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Ok ... I just acquired a Boa he/she is shedding ... but I think it just maybe a red tailed it's hard to tell with the loose skin. In my intro post in the general python forums I mentioned he had been living under my cabinets in my kitchen ... he had no where to soak and no good place to rub up against. Now he had a nice water dish and a bark tunnel the combo should help him out :)

I do have a question ... we fed him chicken livers yesterday while we were trying to lure him out last night... How long should I wait before I offer him a mouse?! he is about 5ish feet...

check out this caresheet:

http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules/...warticle&id=13

and offer an appropriately sized rodent(at 5 foot probably a rat), ideally as thick as the thickest part of the snake, a little smaller is fine. I usually wait a week after re-homing a snake to let them acclimate before feeding, but if the snake is a wild rescue it might be underfed and appreciate some food before then.. Since you already fed it recently I'd wait a week.

a rat really!?!?! WOW!! AWESOME!!! ... Ok a few silly questions ... should I buy more than one frozen rat at a time?!? How long do they keep in the freezer?!? the thawing out and warming up part I am all studied up on :)

I am sorry for the strange questions I am just so excited to have been lucky enough to have him pick my house to hide out in LoL

did you get yur boa from a breeder? if yes, whom? im trying to find a boa for my boyfriend but im not sure where to look ...

buy more than one if you plan to keep him. frozen critters can last as long as 6 months if vacuum sealed.

LaFilleClochette, he was lucky enough that the snake found him, he didn't buy it.

I started off only getting one mouse at a time for feeding my BP when I first got her, mostly an excuse to visit the reptile shop more often just for fun :D

Now I get 4 at a time.

"a rat really!?!?! WOW!! AWESOME!!!"

Probably! Red tails are pretty girthy compared to some snakes like.. corn snakes for example. It's pretty standard practice for many snakes to feed once a week, and as I previously said to feed a prey item that is as thick as the thickest part of the snake. I just said rat because I'm assuming that a 5 foot boa is quite thicker than my 2008 ball python that is up to eating small adult mice.

I'm no expert on red tailed boas, but I hope that I'm helping you find some of the more basic info on them :D

psssst ... I'm not a he or a him ;) ... I'm a new snake momma I know I know how many ladies who have never had a snake would be so cool about a random snake in the kitchen hahaha All my friends said call Animal control. I just didn't see the point! and now lookie I got a BEAUTIFUL Boa!! woot!

The poor thing was realllllllly thirsty ... really really thirsty... He is already looking much more perky and his face looks ... hydrated .... does that make since?!?

have you decided on a name yet? :)

How old are you btw? Not trying to be mean or anything, I'm just genuinely curious. You got really excited over everything. -lol-

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psssst ... I'm not a he or a him ;) ... I'm a new snake momma I know I know how many ladies who have never had a snake would be so cool about a random snake in the kitchen hahaha All my friends said call Animal control. I just didn't see the point! and now lookie I got a BEAUTIFUL Boa!! woot!

The poor thing was realllllllly thirsty ... really really thirsty... He is already looking much more perky and his face looks ... hydrated .... does that make since?!?

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It does make sense, hon. Just make sure you take real good care of your new ward.

no I haven't picked a name ... I like Avy ("A"-"Vee") ... the men in the house not so much ... So I don't know ... I just don't know

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no I haven't picked a name ... I like Avy ("A"-"Vee") ... the men in the house not so much ... So I don't know ... I just don't know

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I think that that's cute, hon.

I am 28 ... I am a stay at home mommy my kids are 3 and 6. They keep me excited ;)
We have had a VERY rough year and sometimes it's been hard to find he good among the bad, But I Choose to keep looking ... and this guy / girl ... is a fantastically huge Good for the year.

Oh and I am TOTALLY sorry for my spelling/grammer ... my daughter hasn't been feeling great and I haven't been getting much sleep ... 2-3 hours a night for the past 3-4 days. I think I am slowing going a bit crazy haahaa ... or maybe just a bit silly. Anyway, if theres anything else you wanna know you can PM me I am almost always willing to share! ;)

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I am 28 ... I am a stay at home mommy my kids are 3 and 6. They keep me excited ;)
We have had a VERY rough year and sometimes it's been hard to find he good among the bad, But I Choose to keep looking ... and this guy / girl ... is a fantastically huge Good for the year.

