The Newest Asylum Resident :)

[AmandaJ]

I've wanted and wanted and wanted an RTB, and now...



Mine all mine He's a little boy, has eaten twice according to his breeder, and is currently in shed (and trying to acclimate to his new home) so I'm leaving his little self alone. It's making me nuts, but I am a responsible reptile keeper, dagnabbit!

We're still working on his name. I'm thinking George.

[DooLittle]

Congrats, and welcome to boas!!! They have so much personality.

[AmandaJ]

Thanks! I'm tickled, considering the rather reclusive nature of my other snakes He's now camped out in the bottom of his moss hide and, of course, I'm having to fight the urge to check him endlessly. I figure he knows humidity is what he needs right now anyway.

I swear, I'm so bouncy over this you'd think I was 5.

[jben]

Welcome to the boaddiction.

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[AmandaJ]

Thank you!

[Jason Bowden]

Great addition!
Boas make great pet snakes!

[Gio]

How did I not see this thread?

Congrats! The old moss hide trick LOL! I've been there.

Mine is in shed now too, but I've taken the moss and scattered it in clumps throughout the cage next to hides and corners. It works great to keep the whole cage humidity up.

Boas, still hide as most snakes are pretty secretive but you will most certainly notice they are much busier than the Royals.

The climbing stuff is really cool, and you catch your guy watching you in the room.

[Evenstar]

Yup - welcome to the boaddiction! Be warned - boas are like potato chips - you can't have just one!

He's an awesome little guy! Huge congrats!

[AmandaJ]

Thank you everyone

We finally have a name: Leonhard, for Leonhard Euler, a Swiss mathematician and physicist who was blind in one eye. My poor little dude appears to suffer the same issue... the one blind eye, that is, not a propensity for higher mathematics.

We're just going to pronounce it Leonard, though. Makes life easier (plus Big Bang Theory references and shades of Leonard Nimoy don't hurt).

He was a breeder-described "B-grade" boa. I knew this going in, and I was aware that he has a little kink in his tail , but the eye issue isn't something I really caught on to until I was looking at both sides of his face at once on Wednesday night. I'd been so careful to leave him alone to adjust and finish his shed and I was so excited when I got him that I frankly screwed that up. Lesson learned Looking back at the pictures I took of him when I first brought him home it was evident even then; I totally missed it.

I've taken him up to my local reptile shop, though, and he's looking pretty good other than those issues. He's eaten for me (of course he insisted on live *sigh* -- and I don't FEED live, except apparently I do when I'm dealing with a baby snake who's slightly underweight), he finally finished his shed, and I have hopes of getting him to eat frozen/ thawed tomorrow.

I also would really appreciate it if he would please pass urates and defecate. Once he's managed to accomplish those things, I'll feel a bit more comfortable about his future. He's really a very pleasant little animal to handle, and so far doesn't appear tightly wound at all so I'm hoping the best for him, bless his scaly little heart.

[Gio]

Thank you everyone

We finally have a name: Leonhard, for Leonhard Euler, a Swiss mathematician and physicist who was blind in one eye. My poor little dude appears to suffer the same issue... the one blind eye, that is, not a propensity for higher mathematics.

We're just going to pronounce it Leonard, though. Makes life easier (plus Big Bang Theory references and shades of Leonard Nimoy don't hurt).

He was a breeder-described "B-grade" boa. I knew this going in, and I was aware that he has a little kink in his tail , but the eye issue isn't something I really caught on to until I was looking at both sides of his face at once on Wednesday night. I'd been so careful to leave him alone to adjust and finish his shed and I was so excited when I got him that I frankly screwed that up. Lesson learned Looking back at the pictures I took of him when I first brought him home it was evident even then; I totally missed it.

I've taken him up to my local reptile shop, though, and he's looking pretty good other than those issues. He's eaten for me (of course he insisted on live *sigh* -- and I don't FEED live, except apparently I do when I'm dealing with a baby snake who's slightly underweight), he finally finished his shed, and I have hopes of getting him to eat frozen/ thawed tomorrow.

I also would really appreciate it if he would please pass urates and defecate. Once he's managed to accomplish those things, I'll feel a bit more comfortable about his future. He's really a very pleasant little animal to handle, and so far doesn't appear tightly wound at all so I'm hoping the best for him, bless his scaly little heart.

I have noticed the boas are not quite as "regular" as pythons at least from what I can tell in my short time of having a boa. I do have a thicker layer of aspen so I may find several surprises when I clean the cage after this next shed.

No odors though so maybe he is super efficient and uses most of his food for growth, I have no idea. I rarely see him drink water, and I think maybe that is because humidity levels are good and the rats have a bit of water on them after the thaw.

Sounds like you are doing well, and don't get too concerned about the elimination of waste just yet. I think it's normal because I've have not noticed a ton of it up to this point.