Always wanted an Albino

Just bought my last snake at least for awhile. Picked up a Coral Albino Jungle Kahl. Now I must wait until next Tuesday. Plenty of time to ready the enclosure and pull some hair out. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a3c0cfdce3.jpg
Looked at a bunch on Morph Market but this one kept me coming back. I guess he spoke to me, lol. Have some names in mind but I will hold off on that until I really get a good impression.
Keep thinking my Hypo should have been earring because she likes to hook around my ears and hang out, something that’s going to be short lived as she gets bigger and my ears won’t hold her up anymore.


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Beautiful boa...looking forward to this progression thread. :) Every one of the Kahl albinos I’ve seen just seems to get better and better.

Beauty.

Good luck and keep us posted on arrival, progression, etc.

What a beautiful looking boy you have there, simply stunning. Very glad for you, congratulations. Thanks for sharing, truly a gorgeous guy.

Is it a boy??

stunning either way just curious. Many if not all of my snakes have “spoken” to me so I get it!!

Awesome critter. I love his pattern and eyes.

Congrats on the nice pick up!

Congratulations on your new albino,looks really great


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Awesome! My next will be a Boa!

Boas are super awesome and you have a beauty there.

Thank you, I will get some photos up once he gets here on Tuesday. Can hardly wait to see him in person. I’m not very patient so it’s a lesson in futility for me. Oh well, all that energy will be used in dialing in his new home and dreaming up the right name. I’ve never actually seen an Albino of anything so there’s that aspect of anticipation as well.


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Thank you, I will get some photos up once he gets here on Tuesday. Can hardly wait to see him in person. I’m not very patient so it’s a lesson in futility for me. Oh well, all that energy will be used in dialing in his new home and dreaming up the right name. I’ve never actually seen an Albino of anything so there’s that aspect of anticipation as well.


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I know the feeling. Focus on getting everything dialed in, as you said, and he will be here in no time.

All albinos are different between different species. So if you've seen an Albino BP, it's the not the same as an albino Boa, etc. I can tell you he will be stunning!

Enjoy him in good health and make sure to let him settle in before handling. I know that's difficult, but with your care and G-D willing, he will live well over 20 years. You will have a long time to enjoy your new "nameless" guy.

At my age, things like patience should have been learned already but snakes really bring out the kid in me. I have not seen any breed as an albino, just pictures so I guess I’m really making this one out to be a really big deal. The time does go quick. My little girl just got her learners permit despite my feeling like we just brought her home as a newborn. Stay off the sidewalks, lol.
It’s really nice to have a place like this to share in the experience and learn. I have been on lots of forums like this for cars, cycling and so on. The people on this one are exceptional and the lack of flaming on each other is very appreciated. Seems like most forums people want to pound their chest and demand superiority. This supportive environment thing, you guys may be on too something.

Looking forward to some more pictures when you get him


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It’s getting close, I have a tracking number and I’m ready. 24 hours and “ no name yet” will be here. I will do some unboxing pictures and maybe once I actually see him a name will come to mind. Until then I just want to make sure everything is ready, it is despite my over thinking all of the details.

Very nice! Keep us updated by some photos soon!

I always think like that too on the naming.
my 11 yr old albino is called Kahlos because he’s a Kahl strain albino and my jungle albino is called Jim .never got round to naming my sunglow so we just call her sunglow
Fingers crossed all on time for you and don’t forget plenty of pics


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I picked up my first albino Saturday, congrates:-)

How exciting.

I am praying for on time delivery and a happy and healthy little one!

Keep us in the loop and PICTURES! Definitely pictures.

Well he arrived. Lots of drama before though. Broken airplane phone calls and finally made. Very angry I might add.
10:30 came and went so I called Fed Ex and was rewarded with a sob story and a new delivery of tomorrow. Unacceptable and I voiced my displeasure. Really well I guess. He showed up relatively quickly after that.
I also called to inform the breeder Daniel Johnson at Treehouse Reptiles and he made some calls. Great guy btw and really healthy snake so far.
The snake was really cold coming out of his bag so I put him in a bin to warm up some before the enclosure. Hissed and stuck out a lot.
Anyway I got a couple pics but didn't want to give him any more stress so I'm letting him settle down and get acclimated.
Really a pretty snake and I hope the drama is over.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...796bb1e115.jpg

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Ah bless blowing teethy kisses already [emoji8]
Fingers crossed it’s just the stress of the journey, looks so great can’t wait to follow the thread of him growing up
Good luck and enjoy


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One more for good measure.
Its gotta be stress, the guy handed the box to me upside down and I received a call from fed ex and he was here really quickly after about an hour or a little more.
He is smoking hot looking though, beauty and attitude.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...adcee4e59b.jpg

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A little boas hiss is so loud lol.for such a little thing


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Yeah, alarming at first but its effective.

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Poor guy is stressed out.

What did the breeder say his temperament was like?

How old again?

Leave him be for a bit, get him to eat (maybe 5-7 days from now), and then start gentle handling.

If if I didn’t say it before, I recommend hook training anything feisty, food driven, or that will be large. In my case, both Behira (BCI), and Yafe (Carpet Python), are hook trained and being hook trained, respectively.

Good idea with Boas because of size and massive food drive.

