I can use some help. I had a 03 male out in my collection. He was having a very bad shed last week. I had to soak him for a long time to aid the process. It ended up being nearly 12 hours. The long scales on his belly are swollen and apear to be filled with fluid I have never seen any thing like it before. If there is any one that can help me please do. Money for the vet is not an issue but finding one who does a lot of work with boas is.Thank you. Adam Reitz
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suri's scales filled with fluid.
areitz
Apr 02, 2004 12:21 AM
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LordDreyfus
Apr 02, 2004 06:49 AM
take him to a vet asap! None of my snakes have ever had it, so I haven't done a lot of research on it. I think its because of a bacterial infection.
Slimmerman
Apr 02, 2004 09:17 AM
Phone all your areas' animal clinics, find one who works with reptiles. If there are none in your area, find one in someone elses area.
the_reptilian
Apr 02, 2004 12:08 PM
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Gargoyle420
Apr 02, 2004 07:22 PM
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Biophiliacs
Apr 02, 2004 08:06 PM
the swollen scales are water that has moved underneath the unshedded skin. A snake that soaks for 12 hrs might get a little water logged- especially if he's shedding. Blister disease is usually accompanied by redness. A lot like when a boa is kept in damp unclean conditions and the belly turns red(septicima, fungus). I've only had a blister disease problem with a leucistic ratsnake that had a genetic predisposition for skin problems. Blister disease is a fungal infection, which a vet might perscribe pipercillin- but like any fungus atheletes foot spray will take care of it. The more liquid types not the sprays that produce a powder residual. I can't think of the name.. all I can think about is "tough actin' tinactin" but I'm pretty sure that tinactin spray turns into a powder. Maybe like lotrimin? Whatever you do, do it PDQ. Fungal infections can help bacterial/viral infections take advantage of the situation and make MORE problems.. ie menengitis.
Good luck-
Matt Schubarth
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