What are the symptoms of IBD? How can you tell if the snake is stargazing? (compared to "looking normal") Is its diet affected
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2007-02-07 09:07:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Can a rat snake get IBD?
2007-02-07 09:18:43 · update #1
Signs of infection in boas include central nervous system disorders such as paralysis, being unable to right itself when turned over, "star-gazing", inability to strike or constrict. Other signs include chronic regurgitation, extreme weight loss, respiratory infections, and dysecdysis due to the inability to control body movements enough to rub off the old skin. The disease is rapidly fatal in young and juvenile boas, typified by rapid onset of flaccid paralysis.
In pythons, the disease progresses much more rapidly than in boas. Along with the above symptoms (excluding the chronic regurgitation), pythons also tend toward infectious stomatitis ("mouth rot"), heightened or exaggerated reflex responses, disorientation (which may be precipitated by the onset of central blindness) and loss of motor coordination.
2007-02-07 09:13:58 · answer #1 · answered by Jaffar 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
To my knowledge IBD only affects Boids (boas and pythons), so if you have a rat snake you have nothing to worry about. If your snake is acting abnormal and is showing signs of neurological distress (acting disoriented, unable to right itself if flipped over, etc...), it can still be something very serious, and a vet trip would be in order.
2007-02-07 10:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