Sick little boa

norman · 04-23-03, 12:36 AM

Pete and I went over to a friend's house earlier tonight, and he showed us his room-mate's new BCI. He got it from a local pet store that we had heard to be fairly respectable. I've seen this little baby boa there for many, MANY months...First saw it there AT LEAST six months ago...The owner of the store said it was several months old when she received it. Anyway, this boa was about the width of a pencil, and couldn't have been more than 18"...it looked like a runty hatchling...(It definatly a BCI to those of you thinking it's a spotted python or something) Apparently, the owner barely fed the little thing. When I picked it up, it was wheezing, gaping, clicking and foaming...the guy doesn't seem to think a vet trip is nessesary...I just wanted to confirm that it's NOT NORMAL for an almost year old boa to be 18"...Poor thing.

Jess.

NewLineReptile · 04-23-03, 01:22 AM

wow i feel bad for the little guy who ever has it now must not care to much or he would have it at a vet by now i no i would. I alway's feel bad for the Boa's and python's at jurked off little pet store's that keep these snake's in like 5 gal tank for month's
well i hope the little guy make's it

J_Riley · 04-23-03, 08:48 AM

Most definitely not normal. And is has a severe respiratory infection, probably upper and lower by the description. You should tell you buddy if he doesn't want to flush the $ he spent on the animal, he better get it to a vet ASAP. No wonder it hasn't eaten...

VenomAngel · 04-23-03, 03:06 PM

I know exactly how you feel, my first BCI was exactly the same size as that one and was supposed to be a year old, she was wild caught and full of problems like mites and mouth rott, she refused to eat and eventually died.....dont it just piss you off when people/pet stores do this.