. Live prey can also bite and injure a snake. When shy snakes are eating they will often spit the meal up if anything disturbs them.
Jeff

>>hi guys i got 2 rainblow boa then i notice that one of them have a cut on its mouth i tried to feed them both and the the one with the cut have trouble eating he killed the mice then try to swallow it then after swallowing the head he just spit it out and dont eat eat.. il try to post a pic soon for you guys to see. any advice with this?

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