Considering taking in this rescue...

[KaylaEliuk]

Hey everyone! I am sorry to bother you all.
My mother's roommate abandoned his snake when he left, and that was over a month ago. They have been trying to find a home for it since, but with no luck. So I went over there today to take a look at his setup and feed him since he had not been fed since at least a couple weeks before the roommate left.
He is currently (just an estimation!) 4 feet-ish. He is in a 20L with only one hide and a water dish that I am pretty sure is a pyrex pie plate (lol).
He isn't in bad shape physically (as far as I can tell) and I am considering taking him in, even if I just foster him until I can find him a better home.
I do have two snakes already, and I have been doing some research on Red Tails just in case I do end up taking him. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what he is for sure (I don't know what type) and give some general tips?
I am going to hop over to tapatalk to post a couple pics, but keep in mind that they are crappy and I didn't take them (:

[KaylaEliuk]

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[butterballpython]

He needs the help, so if it were me, I'd take him in, too.

But please don't forget to quarantine.

[KaylaEliuk]

Yeah that's kind of what I am thinking.
They made him out to me like he was super aggressive. He hasn't been handled much, that I can tell. But he was a perfect angel when I put him in a feeding tub (I brought that and my tongs and stuff, all washed first of course). Then he took the rat great (I wasn't sure if he would since he was always fed live mice). After he was done eating and I lifted him out of the bin to put him back in his tank... That's when the little booger starts misbehaving! He tagged me. On my forehead. Who gets bit in the forehead? lolol
From what research I have done so far, he looks to me like a BCI? But I can't be sure because I am new to this species.

[butterballpython]

I am new to snakes, and tomorrow will be the one month anniversary of the day I got my first one. Someone who knows more will have to help you with that answer.

[Nitewolfie]

I don't have much experience with red tails, but my some of my family does. The only thing they've told me is that they are temper-mental(then again I guess that's any boa maybe? My rosy boa is somewhat temper mental.) And the aggression during and after being fed. My sister had one at one time- I swear she's traumatized over it. It was super aggressive to where she wouldn't take care of it and had her boyfriend at the time feed it. She won't even go NEAR my tiny boa. Anyways, just depends on the snake to me. You may have to work with 'em a bit, and if it were me i'd at least take him in *quarantine* at least til you can find him a home.

Then again, I don't have much experience with boas, so if anything I have said is wrong don't hold me against it please.

[KaylaEliuk]

I don't have much experience with red tails, but my some of my family does. The only thing they've told me is that they are temper-mental(then again I guess that's any boa maybe? My rosy boa is somewhat temper mental.) And the aggression during and after being fed. My sister had one at one time- I swear she's traumatized over it. It was super aggressive to where she wouldn't take care of it and had her boyfriend at the time feed it. She won't even go NEAR my tiny boa. Anyways, just depends on the snake to me. You may have to work with 'em a bit, and if it were me i'd at least take him in *quarantine* at least til you can find him a home.

Then again, I don't have much experience with boas, so if anything I have said is wrong don't hold me against it please.

Thanks for this! He seemed pretty calm, aside from tagging me when I moved him. But I atteibuted that to the fact that he was fed live mice. The owner would give him one, wait till he finished and then give another. So he may have thought it was time for his second food item. But he was great other than that.

That is a great tip though so thank you!

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[Nitewolfie]

Thanks for this! He seemed pretty calm, aside from tagging me when I moved him. But I atteibuted that to the fact that he was fed live mice. The owner would give him one, wait till he finished and then give another. So he may have thought it was time for his second food item. But he was great other than that.

That is a great tip though so thank you!

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That is a possibility, and also the people whom were making him out to be aggressive may have been scared of him lol.
You're welcome and good luck!

[bcr229]

1) Common BCI. Not bad looking, weight is good - he's nice and square [] like he should be. If he looked like this () he'd be fat.

2) Do not use a separate tub for feeding. Most snakes other than ball pythons remain "foody" for over a day after eating - where there is one rodent there might be another! Feed them in their enclosure. Moving any large, foody snake is begging for a nasty bite.

3) It's not clear from your post but I would switch him to f/t rats also, if that's not what he ate for you already. Eventually this guy could get large enough to eat jumbo rats, and a live jumbo can inflict damage on a snake very quickly.

4) I would set up a QT tub that's bigger than a 20L tank for him, to give him a chance to stretch out if he wants.

[dkatz4]

The forehead?! Jeeze, sorry about that. But much of what has been said is true, it was definitely in hunt/kill/eat mode when you moved him (her?). It's a beautiful BCI, by the way (technically, it's just BI now). I mean definitely quarantine it for a few months minimum, but looks like you have a fine addition to your collection. If you don't know boas, look at care sheets and keep reading this forum, it's pure gold.
My quick 2 cents would be to feed sparingly, I dont know what snakes you have already but one of the things that make boas unique is their exceptionally slow metabolism. An adult (3 to 4 years old) shouldn't need more than one appropriately sized meal (same girth as it's mid section) per month. They really are wonderfully low maintence when kept properly, one meal a month and they poop even less. Also keep handling him (but not for 2 to 3 days after eating). Mean boas are reletivley rare, but more often than not it's just a symptom of insufficient handling time. He will learn that you are not a threat, but just a squishy heated jungle-gym.
Above all, enjoy him!