Clear Liquid out of boa mouth? - Page 2

laceybailey · 08-19-10, 07:16 PM

Yeah its about mid way down, a little further. so that wouldn't be related to the water thing then? the best way to explain it is he like drooled all over.

Feebo · 08-20-10, 03:09 AM

Sounds like the rat is right where it should be to me. If he swallowed it, it`s not too big. Question, when this watery stuff came out of him, did he heave? I mean did he make some sort of effort to get it out? Or did it just come out "on it`s own"? I think it may well be the case that you were handling him when you really shouldn`t have been and some water or saliva just "came out" I`m not saying not to take any vet action here but it just may be the case that it was caused by handling after feeding. It`s normal to still see a bit of a lump for a day or two after feeding, especially if it was quite a large food item. Wedging himself between two things is totally normal behaivour. When you say he`s "limp" I`ve got to wonder if he really is. I think a good test to do here is something similar to a reaction test on your knees or pinching you to see if you`re awake. GENTLY but firmly touch the very tip of his tail, if he`s alert he shouldn`t like that too much and should pull his tail away in an annoyed manner. It can`t hurt but it could tell you if he`s lathargic or not because they usually really don`t like that much at all, too sensitive....

Will0W783 · 08-20-10, 08:30 AM

Good idea on the tail touch test, Feebo. Another thing you can do is to quickly touch your finger to the top of his head. Almost all snakes don't like their heads touched, and will jerk away. If he doesn't move his head away, I would think something is up. Being a boa, I doubt you'll get nipped, but he should pull away.