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Ok ... I just acquired a Boa he/she is shedding ... but I think it just maybe a red tailed it's hard to tell with the loose skin. In my intro post in the general python forums I mentioned he had been living under my cabinets in my kitchen ... he had no where to soak and no good place to rub up against. Now he had a nice water dish and a bark tunnel the combo should help him out :)

I do have a question ... we fed him chicken livers yesterday while we were trying to lure him out last night... How long should I wait before I offer him a mouse?! he is about 5ish feet...

check out this caresheet:

http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules/...warticle&id=13

and offer an appropriately sized rodent(at 5 foot probably a rat), ideally as thick as the thickest part of the snake, a little smaller is fine. I usually wait a week after re-homing a snake to let them acclimate before feeding, but if the snake is a wild rescue it might be underfed and appreciate some food before then.. Since you already fed it recently I'd wait a week.

a rat really!?!?! WOW!! AWESOME!!! ... Ok a few silly questions ... should I buy more than one frozen rat at a time?!? How long do they keep in the freezer?!? the thawing out and warming up part I am all studied up on :)

I am sorry for the strange questions I am just so excited to have been lucky enough to have him pick my house to hide out in LoL

did you get yur boa from a breeder? if yes, whom? im trying to find a boa for my boyfriend but im not sure where to look ...

buy more than one if you plan to keep him. frozen critters can last as long as 6 months if vacuum sealed.

LaFilleClochette, he was lucky enough that the snake found him, he didn't buy it.

I started off only getting one mouse at a time for feeding my BP when I first got her, mostly an excuse to visit the reptile shop more often just for fun :D

Now I get 4 at a time.

"a rat really!?!?! WOW!! AWESOME!!!"

Probably! Red tails are pretty girthy compared to some snakes like.. corn snakes for example. It's pretty standard practice for many snakes to feed once a week, and as I previously said to feed a prey item that is as thick as the thickest part of the snake. I just said rat because I'm assuming that a 5 foot boa is quite thicker than my 2008 ball python that is up to eating small adult mice.

I'm no expert on red tailed boas, but I hope that I'm helping you find some of the more basic info on them :D

psssst ... I'm not a he or a him ;) ... I'm a new snake momma I know I know how many ladies who have never had a snake would be so cool about a random snake in the kitchen hahaha All my friends said call Animal control. I just didn't see the point! and now lookie I got a BEAUTIFUL Boa!! woot!

The poor thing was realllllllly thirsty ... really really thirsty... He is already looking much more perky and his face looks ... hydrated .... does that make since?!?

have you decided on a name yet? :)

How old are you btw? Not trying to be mean or anything, I'm just genuinely curious. You got really excited over everything. -lol-

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Originally Posted by LostNFound

psssst ... I'm not a he or a him ;) ... I'm a new snake momma I know I know how many ladies who have never had a snake would be so cool about a random snake in the kitchen hahaha All my friends said call Animal control. I just didn't see the point! and now lookie I got a BEAUTIFUL Boa!! woot!

The poor thing was realllllllly thirsty ... really really thirsty... He is already looking much more perky and his face looks ... hydrated .... does that make since?!?

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It does make sense, hon. Just make sure you take real good care of your new ward.