New Boa! New Boa! New Boa!

I finally did it! No more trudging through the forums asking you all what I should get! Thank you for all the advice, by the way. I know it may seem trivial to those with huge collections, but for me and my family, getting a second snake is a pretty big deal and your input really helped me make the right decision.

So sometime this week (or maybe next, depending on shipping) I will have this lovely little yearling female jungle. She's possible het snow, but I don't breed so it's of little consequence, just thought I'd mention it. I have a very strong contender for a name, but I'm waiting until I actually have her to make sure it feels right.
These are the photos from the ad, I'm not entirely sure how old they are, but I'll upload updates as soon as I can.

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Nice looking little worm. And no animal is trivial even with big collections. My collection is rather small from others I've talked to but each of my snakes is special to me and I wouldn't get rid of any of them.

Congrats! Nice score!

Nice snake!

Beautiful snake, good choice. :gj:

That's a gorgeous addition, congrats! ...and nothing trivial about bringing a new animal home. It's a big deal for you, your family and the animal so you should be excited. Please feel free to share your excitement via pics, stories, etc... through this forum, we're all here to share our passion. Fingers are crossed that the weather cooperates and you're able to receive your beauty as soon as shipping allows. I know your family will provide a fantastic home for the new animal and you'll be able enjoy your newest family member for many years! :gj:

Beautiful animal. Congratulations.

I love the mustache!

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I love the mustache!

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i had to do it

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That's a gorgeous boa Katz. Congrats on the fine new addition. We all love new snakes. :D

Well done!
Very pretty!

She's gorgeous!! I love how light the colors are! and congrats! :D

Oh dear, she's not even arrived and already the favoritism is setting in. Two nights in a row now i haven't handled Irwin b/c i've been too busy building the new enclosure. After much meditation i decided to once again go with my famous "side-saddle" tub technique. This tub is a bit bigger than Irwin's (though not enormously so) knowing she's going to outgrow it eventually, i wanted to buy myself a little bit of time to build a proper box, i'm hoping to get a year or two out of this one, although Irwin is almost due for an upgrade himself and its only been a year. But side-tub 2.0 will be much improved; new features include flex-watt, opaque walls, and the big one, insulation! (R-3)

Irwin's setup
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New Girl - Stage one - stage 2 will be heat (tape and RHP) stage 3 is insulation and ventilation.
Featured here is Rowdy the "Rubber boa" he's about 14 inches long - the tub is a 45 gallon (Irwin's is a 27)
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Very nice, love the tail. Congratulations, and two is a big deal. :)

Good looking boa congrats. Enjoy i'm sure you won't regret it. Boas are pretty easy going all ways around care, feeding, temperament you should be fine. Keep us updated on him. I plan on doing some new pics of my albino boa soon..ish.

Ohhh... Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! I know you've been trying to figure out the right addition for your home; if your posts about Irwin are any indication, this new little girl is going to get spoiled rotten. :)

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I finally did it! No more trudging through the forums asking you all what I should get! Thank you for all the advice, by the way. I know it may seem trivial to those with huge collections, but for me and my family, getting a second snake is a pretty big deal and your input really helped me make the right decision.

So sometime this week (or maybe next, depending on shipping) I will have this lovely little yearling female jungle. She's possible het snow, but I don't breed so it's of little consequence, just thought I'd mention it. I have a very strong contender for a name, but I'm waiting until I actually have her to make sure it feels right.
These are the photos from the ad, I'm not entirely sure how old they are, but I'll upload updates as soon as I can.

[IMG]https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...2FIMG_7884.png[/IMG]
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So cool. I always loved the head of a BOA. Im glad you took all the time to deside whats best for you and the Fam.. If only everyone was as wise:gj:

Oye! I have to wait until Tuesday! Despite all my research, the one thing I was unaware of until today was that shipping live animals on a Thursday or a Friday is a no-no. Although in a coincidental twist of fate that means I will receive the new snake on the one-year anniversary of my acquisition of Irwin! Also it means I don't have to stay up all night tonight and tomorrow finishing side-tub 2.0 for Friday. So win-win, but I'm still dreading the next five days.

The wait is the hardest part. lol Leaving them alone while they acclimate is also hard....

Congratulations! Can't wait to see more pictures


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Oh my God, I know! I'm planning on 5 days acclimation period (you guys thinks thats about right?)

SO side-tub 2.0 is just about done (i just need to pick up another dimmer and some more weather stripping at HD tomorrow morning) What you can't see in the pics is the 21" by 18" Flexwatt under the right side of the floor. That plus the RHP will make a nice hot spot, and as the panel's throw tapers off the tape will pick up the slack for a mid range, and then the left most 9 or 10 inches have no additional heat and has been hovering in the high 70's/low 80's. I think i'm going to start off with paper towels to keep an eye out for health issues, but am thinking of switching to reptibark or something similar in a few weeks.


She's scheduled to arrive by 10:30 tomorrow morning, how am i going to sleep tonight??

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5 days should be good. Kind of depends on the animal. I almost made to to 5 days. I broke down and fed her last night. I got some rats from a show yesterday and wanted to offer her fresh killed. She nailed it like a boss. After eating she went in her warm hide and has been there ever since. Yeah the night before is hard. I must have checked the fedex website 50 times the night before.

5 days should be fine. Caesar ate about 2 hours after being in his cage lol. The boas all ate within about 3 days of being home. I have to say, I'm guilty of never waiting more than a 3 days at the most, usually I try in 2 days. Heck Dottie the BP ate the day after being home and she was labeled as a problem feeder and didn't eat for almost a month. If you have them set up right and they feel comfortable, I don't see why trying to feed them would be a problem.

Now if they refuse, I would wait 5-7 days before trying again as offering food constantly when they are new can stress them out. And during that time, make sure the temps and everything look and stay good. But boas rarely skip a meal haha. Rosey has declined one rat in over 4 years and Vick has never declined anything. And Caesar......if he ever declined anything, I'd probably pass out from the shock lol.

Lol I usually get about 2 or 3 hours of sleep on the night before new snake. It's like Christmas as a kid haha. I'm about to bite the bullet on a Northern Brazilian BCC male from Mike over a Basically Boas. Really the thing stopping me is I kind of want a female. And in a few months, babies are going to start popping up. And while I really want a Pucallpa BCC, I'm starting to really like the tails on Surinames and Guyanans lol. Just too many snakes and not enough room lol.

Should be any time now eh?

SHE'S HERE!!!

Starting a new thread for her pics and progress!

Now the pain in the butt part is that i was not comfortable putting her in the side tub right away b/c i could still smell a hint of caulk odor, so i have her in a temp bin for a day or so - not ideal, but ok for now.

Congrats! Glad to see she made it safe and sound!