New baby!

Never thought I'd get a boa but here is our new girl! Her name is Alice and she is less than 6months old from what ive been told, shes 52grams. She was an impulse buy... a local pet employee was holding her and ive never held a baby snake and i did and now shes mine lol!

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She is beautiful! Congrats on your new friend! :) She is a red tail (BCC), yeah? If so, just be prepared to have a very large snake within a few years...

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Originally Posted by Aedryan Methyus

She is beautiful! Congrats on your new friend! :) She is a red tail (BCC), yeah? If so, just be prepared to have a very large snake within a few years...

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Im not to versed in different boa species but they said she is a Colombian Boa... i am most definitely preped for a bigger snake, just ordered a t10 for my bp and going to get at least that for Alice within the next year.

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Originally Posted by Aedryan Methyus

She is beautiful! Congrats on your new friend! :) She is a red tail (BCC), yeah? If so, just be prepared to have a very large snake within a few years...

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Thought columbians were BCIs?

Looks like a BCI just some very nice coloration! Probably a normal I would impulse buy on too:)

She's a beauty alright! Colombian boas are Boa Imperator, the most popular species and for good reason. Usually very healthy and hearty with great dispositions. Average size will be around 7 to 8 feet, somewhat heavy bodied, but all dense muscle. Now i wouldn't worry about getting a big ole' cage just yet, if you keep her on a healthful feeding schedule it will be 4 or 5 years before she gets anywhere near that size. Congrats!

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Originally Posted by dkatz4

She's a beauty alright! Colombian boas are Boa Imperator, the most popular species and for good reason. Usually very healthy and hearty with great dispositions. Average size will be around 7 to 8 feet, somewhat heavy bodied, but all dense muscle. Now i wouldn't worry about getting a big ole' cage just yet, if you keep her on a healthful feeding schedule it will be 4 or 5 years before she gets anywhere near that size. Congrats!

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Maybe ill order with a divider and get another snake lol!

Her head looks like a BCI, but her tail looks like a BCC. You should try to find out for sure. Either way, she's a beauty! There can just be a pretty huge difference in adult size is all. But, yeah... It will be a long time before she is ready for an enclosure that big. Great idea on just getting another snake while you're at it, though! You must be as bad as I am... lol

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Originally Posted by Aedryan Methyus

Her head looks like a BCI, but her tail looks like a BCC. You should try to find out for sure. Either way, she's a beauty! There can just be a pretty huge difference in adult size is all. But, yeah... It will be a long time before she is ready for an enclosure that big. Great idea on just getting another snake while you're at it, though! You must be as bad as I am... lol

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Best they could tell me was colombian. This is our second snake... but my wife is a bad influance so more snakes are inevitable lol!

Good luck, do some homework.
Impulse buys can be fun, but often at the expense of the animal.
Make sure you quarantine.