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Ive got a male boa who is around 3.5 , 4 feet..Ive been watching him fo awhile and when i hold him he weezes a little and later today i was watcking him and he sneezed..what the a good sign?? I took him to the vet a month ago and the doctor checked the boa and he heard nothing...Im going to take him back to the vet monday...Would it hurt the boa if he got a shot?

thanks for all your help.

Well... these symptoms can be caused by the snake being in a shed cycle. In some of my other snakes, raising the humidity helped a lot but I can't say this for Boas specifically. Also, make sure the heat is proper. So I wouldn't panic yet, but a vet visit might be helpful especially if you're new at this. If the snake does need shots, have the vet show you how to do it. I have a snake who was given a course of shots at 8 grams, and she was a real trooper about it, so your snake should be ok.
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The boa is going into a shed cycle..he should shed tongiht or tommarow...so you are saying when he sehds the sneezing and weezing might go away.but if not should a take in to the vet?

Yep! I hope it does go away for you. Just be sure to double check your heat and humidity, problems with those are common causes of respiratory infections.
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