Caulker key baby arrived today

I had no idea how tiny this little thing would be. Makes the 107g BP hatchling look HUGE.
The ten gallon tank I set up for him is enormous.
Even the tiniest hides I had ready (just in case) look a bit roomy.

Should he be in a shoe box?

The vendor said what he was eating, and I thought, "gosh, that's a small meal," but it didn't totally register.
He is curled up in the middle of the enclosure (temps correct, all sides of glass covered for insulation and privacy) looking a bit shell-shocked.
Don't see any thing specifically amiss. Arrived on time, warm, and well packaged.

Hope he is ok.

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Originally Posted by distaff

I had no idea how tiny this little thing would be. Makes the 107g BP hatchling look HUGE.
The ten gallon tank I set up for him is enormous.
Even the tiniest hides I had ready (just in case) look a bit roomy.

Should he be in a shoe box?

The vendor said what he was eating, and I thought, "gosh, that's a small meal," but it didn't totally register.
He is curled up in the middle of the enclosure (temps correct, all sides of glass covered for insulation and privacy) looking a bit shell-shocked.
Don't see any thing specifically amiss. Arrived on time, warm, and well packaged.

Hope he is ok.

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Boas aren’t big into hides as long as everything is correct I wouldn’t be to worried about it I don’t think I’ve ever owned a boa that’s ever used its hide and if it did it was rare.more just offer in case.boas are a lot more active then bps.


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Cool. Congratulations! Mazel Tov! Several new additions today!

Keep us posted and please start a progression thread. Really fun to watch these guys grow!

Any pics?

is it a caulker caye / caye caulker? I have one if so.

Mine is part in hides part in tree part half half and half.

Just give him a few different sized hides and cover like plastic or silk vines, some corrugated drain pipe/pvc and let him adjust. He is probably just scared as there is no 'familiar' spot in the cage so he has to find a 'safe' spot, then slowly enlarge the spot with investigation.

Congratulations on the new pick up,can’t wait to see some pics, remember these are smaller locality boas so gonna be small
most of my boas don’t use there hides normally around shed time or after a meal in warm end but not always .
good luck again


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Any pics?

is it a caulker caye / caye caulker? I have one if so.

Mine is part in hides part in tree part half half and half.

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Ha! If I remember to pronounce it correctly (?) as in "key," I mis-spell it.
If I remember the proper spelling, I end up saying it wrong. :rolleye2:

Briefly checked on him first thing this morning, he seems to be doing fine.

Congrats on your CC!!! Those are wonderful dwarf boa's...nice addition in deed! :gj: