Adelita - 2019 Hypo Sonoran

Behira and Feliz will hit the doors in anticipation of food but will only take off the tongs.

I left the rat 2 inches from Behira one night. Was there in the morning with her 2 inches from it. I picked it up with the tongs and as soon as I shook it she nailed it and ate.

They can be strange.

My corns don’t care. I just throw it in if they are hiding and it’s gone in the morning. Shayna the BP too sometimes.

Yafe the CP is less aggressive about it then the boas, but he’s on the rat so quick it doesn’t matter.

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A little something interesting I noticed when I had Adelita out today. The camera didn't capture it the best, but it's quite obvious in person.

For reasons I believe are related to basking, the left side of her face was in light phase while the rest of her was in dark phase. Normally, she's in dark phase for the first half of the day while she's napping away, and only transitions to light phase at night or after a good amount of time under her UV light. Today, she stuck her head out of her cork tube to rest it left side up on a cork flat, towards her light. It seems that the light exposure was just enough to trigger the left side of her face to light phase. Interesting!

Her belly's looking a tad pink, so she might be building up a shed. She's certainly due for one!

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...I left the rat 2 inches from Behira one night. Was there in the morning with her 2 inches from it. I picked it up with the tongs and as soon as I shook it she nailed it and ate. They can be strange...

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Snakes are all different about feeding, that's for sure. I've had snakes do this too. ^ ^ ^ But I don't usually wait until morning- I've learned to check sooner. It takes them a while to train us. ;)

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Behira and Feliz will hit the doors in anticipation of food but will only take off the tongs.

I left the rat 2 inches from Behira one night. Was there in the morning with her 2 inches from it. I picked it up with the tongs and as soon as I shook it she nailed it and ate.

They can be strange.

My corns don’t care. I just throw it in if they are hiding and it’s gone in the morning. Shayna the BP too sometimes.

Yafe the CP is less aggressive about it then the boas, but he’s on the rat so quick it doesn’t matter.

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Never had that happen as far as feeding. Definitely strange. I’ve had dumerils in the past that drove my crazy to get feeding consistently. That’s about it.


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Took Adelita out for a little porch time. Her eyes were looking a tad opaque in the natural light and she generally looks a little pre-sheddy. Methinks a shed may be on its way, but she's fooled me before.

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Looking great, outdoor pics definitely pick there colours up so much better[emoji7][emoji7]

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Yup, someone's in shed!

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I love waking up to a freshly-shed snake. Especially when that shed is perfect!

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Always think she is ginormous until I see her being held.


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Oh, how rough it is to be a snake on measuring day...

Adelita's been looking mighty fine. She started to get more of that "teenaged" boa body with her latest growth spurt and measured in at 316g and 2'11" today. My little baby's growing up!

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Had some nice hang time with Adelita tonight. She continues to be the calmest, mellowest, and probably sweetest snake here. That earns her "open doors while Mom's in the room" privileges when she wants them. [emoji4]

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Had some nice hang time with Adelita tonight. She continues to be the calmest, mellowest, and probably sweetest snake here. That earns her "open doors while Mom's in the room" privileges when she wants them. [emoji4]

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Adelita is looking great as usual

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Poor Adelita. She got a good-sized coco chip wedged in her mouth while striking at her link this morning. It was big enough to distress her and present an impaction risk if it went down, so I had to take her out, hold her down, and reach into her mouth to get it out. She wasn't too pleased with the whole ordeal and lost interest in her link after that. She was still hungry, though, so I thawed out a day-old-quail for her for a small bite that was greatly appreciated. Hopefully the next feeding won't be such a production!

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Striking at her ‘link’ ?

Sorry what does ‘link’ refer to ?


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Striking at her ‘link’ ?

Sorry what does ‘link’ refer to ?

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Her Reptilink, ie. one of those sausages for reptiles. I'm trying to mix some alternate prey items into my snakes' diet so they're not feeding exclusively on (relatively) fatty rodents. Adelita's been open to them so far; hopefully the incident with the coco chip today won't put her off them.

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Caught Adelita in the midst of her night cruise and let her have a little hang time with her enclosure door open. She was happy sitting on her "porch," but wasn't when I had to shut the door!

Both of the boas have been acting very hungry since our regular summer storms and rain started up. It's barely been a week since Adelita was last fed and she's already showing signs of being hungry again. While I'm all for feeding seasonally and as snakes get truly hungry, I don't want to pound them with food.

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Adelita's loving the summertime. She's been a lot livelier and extra iridescent as of late, though the pictures I've gotten don't really do her justice on the latter front. It's almost like having a rainbow boa, but with a better attitude!

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Whoa, that shot of Adelita adjusting her jaw is wicked cool! I've never been able to catch it on camera when my own boas do that.

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Adelita finally shed today! Took her out to the porch for a few quick pics in full sunlight -- the smoke plume going over the region made for some interesting lighting, though.

Heard back from her cage manufacturer (Kages), and it turns out they do offer screens for post-purchase installs! So, she'll probably get switched over to light-based heating in the relatively near future.

Up first, though: I decided it's time to finally screen all the snakes for arena- and nidovirus proactively. Have some swabs on order from RAL/VetDNA and will be testing all the kids when they come in. At the very least, the boas will be screened for arenavirus and Pandora will be screened for nidovirus.

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She's a beautiful boa, & :gj: on doing the health screenings too. Your snakes are obviously getting great care.

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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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My heart melted when I saw this face. She is sooo cute and precious! Such a gorgeous boa, you are so blessed to have her!

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Adelita's starting to get an air of maturity to her coming out of winter turn-down. She'll be turning three later this year, so it's just about that time! It's hard to believe how much she's grown since she came home two and a half years ago.

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She'll always be adorable- a little growing won't alter that. ;)

She’s looking terrific! I love that hypo and het leopard going on. Extremely nice. :D

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Adelita's starting to get an air of maturity to her coming out of winter turn-down. She'll be turning three later this year, so it's just about that time! It's hard to believe how much she's grown since she came home two and a half years ago.

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Perfect!!

What a good looking snake.

Beautiful boa and awesome habitat.

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Adita is growing nicely [emoji106][emoji106][emoji7][emoji7]

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She is so pretty.


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Took Adelita outside for a spell since the weather's warming up. Yeah, I think she put on a bit of size over the winter! [emoji1787]

Didn't get weight or measurements today, but she's somewhere between 3.5' to 4', probably closer to the latter. She'll get about a foot longer before leveling out. It certainly feels like some of her mature muscle is starting to come in -- her grip is a good deal stronger than what it used to be.

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