New to Boas (and this site) (pic heavy)

[nonrandomhero]

so ive had a BP for a few years, hes great and all but i wanted another snake. so i went to the petstore for some feeders for my BP and beardies, and i noticed they had a tank titled "red tail boas $109" (thats really cheap everywhere else they are $250 or more around me) that is all so im not sure about the details, they said their "snake guy" was on vacation. my guess was they had too many and couldnt wait for him to get back to start selling them. they also had about 12 of them in a little 10 gal. tank after thinking for a few days, my wife agreed to let me get one, so here he is, we've had him about 6 weeks now. also he seems healthy in breathing and eats like a champ.

i know he needs more stuff in his tank to hide in and climb on, but hes fairly new to this tank also, we had him in something smaller at first but got the tank as a gift from my father. the fogger is on a timer so hes not too humid it only kicks on for a little bit every few hours. he has a UTH and a red heat bulb on one side and hit top is pretty covered (tin foil and tape make for a good blanket to keep some heat and humidity in)

(most of these pics were taken after i sprayed his tank down or right after i mixed the substrate, so it looks too wet, dont worry its not.











put my cell in just for a size reference










Thanks for looking!

[Wh00h0069]

and good looking boa. Do you know the gender?

[nonrandomhero]

we nahe no idea actually, and it doesnt have a name... can they be sexed this young?

[Wh00h0069]

we nahe no idea actually, and it doesnt have a name... can they be sexed this young?

Yes, they can be sexed right after being birthed. I was asking because females get quite a bit larger than males, girth and length.

[nonrandomhero]

yeah i know that, im not too worried either way to be honest, im comfortable with larger snakes and i dont breed them so that doesnt matter to me.

knowing she can be sexed i might take her in this weekend. any suggestions for names?

[Wh00h0069]

yeah i know that, im not too worried either way to be honest, im comfortable with larger snakes and i dont breed them so that doesnt matter to me.

knowing she can be sexed i might take her in this weekend. any suggestions for names?

None here. I normally don't name my snakes. I have quite a few, so it would be tough to remember them all.

[STEW]

Nice...... Hope yours turns out to be as cool as mine is personality wise.


Is there an easy way to sex them yourself? Im interested in which mine is but dont see going and having it done ever.

[BallsUnlimited]

None here. I normally don't name my snakes. I have quite a few, so it would be tough to remember them all.

i have to agree. the vet hates it when i come bc my 22 snakes dont have names hahah. i just called them by what they are and if i have more than one then it would go something like this. albino ball python male number 1

[jjsnakedude]

Really cute!

[nonrandomhero]

i have to agree. the vet hates it when i come bc my 22 snakes dont have names hahah. i just called them by what they are and if i have more than one then it would go something like this. albino ball python male number 1

oh i dont take them to the vet, any good reptile store only charges like 5 bucks at most to sex them. they do it all the time usually free.