Hi,
I was checking out my boa today and noticed that something was wrong on her lip. I had a closer look and think it might be mouth rot, although I am not sure.
The scales above the lip seem to be the worst affected and then the scales below are showing some deterioration.
The saliva in the mouth is also looking bad to me.
Here are the pictures:
Obviously the snake needs to get to a vet as soon as possible. I am intending on taking her tomorrow morning first thing.
I would appreciate a recommendation of a vet in Johannesburg (I can travel) and also any advice on what I can do right away.
The snake has been rubbing up against the glass for about a month now and she hasn't been eating as heartily as usual. Although she has been eating.
I feed her live rats as she always refused dead rats.
I have had the snake for over a year now. It was given to me by someone who didn't want it any more.
She is around two years old and just over two metres. Her faeces seem normal, no unusually bad smells and there is a consistent form.
Her warm side is 37 and her cold side is 28. I have a large water bowl on half the heating pad (after she had a bad shed I wanted to raise the humidity). I think that maybe the humidity is causing this, but it has been just under a year that she has been in the enclosure with this set up. I use newspaper as a substrate.
I am very concerned as I am about to go away (friday morning) for two months and was leaving this snake in the care of a friend who does not keep snakes.