This thread I suppose is partially to vent, partially to show what I found, and partially to ask the opinions of those who have more experience than myself. As was posted on an eariler thread, I lost a boa to God knows what. No warning, no lingering illness, no malfunctions in heating or caging....just instant death. I have had necropsies done before at the University of Penn Vet Clinic but I was told that they only did them on "current patients" of specific doctors there and NOT just on the basis of immediate need. As a result I opened her up myself. This is what I found.
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Beginning disection
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What sucks is that it looks like she took and was gravid. I come to this conclusion as is dark striping on the ova that apprear to be in the beginning stages of developing into snakes.
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Liver looks ok
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Stomache...a little small as she hasn't been fed in a couple of months due to breeding.
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This concerned me and perhaps some of you with more knowlege can help me out here. If you noticed in the first couple of pix there was a pretty good amount of fat deposits. Well here is the heart and I am no expert, but, does this ammount of fat around the heart look normal?
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Not sure how much I learned except that I didn't get skunked this season, she just didn't have a chance to drop them. Looks like only one side ovulated too (which may explain why males were still interested in her). The fat deposits were a bit disturbing but I am not sure if they are in the normal range. I found no tumors like the doctors did on Pandora when doing her necropsy. Any opinions would be appreciated.
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Thanks for the long read.
