Upward Look

[ACW1590]

Ive bin noticing that my male is lookin upwards towards the ceiling a lot, shud i be rily worried?, the whole IBD symptom thing.

[Fingeez]

Id be worried bout stargazer disease that boas get, trip to the vet nd get it checked out as if it is stargazer then its not curable and is infectious to other snakes.

Ross

[MyoOfTheSnides]

When you say looking up what do you mean? Like lying on his back? that's a symptom of IBD, but if he's just on his front looking up it could be a sign of something else, or just nothing at all.

[solomon]

it might not be the same but i have read that if a python stares upwards for a long time then it could mean it is stressed. not sure if its the same principal or not

[dee]

he could well be thinking now then how do i get out of here how often does he do it

[ACW1590]

he only dus it for a couple of minutes at a time, ive put him on his back purposely and he rights himself no problem, my female dus it but she dus it wen she's about to yawn, he's yawned a bit as well, my biggest concern is that he isn't eating, hasn't eaten in about a month n a half n he luks like he's loosing weight, his skins starting to sag a bit

[solomon]

he could well be stressed then how big is the viv it is in? you might need to fill the viv with more decor so it doesnt seem like such an open space, i know that is how it works with royals

[ACW1590]

well he's a little short of 6 ft he's in with my female in a 6ft - 2ft - 2ft viv. theres the hide, a big branch which covers half of the viv.

[solomon]

maybe not then im affraid i cant help ya as i only know about royals and it sounded similar, you will prob have to get him to the vets. how long has the male and female been together? did he stop eating when you put them together?

[dee]

if he,s not eating and losing wieght he needs to see a vet asap he could well have worms its not a problem if they stop eating for a while its normal to them but weight loss so quickly isnt ok

has he shed recently ? or he he due too

[ACW1590]

he shed about a month ago

[dee]

mmm i dont liek the sound of that then get him checked out asap weight loss that noticable that quick isnt good

[lee]

Doesn't sound like ibd to me as if he has turned him self over promptly then i doubt he has ibd.

What kind of things do you have in the enclosure? i.e branches hides etc?

It sounds to me he may be stressed, if he is eating well and alert when you either open the viv or go to pick him up then i don't think he is ill.

If you let me know the temps, whats in his viv etc i might be able to give you a better idea of whats wrong with him.

[ACW1590]

Basking spot is about 93F the ambient temps usually between 75 n 80 theres a huge branch in there which is about half the viv in length with a good 10 inch girth on it, theres the hide at 1 end n then at the other end there is the water bowl. humidity usually stays between 55 n 65

[lee]

Seems like you have everything right too me.


To be honest i dont think there is anything wrong with your boa and unless it has stopped eating or showing signs that it is ill then it should be fine.