Gave a boa a new home

We got a call out of the blue last night about a boa that needed a bit of TLC and free to a good home. And I am a sucker for taking in reptiles like that!

Anyway we got him complete with full set up. poor lil fella is totally blind, most likely from eye caps not shedding off properly. At one point in his life he was in a mesh enclosure and ripped himself to shreads (this was from original owner). Then the last owner became pregnant and couldn't hold him for over a year and she felt this was unfair on him.

So after taking a snatch at my hand last night (at least I know his teeth are sound hahaha) I left my pillowcase in overnight to get him accustomed to my smell. This afternoon I managed to get him out and he was as gentle as could be, almost like I had had him years so I am really pleased.

He may not be a looker but he is gorgeous in my eyes

he is gorgeous, Lisa...glad he has a good home now!!!

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well since changing his substrate and keeping him at between 70-80% humidity, he shed this afternoon in one piece which I was glad to see. Eye caps also came off, that was a relief.

got him out to make sure there was no little bits stuck only to find a 2" tear in his skin 3/4 of the way down his body the stone cave I built for him has no sharp edges but his skin is so thin the same would have happened on a 'scratching branch' (rough area to start the skin peeling off)

the slough had also caused several cysts to rupture. In a way im glad they did because I wasn't sure if they were cysts or masses of scar tissue. Man did they stink :gag:

so with me at the teeth end and stigg at the smelly end we managed to get him cleaned up and iodine into the open wounds. And the good snake that he is, he just sat there and let us get on with it.

I was pretty concerned that his skin was as fragile as tissue paper but a friend explained to me with such heavy skin damage sustained by his fight with wire mesh, all nutrients were going straight to the bad area's instead of to the rest of the skin.
So in a way the sores popping is a good sign he is healing properly. 4 ruptured, and there is about another 8-9 to go. once the 'mess' was out the muscle underneath was very healthy looking.

so we are adding some extra vits into his diet and cleaning the sores every other day from now on. Poor fella I do feel sorry for him, but I know in time he will pull through.

Great job Lisa, Well done for taking him in
Hes gorgeous, the poor lad

i'll second that, well done. i am so glad he's improving!

he ate a medium sized rat last night. Good to see he hasn't lost his appetite

going to clean out all the substrate and disinfect the viv tonight. kitchen roll for substrate until his skin is healthier.

Then next week we will buy some critical aid stuff to aide him through it all.

Think that pretty much covers everything we can do.

i think there is alot of room for hope that he will recover in your care!

I am sure you will be able to bring him through. Lucky snake to have found you

Good luck with him