I Finally Got Him!

So this morning i went to the All- Ohio Reptile Expo and was looking to buy me a rtb...well with the help of Jimi on here and Gary in person i finally got my boy...i only have one pic now for i am letting him settle down before i get better pics...dont have a name yet, but he is a Regular but 100% het Albino....please let me know what you think.agian i will post more and better pictures later

cant get my camera to upload right, when i fix i will post

Congrats man can't wait to see what he looks like. Good luck with your new purchase.

it might just be me and because hes new im freaking out, but for the last hour he has just been crawling around but always looking up and he is breathing hard...is this bad?

my warm side is 90 on the glass and there is an inch of substrate, cool side is 81 and hummidity is 60%

Hes likely just stressed (I do not own any red tailed boas so just my 2 cents) Try and keep away from the enclosure so he can relax. As for temps, someone else will have to pipe up and let you know if everything sounds right;) Congrats by the way!

thank yeah, i assumed he is just stressted from the show and transport home. im just an excited new owner so, hes exploring alot and nocked thinks over, so 2maro i was thinking about getting ack in there fixing things...cant wait to get photos for you guys...thanks everyone

I've always kept our boa's a bit cooler than the BP's and provided a very deep substrate for them as they do seem to enjoy burrowing. He may well be stressed. I assume you bought this snake from a reputable vendor so hopefully health is not an issue but quarantining him completely from any other snakes you own is always a smart thing.

You might want to place a light weight but dark in color material over his enclosure leaving a bit open for ventilation. Something like a dark pillowcase or light sheet often seems to help our boa's settle in better especially if they are in a busier part of the house. Even our male whose been with us since he was a tiny thing has a black sheet over part of his big glass tank to allow him some privacy and downtime from being seen (he lives in our livingroom which is a busy part of the house). He also has a huge black plastic hide which he often uses.

im not sure, buts hes worring me, he hasnt used his hides yet and for the last 22 mins hes been sitting agianst the glass but his head is towards the top and hes just looking up and has not moved...its like he is laying vertically agianst the glass

I think you are more stressed then the snake;) Just relax and let him get use to his enviroment.

My RTB wedged himself up along the lid to his cage for the first several days. Weard behavior compared to now. I left him alone for a good week, only changing the water and he finally moved down and burried himself in the substrate. He likes to lay and just poke his head out now waiting on a F/T fuzzy to just show up at the end of some magic metal tongs.:D
Now he likes to read this forum with me a few times per week. yours will settle in and be a good pet. Can't wait to see yours...http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...ures1225-1.jpg

Just give it some time! My little spider BP does kind of the same thing sometimes after I take him out then put him back in his cage, he gets over it though. My baby red tail actually doesn't use any of her hides, I gave her some extra aspen and she burrows under it instead of going in a hide. I also put some newspaper up around 3 sides of her cage so she can feel secure since she does not seem to want to use hides. Your baby might change its mind though once its settled.

I agree that he needs to just settle down. People get worried very easily when they first wander into the "Boa Realm" because of the complete difference of attitude and actions. How's he settling in now? Any change?

I remember freaking out when Rauri would angle up and stare madly at the top of her enclosure (usually with her nose pressed hard against the mesh). Turns out it was something she did every single time she took a big dump LOL. Apparently she couldn't even stand her own stink but being she was our first boa I did the "omg it's bad!" thing too. They are just a lot different than ball pythons.

yeah i think i am just more stressed then he is lol...well first night went good he was active all night, he is now laying in the corner..he hasnt used his hides once is that ok? i mean if he wants in he will find them right?


also another question the owner usally feeds his snakes on sundays...i bought him on saturday and today is a normal feeding day for him...i realize that obviosuly first day in the new home is not a good time to feed him, but i want to feed him on tuesdays 1. its a good day for me 2. that way hes ready to be handled by the weekend if need be, so do you think it would be ok to feed him on tuesday if he seems ok? or should i wait till next tuesday?

Tuesday will be fine. None of my boas have, use, or need hides.

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Tuesday will be fine. None of my boas have, use, or need hides.

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awsome!!! thanks Jimi..you truely are a life saver

everything is good..question..

if he hasnt even gone in any of the hides yet neither warm side or cool side...would be ok to take them out? or should i keep at least one in?

Does he have something to borrow in or under? Take them out...

i took one out and left one in just in case, but i re did his cage because i finally found the stuff i wanted and now its planted and has jungle vines, and man does he love them...all night he just crawls from vine to vine. i will try feeding him in a little so we will see how the first feed goes

ok so i did the feeding today and i took him out for the first time and he was so much fun to hold and was so nice i put him in a seperate feeding enclosure and after i convinced him not to escape out of the tub i put the mouse in (did use live, not going to stay with live it just happened this time) and immeditely he struck and rapped once around the mouse it tried to move and he put the rest of his body around and sucessfully killed the mouse. then he looked like he was getting ready to swallow and my roomate walked by the tub and he lunged out of the tub after my roomate, he got back in and got into the corner ready to strike and he hissed at anyting that walked by. we through a towl over the tub to make him feel more secure. after bout 20 mins he finnally ate the mouse. i left him in there about another 15 mins before i was going to move him back in his home. when i tried to get him out he lunged at me and missed, then will a towl over my arm i got him out and put him in his cage. as soon as he was in there he was crawling around non stop for the next 2 hours....

my questions.
1. do you think it was just cause feeding time and he felt threatened is why he was hissing and trying to bite even awile after the mouse was gone?
2. if he was so active right after the feed do you think he could of ate another? or is this normal for snakes?

i just want to make everything as good as i can for him

thanks you guys!

I will say this simply: Feeding in seperate enclosures doesn't do or help any boa (or any snake that I know of) in any way whatsoever. All it does is cause unneeded stress and a possibility of getting bit or causing a regurg. Boas normally go into a "feed-mode" for up to an hour after eating. If you use live, STILL use tongs and dangle the live mouse over the boa. Feed in their home because this is where they feel most secure.

That said, did the mouse leave any bulge at all? A first feed in a new home should be a smaller meal. Also, after that first feed you'll have a better understanding of how big a meal he/she can take. Up-ing the size every meal is much better for a snake then having to go down in size and feeding them too large a meal.

the reason i feed outside was cause i always herd if the snake never eats in his home then he will never accidently think its feeding time..yes the mouse left slightly a bulge in his stomach, nothing major but i could tell he had just ate.

Sounds like a perfect sized meal. I feed over 100 boas in their enclosure, trust me...it doesn't matter ;) . They will not confuse you anymore than if you feed them outside their home.

awsome agian thank you...if i do feed him in his enclosure should i worry about him eating he substrate? i am using cocunut husk

If you are using any kind of substrate just be careful and watch him. The first and last time my boa accidentially ate the substrate when feeding i immediately switched over too paper towels.(I also had to did the substrate out of his mouth).But i personally dont prefer it.

Congrats on your snake can't wait to see pics... And don't worry im sure he'll be fine give him a few days to settle into his new home:)