i think i got lucky!!!

So i think i got or am lucky with my two boas.I feed f/t. my dumerils will only take the food if i set it in front of her. she doesnt strike or constrict. just opens her mouth and the rat goes away. the guyana i just got the first time i fed him he struck and took it out of the tongs. as you all know i posted how agressive he was. last night i tried feeding him and used the tongs. he struck but not at the rat. he struck at the top of the tail/tong area. then backed up in a corner. i set the rat in there and boom it was gone. so both my boas i can just set the rat in the tank and it is gone. no zombie dance for me!

Also on a side note. im sure evenstar will chime in and i hope she does. He had mites so i treated with reptile spray and all the mites are killed. he has not soaked and calmed down even more with the mites gone. well here are a few sticking out under a scale here and there. most came off but i dont want to pick the last few out. will they fall out with normal handling or come off with the next shed or do i need to pick them out?

Hey there Nick! Glad to see all is going well. You will find you'll rarely ever need to do a zombie dance for boas - they like to eat, lol! As for the mites, I did pick off the few that remained stuck on Pandora when I had to deal with them. But they will come off on their own at the very least when he next sheds. Either way is fine so long as they're dead. Glad that spray worked for you - it's a great product! :gj:

it is a great product. live and learn. im sure pandora was also a little more calm than he is. he is getting better.

Actually, she spazed out in the hotel sink when I treated her. But she was brand spanking new, at an expo, just purchased, didn't know which end was up, plus was being chowed on by mites then sprayed down with sticky wet stuff. She was NOT a happy camper....

But at least she didn't pretend to be a King Cobra like my female Argentine did. Wish I'd had a picture of that one............. :P