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Another IBD Post
Hey all,
I have been out of the hobby for a few years so have been doing my due diligence reading up on every thing herp related and came across the dreaded IBD. I normally keep pythons but received a male boa about two years ago (locality unknown) and I must admit my ignorance I know very little about boas habits (The only other "Boa" I have owned in the past are yellow anacondas and ATB)he doesn't seem neurologically impaired but does handle much different than my pythons (He is very grippy) . Reading up on IBD concerns me a bit. I do see some signs of stargazing but nothing like the agonizing vids you see on youtube. I attribute most of the stargazing posture to the fact that he is the only snake I have in a glass type tank that opens from the top (He came with a cage and seems well adjusted so I have been fussed to move him to my AP stacked cages or my racks). He's my little garbage disposal and eats everything that comes his way. Here is my concern; I have zero experience with IBD, I haven't even met anyone who has dealt with it. My fear is the fact the the disease can remain masked for years without symptoms. I have several expensive retics in the same room as him and I fear somehow IBD could rear it ugly head on my collection. Like I said he shows no symptoms like I have seen on videos and pics. When he is "stargazing" it is normally when feeding is going on or there is commotion in my snake room. He appears to be fully aware when in the "stargazing" stance. Should I house him in a separate room? Am I falling victim to the "Dr. OZ" disease of the week? If someone could please give me the proverbial slap in the face to calm me down or validate my concerns I'd appreciate it. I've actually been looking at Boa morphs to try to breed him down the road but IBD has really got me spooked about bringing any boa into my collection. I attached some pics of a typical posture he has in his cage. Sometimes he is raised quite a bit more.
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