Reptiles and Amphibians Q&A 14

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Question	Answer		Article
What is your diagnosis of the condition seen in this juvenile boa constrictor?	Dysecdysis.		Link to Article
How would you treat this condition?	The boa should be soaked for at least 30 minutes in mildly tepid water, then ‘sandwiched’ between layers of moistened towelling so that the now-moisturised epidermis can be loosened and removed as the boa crawls through the cloth. If necessary, a few drops of hard-contact lens-wetting solution can be placed on the retained tertiary spectacles to enhance their moisturisation.		Link to Article
How may it be prevented?	Furnish the boa’s cage with a water container sufficiently large to permit it to bathe, and one or more large rocks or logs upon which it can rub its chin to initiate the moulting process.		Link to Article