Adelita - 2019 Hypo Sonoran

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Changed Adelita's hides up during her last cage cleaning. This seems to be her new favorite cryptic basking position.

Got the results in from RAL/VetDNA today for all the snakes' boid panels. Very happy to report that there's no arenavirus, nidovirus, or paramyxovirus in this house. I'll continue with annual screenings for the foreseeable future to make sure there aren't any dormant cases, but this is a great start! [emoji4]

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Changed Adelita's hides up during her last cage cleaning. This seems to be her new favorite cryptic basking position.

Got the results in from RAL/VetDNA today for all the snakes' boid panels. Very happy to report that there's no arenavirus, nidovirus, or paramyxovirus in this house. I'll continue with annual screenings for the foreseeable future to make sure there aren't any dormant cases, but this is a great start! [emoji4]

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That's a great photo.

Perfect coloring to blend with the surroundings.

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Adelita continues to be more iridescent than ever and generally seems quite healthy as she goes through her summer growth spurt. I think switching up her diet to include more non-rodent prey has done her some good!

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Happy belated Gotcha Day to Adelita! She's been home for over two years now. The new "feed them a mix of stuff when they're hungry, within reason" feeding regimen seems to be working great for her. She recently broke the 3' mark thanks to her summer growth spurt and is now sitting at 3'3". She seems to enjoy having a mix of prey as well -- be it mice, quail, Reptilinks, or the odd rat pup, she'll gladly eat it!

Bonus picture of her stretching her jaws after a link, because she 100% does not mind having a camera in her face after a meal [emoji38]

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Bonus picture of her stretching her jaws after a link, because she 100% does not mind having a camera in her face after a meal [emoji38]

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And the award for most unflattering snake picture goes to... :rofl:

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Adelita's looking great ahead of winter turn-down and is sweet as ever. She's ~390g and 3'4" now. The mixed diet of mice, rat pups, quail, and the MegaBlend Reptilinks seems to be doing her good. At the rate she's growing, she may be ready for small rats next year.

It's hard to see in the photos, but she actually has a lot of coral pinks and terracotta oranges to her now. Her adult colors seem to be coming in at last!

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She looks great!

Hard to capture a lot of the nuance on Boa coloration on camera. Feliz has a lot of pink/peach hues but they don't show well on camera.

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One of the local stores had nice faux ferns on sale. Finally got Adelita some greenery!

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She really "disappears" on that (corkbark?). Ferns are a nice touch.

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Somebody loooved her misting session tonight!

Normally I don't spray my snakes directly, but she loved the fine mist falling over her and practically chased the mister as I pulled it away, haha. Adelita is definitely one of those snakes that appreciates very fresh water.

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