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11-18-12, 03:02 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
Could it be the kink in the scales when the snakes is coiled up for a long period of time. I noticed them on my boa so got a bigger hide and I don't see too many of them now, can't really see it in the picture
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11-18-12, 03:41 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
Any idea what kind of cage it was kept in before your friend got it?
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11-18-12, 04:09 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
Can someone please point out these horizontal lines to me.....
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11-18-12, 04:27 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895
Can someone please point out these horizontal lines to me.....
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They're on the snake.
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11-18-12, 04:28 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
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They're on the snake.
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What snake?
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11-18-12, 04:37 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
Something distracting you Kevin?
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11-18-12, 04:39 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
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Something distracting you Kevin?
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Huh? Did you say something?
Honestly though, I am not seeing any horizontal lines running down the side of that snake.
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11-18-12, 06:21 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895
Huh? Did you say something?
Honestly though, I am not seeing any horizontal lines running down the side of that snake.
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Do you see the vertical ones tho?  
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11-18-12, 07:07 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
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Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity
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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Well I am blaming maggot for my confusion.
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11-18-12, 09:19 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
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Well I am blaming maggot for my confusion.
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How is that confusing?
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11-18-12, 09:36 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
Whatever it is, it seems really superficial and should not bother the snake. I assume you're quarentining to protect your other animals since if the poor thing wasn't being fed then it probably wasn't being housed properly so it could have all kinds of surprises like mites or an RI
I would personally watch for changes like redness, swelling and tenderness though they look older and well healed
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11-19-12, 02:12 AM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
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Originally Posted by lady_bug87
Whatever it is, it seems really superficial and should not bother the snake. I assume you're quarentining to protect your other animals since if the poor thing wasn't being fed then it probably wasn't being housed properly so it could have all kinds of surprises like mites or an RI
I would personally watch for changes like redness, swelling and tenderness though they look older and well healed
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Yes & thank God he is being quarantined bc I'm fairly certain I heard a slight wheezing/whistling sound earlier & considering "my friend" said he just randomly opened his mouth at him, yet the snake shows no aggressive behavior, I'd say we're going to be taking a trip to our vet in a hurry!! It would have been nice if he'd told me about all this before the trade though lol. Oh heck, I'd have still traded probably! I'm such a compulsive person that I am constantly getting myself into messes lol. That's what happened with the Spider in the first place. Went to PETCO for substrate, FT mice & a new thermometer & I buy the Spider bc it had been sitting there for over 6 months & the clerks were waving a snake hook in front of them to see if they could get them to strike!! Plus the one blood they had for sale had an RI and mites & was at the vet. The clerk (the one teasing the spiders) said "I keep telling them bloods need belly heat & they won't listen, so he's at the vet being treated for mites and an infection!" So what does my dumb a$$ do, "Oh I'll take that one!" This thing was an absolute disaster, striking at any movement at all for 2 solid weeks. I worked with him every day for about a half hour, dodging strikes lol until he was cool, then here I go trading for a disaster of a different sort! Thanks for dealing with my rambling y'all.
Oh & as far as the enclosure he was being kept in...here's the picture that was sent to me
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11-19-12, 02:23 AM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
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Originally Posted by Jack C
Could it be the kink in the scales when the snakes is coiled up for a long period of time. I noticed them on my boa so got a bigger hide and I don't see too many of them now, can't really see it in the picture
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Do you think that could be the case for this guy judging by the size of the hide in the last picture I posted? That actually makes complete sense. My husband is going to build him a new enclosure at work this week, so we're gonna try to make him as happy as possible. He's really such a pretty boy & has a wonderful temperament!
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11-19-12, 04:00 AM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
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Originally Posted by k79tarver
Do you think that could be the case for this guy judging by the size of the hide in the last picture I posted? That actually makes complete sense. My husband is going to build him a new enclosure at work this week, so we're gonna try to make him as happy as possible. He's really such a pretty boy & has a wonderful temperament!
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If you look closely at the scle you will be able to see the crease in the scale, my boa only got that coming up to shed as that's when he uses the hide, otherwise he lays out in view, they come and go. If the are in the same place after a few days maybe it's a scratch.
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11-24-12, 04:03 PM
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Re: New boa, have questions, HELLLPPP :(
I have a suriname red tail boa. And she has the the vertical lines running along his sides. I've only had her about a month. I got her from a guy on kijiji but he only had her for a few months himself. I posted a pic(I hope it worked this time) But you can't see the lines because I only have a poor cell cam. I'm not sure how she got these lines. They do look like scares. Her scales kinda pop up right on the edge of the lines. I'll try and get a better pic of the lines soon.
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