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11-18-12, 11:39 AM
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New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
Hello fellow snake lovers I have been keeping ball pythons for a number of years & was selling one of my Spider bps & was offered a 2 year old Redtail & a Cinnamon bp for her so I traded. The boa seems very sweet & tame but when I inspected him very closely, he has these vertical lines running along his sides about 2". The guy that traded him to me only had him for a week (he was a rescue from some idiot using a metal coat hanger to pick him up & hadn't fed him in 2 months!!) and his wife was scared of him so he couldn't keep him. He wasn't sure about the lines, not knowing much about boas either. I'm sorry for so many details but I thought it might be helpful in finding about these strange lines. I'd appreciate any info y'all can give me.
Kimberly
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11-18-12, 11:42 AM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
So you took a rescue boa as VALUE in a trade? Crazy.
Take a pic but from what I'm gathering I don't think it's much of an issue. Depends on what it is.
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11-18-12, 11:49 AM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
Is it actually a red tail? If its not I'd say bad deal.
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11-18-12, 11:58 AM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
Pics of the snake will give you MUCH better help.
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11-18-12, 12:02 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
We got a cinnamon ball & the red tail for the spider (which I actually got at Petco for 1/2 price bc he'd been there for 6 months & bit everyone so nobody wanted him lol). I felt sorry for him bc they was kind of teasing him in front of us, so I assume it was really bad when there was no customers around! I will pull him out of his enclosure & take some pictures of what I'm referring to in a few minutes. I appreciate the responses 
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11-18-12, 12:21 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
Please forgive my ignorance but how do I post a picture from my laptop to the forum?
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11-18-12, 12:25 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
upload to photobucket. take the img code, paste in post, switch IMG to img both front and rear of code and post.
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11-18-12, 12:33 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
Thanks so much Nick. Let me see if I got it lol. You really have to look closely to see the lines but they are down both sides of his body about every 2" or so.
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11-18-12, 12:41 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
They look like scars to me. No red tail, it's just a comon boa, boa constrictor imperiator.
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11-18-12, 12:48 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
Could be scars or dehydration. It shouldn't affect the snake as it looks healthy otherwise from those two shots.
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11-18-12, 12:51 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
What do you think would cause that many scars? And they're so perfectly spaced down his body. Maybe deliberate abuse? I don't mind it being just a common boa, the cinnamon was what I was after & the boa was a throw in lol. As for "value in trade", I think that's a matter of personal opinion as far as what we want/need & what we don't, ya know. The spider wasn't even $100 so not such a big loss lol. This is the first time that I've ever posted on any forum & I appreciate the welcome & the responses
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11-18-12, 12:53 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
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Originally Posted by k79tarver
What do you think would cause that many scars? And they're so perfectly spaced down his body. Maybe deliberate abuse? I don't mind it being just a common boa, the cinnamon was what I was after & the boa was a throw in lol. As for "value in trade", I think that's a matter of personal opinion as far as what we want/need & what we don't, ya know. The spider wasn't even $100 so not such a big loss lol. This is the first time that I've ever posted on any forum & I appreciate the welcome & the responses |
It could have just been something that was evenly spaced, like a kind of wire or fencing or something. Though it seems strange that they're going horizontally rather than vertically, as you'd expect if he crawled over something sharp. But if they're perfectly spaced, it's unlikely it was deliberate abuse.
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11-18-12, 12:54 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
Yeah, could be feeding scars from a desperate (ie - live  ) prey item, but I doubt it will affect the snake in any way at this point. That's a pretty BCI you have there! I like the bronze coloration, and he/she seems like a sweet animal. Take good care of him/her, and if you have any questions, there are a LOT of knowledgeable folks here to help (present company excluded!  ). Good luck!
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11-18-12, 12:56 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
He's really a sweet boy! Long story short, a girl raised him from a hatchling until about 2 1/2 months ago, left her bf & left the snake with him(him being terrified of it, didn't feed it & wouldn't even pick it up by hand), he gave it to the guy I got him from, that guy only had him a week or so, he didn't feed him either. He said he didn't strike but he did open his mouth towards him(maybe he's fricken hungry lol?). I just got him about 3 hours ago & am letting him get used to his surroundings before offering him a rat.
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11-18-12, 01:04 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
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Originally Posted by Ridge Runner_20
Yeah, could be feeding scars from a desperate (ie - live ) prey item, but I doubt it will affect the snake in any way at this point. That's a pretty BCI you have there! I like the bronze coloration, and he/she seems like a sweet animal. Take good care of him/her, and if you have any questions, there are a LOT of knowledgeable folks here to help (present company excluded! ). Good luck!
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Thank you he's the first boa I've ever owned. I've had balls (hehe)since 2002 & was really kinda spooked by boas (my friend had 2 & they bit him every time he touched them lol) but a few months ago I was around one that was sooo sweet & I totally fell in love with her, so my pining began lol. I know absolutely nothing about them  lol so I guess it's time to hit google & as many forums as I can lol
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