Here’s a link to a thread I started on hook training (sorry if I already shared): https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...highlight=Hook

Good luck and keep us posted!

so cute when they are pissy! :) glad he made it there

He’s getting left alone to settle down, he’s really young and if I in understood has eaten live and frozen so twice at least. I weighed him at 109 grams. I never asked his actual birthday or about temperament but my Banana pinstrip BP ( male also) was pretty close to this attitude wise on arrival after flying cross country also. Now he is a really mellow fellow. My ladies were so much calmer but only the one had an airplan ride.
Dakski I have read and am doing the hook training with Harley Quinn my Hypo and despite the puppy dog demeanor it’s going to pay off later on once some sabstantial size is reached. I will definitely go that route here, don’t have a name yet so for now I’ll just temporarily call him Alby. i am hook training the BP’s and maybe not necessary but it’s consistant for me and them. I have read that thread and it’s very useful and always worth a second mention.
For now I’m just going to make sure temps are good and leave him alone. Despite how much I want to stare at him. Quarantined and warm again so hope the tide changes.

Maybe Prometheus for a name. the Titan that stole fire from Zeus and gave it to man.
Maybe not actual fire but he did lite up and gave me a show. Snakes can jump at least this guy did. His entire body was airborne when he struck at me. Funny in a way but being stressed out not so funny.
See if I can dream up another name but I just might have it.

Obayana is Nigerian for King of Fire it’s been a long day and I confused myself so I edited some text here.

I’ve had a few young boas with that attitude to start with, even some I produced were fiesty at first. All of them settled down with gentle handling. My first boa was like this when he was hungry...loud blowing every time you came near the cage when it got close to feeding day. In fact, it earned him the name Sir Hiss (from Disney’s Robin Hood). :D

At 100G or so, I'd be defensive too! Especially after what he went through to get to you!

He's little and I agree with Dianne, with gentle handling, and hook training, long-term, you shouldn't have to worry. He should calm down a ton for you!

Again, Good Luck and keep us posted!

Yep, that’s the plan. I really try to key into the tension when I do handle my snakes. I’m really pleased with how docile my other snakes are, so I will do what I have done with them. I believe he will mellow right out over time and be easy going puppy dog like. But yeah can’t imagine being stuck in an airplane and then the flight and all that while being tied up in a bag that’s in a box. Oh boy.

Well, he is much calmer today, removed some rate and poop with out any hissing or strikes. He did look up and put his head back down then later was exploring a little so to be sure I checked temps and all is good.
Officially I have named him Prometheus, I think it’s just unique enough and has some color to it. Giving him space to adjust.

Prometheus is going to be an awesome guy. Great name.

He had a very stressful day yesterday! Very glad he's calming down already.

Even if he's adjusting and on quarantine, I would still remove him briefly to clean the tank. Not that he can do much damage, but I never clean Behira's tank with her in it. If I open the tank, she's either getting fed, or hook rubbed and then coming out. I don't want to ask for trouble :).

What I do with new animals is take them out and put them right in a holding container while I clean the tank. I do not handle, except to move from enclosure to holding container, and then back.

I do not like cleaning any of the snake tanks while they are in them, but Shayna BP, and the corn snakes, will let me remove the water dish and clean, etc. They are in pretty big tanks though, so I usually don't even see them. 99% of the time, I do remove them though.

That’s actually great protocol, would serve me well to start that also. Get in the habit while every one is relatively small. I was able to grab it in one grab with tongs while he was wedged between side of tub an his hide opposite side of where the poop was so I did it quick and left him alone. Harley Quinn usually rides around on my shoulder during poop/urate policing and any water issues.

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Quick shot as I took him out to clean his bowl. I guess you could call it his coming out picture.


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Very nice, really love albino boa eyes

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Nice! Looking good and seems to be calming down quick for you.

Yeah no more hissing or strikes. He is completely different now and other than cage cleaning he gets a lot of alone time. I feed Harley Quinn tomorrow so I may offer Prometheus, I would like to keep the same schedule.
Can’t agree more Richard, the eyes are something else. But Boa eyes are phenomenal in my opinion no matter what. I beleive it’s you Nicaragua with red eyes. So cool.

Awesome looking boa! I like the name too. :)

Thanks Jake yes my hypo NIC and my female bcl both have red eyes, but the albino eyes are just stunning with that red cross,

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Love the little milestones, first yummy rodent lights out. Fed live and love the feeding response. Quick and this little guy did it with authority.He was on it very quick and I’m going to look into Frozen but might actually be better to buy local instead of a big order

Should have my frozen dinners this coming week but until then one last live feed today. Feeding response is incredible with this guy.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...dc7b914126.jpg

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Prometheus has really settled down and I'm extremely happy with him. Tomorrow is the first crack at F/T and if he is anything like Harkey Quinn it's going to go well.
Should be a blast to see his coloring change as he grows.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...598e4ab9f2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5e11a3baf8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8a5faa02c9.jpg

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Really looking great

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I'd get him on some contrasting substrate to enhance his stunning colours ... dark stuff like Orchid bark / Reptibark for example ..

Here's my Snow on Orchid bark https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d65b2755ad.jpg

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I’ll try the Orchid Bark next time. It looks like it should really make him pop in is enclosure.

Very nice! Congrats!

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Very nice! Congrats!

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Welcome back Cletus :gj:

Well, Prometheus is shedding right now, I had no idea, he did look kinda dull but never seen the cloudy eyes or anything. Fed him and looked in to see that rat gone but skin pealed back over his eyes so I guess other than the eyes I missed everything. He has the pinkish coraling and then the only real noticeable thing was he was a little more yellow and the oranges were not as bright but not easy to tell at all. I’m spoiled with my other snakes, they really get dull and the eyes are visibly cloudy.