WOOT... sorta...

Well I was supposed to take delivery of a 30 gallon tank a girl at work was selling me tonight, but do to the 6+" of snow we got that was postponed. Its just a normal 30 gallon tank with stand... and a brand new (still in bag) Eclipse hood. I've mentioned this to you guys before.

Well the rat I bought 2 nights ago for Andy was a waste. I whacked it and put it in a paperbag with her over night and she was just in the one side lookin at it when i woke up. The rat didn't even move. So I went back to the store to night and bought a feeder mouse thats currently living in my feeder tank. But while I was over there (this is the same store I got Andy from) I was talkin with their snake guy. They've had the same BCI (colombian) since before they had the 5 balls that I got Andy from.

I was like "hey i've got a brand new eclipse hood that I don't need... think we might be able to work somethin out" (as I'm holding a christmas corn)... he's like whatta u thinkin? so i glanced over at the colombian and said "the BCI". He was like well its been here a while and needs a good home (and it does, its last shed was bad, it shed its head completely but the rest of it was horrible, most of it is still on the snake). The humidity in the tank is way way low cause i stuck my hand in the enclosure the other day and it just felt dry which probably explains the bad shed.

But do u think I shuold go for it? I want a BCI, and i don't need the eclipse hood so it sounds sweet to me, but just wanted some more input first.

Thanks

i'd say go for it under 2 conditions... 1, you get to watch it eat first, 2, i'd wait until it sheds next and see if they can't improve it. a bad shed might mean a number of things.

Be careful dude....if they can't even care for a BCI properly then who knows what may be wrong with the snake. BCIs are insanely easy to care for and ones that are unhealthy usually take a long time to get that way.

ok to clarify a little bit. Its last 2 sheds have been fine, the last one it had came off in one piece (i got to watch it shed when i was in ther egettin mice). and i've also seen it eat several times.

It is a bit nippy, and the guy has to wear gloves when he handles it, but from what i've read they're like that as JV's but tend to calm down as adults right?

All of the baby BCIs I've seen were extremely calm.....how big/old is the one at the store?

its about 2 1/2-3' (bout the size Andariel is). not sure on the age tho.

I edited the title of the thread, so it doesn't cause the block for forum posts to be moved over. Hope ya don't mind.

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Originally Posted by Andariel

its about 2 1/2-3' (bout the size Andariel is). not sure on the age tho.

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OK.....so if you get bite it won't be a big deal, lol. I would be very wary though dude....petshops can, as you know, be very dangerous.

go for it if you can bring it to the vet
(I know that's always my advice..lol)
If you feel that you can properly house it, care for it, feed it and bring it to a qualified DVM, I say why not.
As David B said they are very "durable" snakes.
good luck
Rusty

go for it BCI's rule
and ur getting it for next to nothing
DO IT!!!!
have fun and post some pics when you get it

Ok, I'm meeting Wizzill in DC this weekend so he can watch Andariel for me for the time being. I'm goin back down to DC at the end of Feb/March for 2 weeks to see about finding a place to live and a job in which case I'd be able to get my BP back in no time.

On Sunday morning I'm gonna wake up and clean out Andariel's tank and wipe everything down, then let it air dry prolly go over to get the BCI after lunch. I'm going to go with papertowels for substrate until I get her sheds fixed and get her to the vet. Once she's healthy and back to her normal self I'll prolly go back to mulch unless someone recommends something different for BCI's than the usual choices for BP's (papertowels, newspaper, astroturf, cypress).

Thanks for all the responses :) This is the reasons why people (myself included) come here.

-Chris

LOL not a problem there boss. Tho it took me a day or two or more to realize where it went lol I didn't think I posted it in here but dismissed it as me being a moron and forgetting where I posted LOL.... lol


-Chris

Well I just got back from the petstore and dinner. The BCI definately looks better than it did last time i was over there (Saturday) but it still has alot of unshed skin.

I also found out that the guy I've been talking to over there is also the manager, so after a lil talking I talked him into throwing in a bottle of shedease (first time i've seen it there) with the snake on sunday.

I'll be driving to DC on saturday to meet Wizzill at the zoo. He's going to be watching my BP for me until my move to Virginia in the next month or two. I currently live with my grandparents and they wouldn't allow two snakes in the same house so he's going to watch my baby Andariel for me until I get my place in VA (just outside DC) so that I can rescue that BCI.

Also found out that it was a dropoff they got. They figure a student at FSU moved away or just didn't want it anymore so he/she left it on the doorstep back in the fall so no paperwork is available with it. But that they had done some checking and it may have come from a local breeder that used to own an exotic petstore in town till it burned down a few years back. She apparently still breeds small time outta her house.

A vet trip is already planned for 2 weeks after I take her on sunday. I figure 2 weeks is more than enough time to get the rest of her shed off and make sure she'll eat and get a stool sample to have tested.

-Chris