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10-22-10, 11:11 PM
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A neat story
So i went to my local pet store today..to buy a new heat lamp (stupid dog) and they had a sand boa there..i had never held one before so i decided that i wanted to hold hit, as i was holding it the lady was sitting there talking to me about him. she said if you hold him long enough he will look up at you and yawn, Sure enough he does exactly that..i thought that was soo cool.. but i got to wondering could that mean something is wrong with him or could it just be his personality??
Just thought i would share this with you..and please let me know what yall think 
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10-22-10, 11:14 PM
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Re: A neat story
i wish i could tell you... but i would have bought him on the spot. A. cause he is adorable from the sounds of him B. cause i'd want to take him to the vet
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10-22-10, 11:19 PM
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Re: A neat story
oh im goin back tommorow to get him...lol had to talk to the wife about it...cause i just bought a Red tailed boa a week ago lol
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10-22-10, 11:23 PM
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Re: A neat story
nice. is he going to the Vet at all?
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When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. -John Lennon
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10-22-10, 11:26 PM
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Re: A neat story
most deff!! ill be callin the vet first thing 2m..before i even purchase him.so i can take him straight there...and see what i gotta do to get him healthy..(if hes not healthy)...i held him for a good 10-15 min and that was the only time he did it..and he was very active by the way
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10-22-10, 11:31 PM
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Re: A neat story
good job on the vet plans. dont forget to give >_> >_> <_< <_< me lol an update
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10-22-10, 11:37 PM
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Re: A neat story
will do for sure..
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10-23-10, 12:33 AM
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Re: A neat story
yawning hardly warrants a vet visit. 
It's not a sign of anything medically wrong.
My snakes have all yawned many times.
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10-23-10, 12:41 AM
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Re: A neat story
either way its my philosophy that a snake should go to the vet when bought just for a checkup/vitamin shot/stool sample
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When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. -John Lennon
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10-23-10, 12:57 AM
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Re: A neat story
and that is a good philosophy to have.
wish more people thought that way.
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10-23-10, 01:01 AM
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Re: A neat story
i take all my new purchased animals to the vet..i just thougt it was funny that she said it would yawn and then it did..he just must have a good personality lol
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10-25-10, 11:30 PM
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Re: A neat story
well i took the sand boa to the vet and had him looked at..the vet said he was healthy
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10-26-10, 07:17 AM
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Re: A neat story
Quote:
Originally Posted by Reptile_Reptile
either way its my philosophy that a snake should go to the vet when bought just for a checkup/vitamin shot/stool sample
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Your vet gives snakes vitamin shots? What kind of vitamins? Why?
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10-26-10, 07:28 AM
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Re: A neat story
Honestly if you purchase a captive bred snake from a reputable breeder, practice proper husbandry, feed only F/T prey items from reputable facilities, most snakes should never have to see a vet.
I'm curious about this vitamin shot as well???
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10-26-10, 10:40 AM
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Re: A neat story
If i was to have any issues with a snake during daytime my first point of call would be the reptile shop - they are experts and have seen pretty much anything likely to be wrong with the animal - they would help as much as they could without attending a vet. Outside of shop hours all our reps are registered with a reptile vet (if they are pre registered we have to pay a £150 registration cost before they would treat, whereas a quick phonecall to register jsut means a consultation fee + treatment cost) that has a 24 hour service.
So far, and hopefully this lasts a LONG time, we have had no reason to have any of ours see a vet.
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