Oh and I am TOTALLY sorry for my spelling/grammer ... my daughter hasn't been feeling great and I haven't been getting much sleep ... 2-3 hours a night for the past 3-4 days. I think I am slowing going a bit crazy haahaa ... or maybe just a bit silly. Anyway, if theres anything else you wanna know you can PM me I am almost always willing to share! ;)

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Don't worry. The grammar Nazis like myself are always here to help you out. -Grins.-

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Don't worry. The grammar Nazis like myself are always here to help you out. -Grins.-

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I better get my act together then! I'll just start typing my posts up in word and then I will c and p back over here. :D

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I better get my act together then! I'll just start typing my posts up in word and then I will c and p back over here. :D

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Firefox is wonderful too. Most of the strange reptile-type people use it.

That's all I use. However, it's not catching my spelling tonight. :( I think someone with little tiny fingers disabled something. *sigh* Oh well I am sure I can fix it.

Did you ever get pictures? I love my snakes, not sure I'd want a red-tail hiding in my kitchen though!! :)

my bil got a few of his head .... drinking from the pie plate ... which we QUICKLY found out was not big enough for him. he drank the whole thing poor guy I am sure it was DRY living just above a hea vent. Let me go see if I can get the pics from him ...

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...31451_6772.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...31453_1416.jpg

Tomorrow I will be adding the privacy wrap around the back and sides ... the pipe has no sharp edges and has been cleaned. there is a "log" (the half log tunnel type) on the side where the basking lamp is. I made a trip to a 2nd pet shop this evening after the pics and got a proper water bowl ... the first shop didn't have any large enough ... my well meaning hubby was just a little to excited to let me go out and get it before he added the snake to the tank.

We have a UTH (I hope that's the right abbr.) and 2 temp gauges. I will be getting a 3rd tomorrow for up high over the climbing branch.

I do have a few question ... I haven't found the dimmer things ... could anyone point me in the right direction for either the dimmers OR thermostats ... Or at least link me to a thread where I might find out more info?

Also, I am working on regulating the humidity. Any neat little tips??

If I had a bit more notice I would have some of these bugs worked out ... *sigh* :snake: Avy should have warned me he was coming. :snake:

Beautiful and gorgeous Bci!!!!
Here's a link to Reptile Basics. Rich owns the business and he is a really great guy with very reliable and sturdy products and awesome customer service. He sells thermostats, cages, RHP's, flex, cages, racks, etc.
Here's the link to his thermostat page: http://www.reptilebasics.com/Thermostats-p-1-c-250.html.

I would not mess around with a dimmer at all-- go directly to a thermostat. :)

As for humidity.

Add a deep bowl that can sit directly on top of the UTH. It will evaporate faster and create more humidity. Keep in mind this is separate from the drinking bowl that you should keep on the cool side. I use a cool whip container :D it's deep enough I can mostly bury it with bedding and have it sit directly on the UTH.

Also you can cover most of the top with foil to keep the humidity in.

How big is your setup?

I keep my baby boa in a 40gal breeder (a little big but this way she has room to grow) and I need 3/4 foil lid, 3 waterbowls, a UTH and a CHE (ceramic heat emmitter) to keep the humidity and heat right.

Keep us posted and welcome!

I did get a deeper bowl this evening ... tomorrow I will move it closer to the UTH ... the set up for now is a 50 gallon tank ... it's what I had and had space for ... in the next few weeks we will be rearranging the house a bit ... and probably will get the bigger tank out of storage. he/she is already about 5 feet long... I don't know how old he is.

There is so much to know, I am really trying to learn on the fly here...

man i wish a snake would just show up at my house!

again congrats!

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man i wish a snake would just show up at my house!

again congrats!

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Thanks!! :)

oh and funny thing my GTP's name is Ami (ahh mee).

LoL ... I like it ... he/she is Avy because he was living above the Air Vent. lol I know I know a bit silly but I thinks its a cute name for a cute snake :)

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LoL ... I like it ... he/she is Avy because he was living above the Air Vent. lol I know I know a bit silly but I thinks its a cute name for a cute snake :)

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haha i love the name. def something i would name my pets.

could you get a full body shot of her? i would LOVE to see her tail and saddles.

I will ... I haven't really seen her other than her head since we put her in the viv ... I havn't wanted to intruded or her too much ... I need to get in there and work on a few things today .... so I just might have her make and apperance... on the other hand I do wanna give her one more day if quiet ... I am so torn *sigh*

Awww, shes awesome! Glad she adopted you!:)

she really is! I am glad she did to :) if she went to the house to the left or right ... she would have probably been killed :( I told some of the neighbors they all had the same comment ... "I know what kinda snake it woulda been in my house a dead one" It just makes me so sad to hear that! She didn't do anything wrong ... she just wanted a warm place with a little something to eat and drink! She would pop her head out to watch me cook dinner or do dishes ... I kinda miss seeing her in there LoL