Adelita - 2019 Hypo Sonoran

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Originally Posted by WrongPython

Adelita's been home for about a month now and things are going well. I put in the orders for her new enclosure and RHP, and she treated me to a near-perfect shed:

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All she retained was a bit of shed on the tip of her tail, and I was able to get that off after a quick soak. Now if she'd just do her business - she hasn't gone once since I brought her home, and I'm starting to get worried!

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Smaller snakes will use most of what they eat. I wouldn't be too worried. I swear it seemed like Creeper didn't poop for the whole first year. I'm finally starting to see larger turds now.

Put in the order last Sunday night, FedEx delivered Saturday afternoon. Gotta hand it to the team at Kages, they are FAST! Come a trip to Hamburg and a few more deliveries, this kingdom will belong to her.

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It's hard to think she'll be longer than her new cage in a few years. She's just about the depth of it now, though, so she's almost 23" already. I tried to get a more precise measurement, but measuring a sentient, wriggly noodle is hard.

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I plan on weighing her for the first time later this week, after she digests tonight's hopper. Those who are so inclined, place your guesses now. ;)

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I have no good guesses for weight, since I haven't weighed my boa kids yet either and have no frame of reference, haha. However, I have to say I love that last picture of you attempting to measure Adelita, while she stubbornly butts her little snout into your palm.

"Feed me, Mother. I hunger."

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"Yeessss!"

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She'll learn to eat without flipping herself over eventually.

I hope.

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I never really weighed any of my boas. As long as they are healthy and eating I don't worry about it.

Glad she's eating well for., not very often a boa isn't a good eater tho,
It's quite funny how many time they cool and flip over sometimes when they grabbing there prey.


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Originally Posted by richardhind1972

Glad she's eating well for., not very often a boa isn't a good eater tho,
It's quite funny how many time they cool and flip over sometimes when they grabbing there prey.


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lol I'm convinced I could offer cheeseburgers to my boas and they would tear them up. lol They will eat as much as you offer. Anytime.... lol

Such a sweet and gorgeous boa! She has a beautiful opalescent sheen on her scales. And she's such a slender noodle! Very cute, looking forward to watching her grow

Nothing much to report the past few weeks. Adelita continues to be as wonderful as ever - she's still a total sweetheart, in perfect scale, etc. She even learned to eat without flipping herself over! Her new enclosure is coming along nicely, and should hopefully be ready and dialed-in in two weeks or so. It's hard to think this little girl will get to be five feet someday.

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One curious thing about her: she drinks like a chameleon! She prefers to drink freshly-misted water off the surfaces around her tank instead of the water out of her bowl. It's quite funny to watch her go around and drink up the puddles I leave for her with the mister. Such sessions are typically followed by a nice stretch and a yawn:

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Now the question is if she'll be getting a sibling ahead of schedule. Still very on the fence for that matter.

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Had a little photoshoot with Adelita on her new cork tube. She had a good time checking all the cool new smells out, though her favorite activity for a while was trying to crawl back to Mom. Managed to grab a few nice pictures of her:

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She's looking a wee bit chubby to me. I think I'll start gradually moving her to a 10-14 day schedule from the 7-8 day schedule she's been on; I've heard of a few people doing that for sub-yearling boas recently. More opportunities for exercise in her soon-to-be-completed 48" x 24" should help as well.

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