My nameless Dumerils boa, still on baytril injections, just shed and devoured his first rat since I got him on Valentine's day. With much gusto I might add. I thought that he'd come out of a shed with an appetite, all my other snakes do. Even if they had just eaten a big meal for some reason a shed just makes those little snake bellies growl. He was gaping his mouth this morning but his nose is pretty clear and there isn't a terrible amount of mucus. Either way, he's eating and on the mend. When I got him he was 9.3 lbs. He gained and is now 9.6. That weight gain is before he even started eating. He gained from water alone. People have got to realize snakes are not nasty little monsters, they will not drink standing water, it must be fresh, clean and cold. The disgusting thing is, he came from a breeder. My vet agrees with me, after I did some research, the cause was more than likely long term low level dehydration. Wish us luck, I think we're going to be okay.