I just made an in depth post it disappeared into thin air
Start over


This sounds like the bad rat problem to me.

I still believe that pretty normal looking rats in some cases
have high levels of fat in them.

That causes a bacteria bloom in the Boa I think.

Then the skin color leaches out and gets worse after a shed

I know now if it happened to me again I'd administer amakacin immediately but . . . .

You should get a stool sample have it cultured. If high numbers of pseudomonas, Klebsiella,proteus,Proteus mirabilis,even E coli occur in high numbers
( Vet and Lab will know what normal parameters should be)
but if in high numbers you should treat the Boa with antibiotics like Amakacin

Also a blood sample could be useful.

I'll tell you right now if you find a spot , an area in the cage that looks like basic mucous ,
like if some one spit up alot of mucous- (a goupy pile of spit).

Within 24-48 hours of mucous discharge the animal will pass.


I can't know that's what's happening with your girl, I only
know my bad experience in '08


. . . Lar M
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• Concerned about my female - NUCCIZ_BOAS, Wed Feb 10 20:00:51 2010
• RE: Concerned about my female - LarM, Wed Feb 10 21:01:38 2010
• RE: Concerned about my female - NUCCIZ_BOAS, Thu Feb 11 00:23:09 2010
• RE: Concerned about my female - LarM, Thu Feb 11 01:12:35 2010
• Vet appointment at 7 tonight - NUCCIZ_BOAS, Thu Feb 11 10:09:11 2010
• Good luck hope all is well - LarM, Thu Feb 11 13:26:45 2010
• where do you buy your rats? - Jonathan_Brady, Thu Feb 11 06:44:33 2010
• PM sent.... np - NUCCIZ_BOAS, Thu Feb 11 09:17:37 2010
• RE: where do you buy your rats? - mandyandalex, Thu Feb 11 11:46:53 2010
• RE: where do you buy your rats? - NUCCIZ_BOAS, Thu Feb 11 12:40:32 2010
• RE: where do you buy your rats? - LarM, Thu Feb 11 14:00:05 2010
• Above post response to"mandyandalex" N/P - LarM, Thu Feb 11 14:03:39 2010
• RE: Concerned about my female - Jonathan_Brady, Wed Feb 10 21:20:12 2010