Before you purchase your boa, you may want to find out if it’s captive-bred or wild-caught to avoid this issue. This can also happen to wild-caught adults but more on young snakes because they can’t take as much stress as an adult. This condition is not usually caused by the boa being sick, but by young, wild-caught boas that are so stressed out for being captive they vomit their food. You can also try the home remedy Gentian Violet, which is effective against both infections. The same also applies with bacterial infection. To use apply the Antimyconic Canesten on the infected area once a day. Regardless of what cause your snake’s skin infection, there both fairly easy to treat once you found out what’s causing it. Fungus Skin Infections is best treated with Antimyconic Canesten, which is available at your local pharmacy. There the veterinarian will test the infected are and determined whether the cause of the infection is fungus or bacteria. Skin Disease can be either cause by fungus or bacteria and they both require different treatment, however, because the cause of skin Disease is basically impossible to tell by just look at the infected area (infected areas are identified by loose and discolored scales), the best solution would be to take the snake to the vet. For severe cases of Mouth Rot, You will have to take your snake to the vet to get Baytril injection to cure Mouth Rot. Try to clean your snake’s mouth with Chlorhexidine at least twice a day until your snake’s mouth is completely cured of mouth rot. You may to continue this treatment every day for the next several weeks or so. Minor conditions can be treated by cleaning off the cheesy substance from the mouth with a piece of cloth soaked in warm water, then applying Chlorhexidine throughout the snake’s gums and inside of the mouth, especially in very infected areas. If left untreated, the infection can spread throughout the snake’s head and eventually kill the snake.Īs with Respiratory Disease, treatment of Mouth Rot depends on how sever the problem is. Snake’s with a very bad mouth rot infection may have very swollen heads, and refuse to eat or even open their mouths, probably because of pain. Symptoms are sores and/or abscesses in the mouth area, a white of yellow cheesy substance growing inside the mouth, bleeding from the gums, and dark purple or black gums. This disease is usually cause by an injury in the mouth that was left untreated and became infected. This is an infection in the mouth that that has gotten worse over time and causes the gums and teeth to decay. If the snake does not show any improvement within the first 72 hours of performing this procedure, you will have to take your snake to the vet to have Baytril or Fortaz injections to help cure the infection.Īnother common health concern is Mouth Rot. This is usually done in a 72 hour period. Minor infections are usually treated by turn up the heat 5 to 10 degrees higher and humidity to about 70% and make the “sweat out the cold” by allowing the mucus in the snake’s repository system to drain out. Treatment depends on how bad the disease is. If left untreated, the disease can cause infection in the snake’s lungs and possibly kill your snake. In severe cases, the snake may start coughing and wheezing horribly, and may have its mouth open to help it breath since its nose is stuffed up. Symptoms are running nose, with mucus running out the snake’s nostrils and your snake’s nostrils passage ways block in with mucus, the snake may rub its nose on objects in its enclosure to clear out its nasal passage ways. Respiratory disease is basically an advanced version the common cold and usually starts off minor, but can get very aggressive and difficult to treat if not treated early. This is the most common disease that the typical snake owners usually have problems with. Here are some of the most common health problems your snake may face: Just because your snake may not show symptom of it being ill does not mean that it might be sick. That way you will know for sure that your snake is health. Serious Diseases, such as Inclusion Body Disease (I.B.D) cannot be treated.Įven if your boa seen to be healthy, it’s recommended that you take your snake checked out by a veterinarian at least once a year. Most diseases and illness are usually avoidable as long as you properly care for your snake and, if treated early, are easy to cure, while others can be deadly. If you own a Boa Constrictor, it’s a good idea to research some of the most common diseases and illness that your snake can get, that way it will make it easier to identity it’s illness and treat your snake.
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