need help

[kate]

hi
I just got this boa said to to a central american boa, now heres what I know she is 5'5'' has not ate in 3 weeks as of last tuesday had a repitory infection was on baitrel don't know for how long they said a vet said she was healthy.when I got her home I cleaned off the crap that was covering her nose now you can still here breathing and poping she is skin and bone I can feel here ribs ,and just dont know are there mouths going to be all one color because the boas hole that they breath throgh the end cm is black,,, I know she was sick when a got her and was going to need care but I want to know the best things i can be doing a know a need to take him back to a good vet but what can I do to help .... she is vary tame and you can see she could be a great snake....please if anyone can help kate

[LdyDrgn]

Is this your first snake? If so, please read this caresheet on boa constrictors. Now then:

The black bit you see is more than likely her tongue, so don't panic. She isn't going to eat while she continues to be sick, either.

The best thing you can do for her right now, besides continue her medication, is to get her into an enclosure that is 88-90 degrees all the across, no cool side. This will help boost her immune system. Give her a water dish to drink from, but not big enough to soak in. You don't want her to get too much humidity in her enclosure, it needs to be dry so the infection can dry up. Snakes can't cough like we do.

The Baytril may dehydrate her, so expect a really bad shed when she does shed. To help her with that give her a tub she can soak in and mist her every day when she clouds up.

[trinitywolf]

It sounds like the first thing and best thing you need to do, is to take her to a good reptile vet ASAP!! She still has a respitory infection, and it sounds as if it may be fairly serious if she was indeed treated with baytril, and it did not resolve. It may not be a bad idea to have her checked for internal parasites as well. They can be the reason for her light body weight.
Do you know if she is WC or CB? What conditions are you keeping her in(temp, humidity, etc)?

[Drax]

my little RTB's mouth is all one color...kindof an off-white. is there alot of black or just a small spot? it may be the tongue you're seeing. if there's black stuff around the opening it may be severe RI?? is there any other discoloration in the mouth it may be mouth rot. i don't know what mouth rot looks like cause thankfully my kids haven't experienced it. until you can get him/her to a vet increase the temps to about 90 to help fight off the RI. if he does have mouth rot he probably won't be interested in eating until the mouth rot is cured. it probably wouldn't hurt to offer him a prekilled rat... but any way a vet trip is a MUST.

[kate]

no this is not my first snake i have others this is one that the person did not what and was not taking care of they feed her 1 mouse a week and no it is not tongue im seeing and yes im taking her to the vet on friday he the vet i use for my other snakes and my dragon. thank you

[LdyDrgn]

good luck

[NicoleRussell]

Kate I can't help you with any snake questions because it's new for me too---but what type of dragon do you have? Water or Beardy (or other)?
welcome toRTB.

[kate]

hes a beardy and growing he' th first beardy i'v had and i can't get over how fast he grows I got him a little over 1 month ago and he was 10" now he's 14 and a little... and so cute

[NicoleRussell]

Originally Posted by kate

hes a beardy and growing he' th first beardy i'v had and i can't get over how fast he grows I got him a little over 1 month ago and he was 10" now he's 14 and a little... and so cute

I know my beardy has grown incredibly as well. Beardies are the personality lizards of the dragon world....so sweet and full of cute little antics to keep us entertained.

[kate]

it true they seem to have there own little personalitys

[telefrag]

Did you buy this snake? or did someone give it to you?