Two tiny labors of love

I thought I'd post an update/introduction on two very special girls in my collection.

First off, we have Boo. I was given her in September at an expo by someone who thought I'd like her.
Here she is when I first got her: http://i.imgur.com/2UW57Qt.jpg
She was a whopping 20 grams and had already eaten 3 meals. She hatched out of a 12 gram egg.
Feeding her has been a challenge. She was so, so, so afraid of her little pinkies. I tried live and f/t, and after a few weeks of refusals, I decided to assist feed her. I continued to do so every other week for 2 months, with trying to tempt her to eat on her own on the alternate weeks. She was still just terrified of her prey. And then FINALLY, in December, she took down a live pinky mouse all by herself. I wanted to cry I was so happy!
Now she is a chubby 50 grams, and probably the sweetest thing in the entire world :)
http://i.imgur.com/mSCIktl.jpg

Next up is Maisy the vanilla cream. She was given to me by a friend who had given up all hope of her surviving. He hatched her out months earlier, and she had only kept one meal down. She was very intent on starving herself to death. She was about ~38 grams and so emaciated and weak, we didn't really think she'd survive the drive back to my place. She was also practically translucent, with almost no pigment left in her skin. I took her just as a "final attempt" but was fairly confident she wouldn't make it. She was too weak to move or drink, and her skin was literally sagging off her bones. But then, by some stroke of luck, she actually kept down the pinky I assist fed her once we got home. I put her in a high humidity tub in the hopes of replenishing some water, and assist fed her until the same day in December that Boo decided to eat herself too. Up until 5 or so feedings, she felt limp when I held her and looked ready to die at any second. But then she found a little spunk, and while she was still too weak to eat on her own, she atleast looked a little lively when swallowing her food.
Now she is a 68 gram sausage :D She is still very pale, but I'm hoping she'll regain her colours with time.
http://i.imgur.com/af9DNKm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Iv2TSXV.jpg
And here she is with her sister VC (who's in shed) for an interesting size and colour comparison
http://i.imgur.com/l6CfgPP.jpg
Maisy is also the softest snake I've ever felt! She feels like satin :)

I've learned a lot with these two girls, and most of it was trial and error. I'm pretty proud of myself for somehow figuring out a way to help both thrive at the same time with zero previous experience with such small animals. And lucky for me, now I have two wonderful additions to my team.
Anyways, thanks for reading :)

OMG!!!!!!!

That first photo is beyond adorable!

Good job with those babies! I just love Boo. :)

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Originally Posted by DooLittle

Good job with those babies! I just love Boo. :)

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Thank you :) I really want to get a picture of her that captures her colours... she is actually a really cool looking normal!

You go girl!!! Boo is sooo tiny and adorable! One of the tiniest balls ive seen yet! Good job on saving them, and being persistent.

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Great stories behind both of them :gj:. It's awesome people like you that really make this hobby and community feel special :gj:. Nobody outside the hobby will understand how hard it was and how worthwhile it was to see them take down their prey like champs :bow:. Congrats :D

Wow what amazing stories! Great job, you are amazing! Boo is just too cute, wrapped around your finger and a gorgeous normal!! Her back is so black and super duper dark, very very cool :) Maisy is Gorgeous, I love vanilla creams and I'm so glad she's doing better. Keep us updated on them both, I'd love to see how they continue to grow.

Loved reading this! Thanks for taking the time to share all about these little miracles. They are adorable!


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Loved reading this! Thank you for not giving up on these beautiful babies <3


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Daaaaawww, thanks for helping them in with their fears! They seemed like they were terrified of everything at first. Glad to hear they're doing well now. :D

Awww these 2 little snakes are so lucky that they found you - you're their angel :-)

I love reading stories like this! Thank you so much for sharing :) They are both beautiful! I also wouldn't mind seeing updates as they grow ;)

Thanks for the kind words everyone! I will definitely post updates on them. I'm really anxious to see if Boo will ever reach a "normal" adult size seeing as she's 50 grams and over 6 months old!

I love Boo.

Great!

I just found Maisys birthdate in my records.... June 6th! When I picked her up on Oct 22nd, she had ONE pinky in her entire life :O!

You seem to have found your gift... congratulations and keep up the good work!