New addition

Hey everyone, after having my BP and corn for a while I’ve been eyeing up a new addition for a whilst. After a long and stretched research I’ve finally brought her home. My beautiful Boa. She’s a stunner but I have noticed she’s very hissy and quick to jump into strike mode. She’s fine once she’s been in your hands for a few mins, but when I put her back into her enclosure, I get hisses and strikes. Is this hissy temperament normal in young boa’s? She’s 18 month old. All my other snakes have never once tagged or hissed at me https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0825272dac.jpg
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Great looking boa! Congrats on the new addition. Some of them will be a little hissy at first but they usually mellow out pretty quickly. Best wishes!!

Yeah baby/juvenile boas can be a bit vocal and defensive. Tap training and frequent, gentle handling after it’s settled in will generally calm them down rather quickly though. Welcome to the Boa Brigade! They’re a ton of fun


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Great new addition, she's will soon learn with regular handling and a bit of tap training that you won't hurt her

Probably not been handled from young, boas are so cool once chilled with you

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Thanks guys 😀 I’m so excited to have her. Any tips on how frequently to handle her to mellow her out abit? The wife’s not scared of our snakes at all, but she’s abit wary about this girl

After settling in and a few consecutive feedings, maybe handle 2-3 times a week or so. Gentle but confident handling will disarm them rather quickly. If you approach as though you might get bit, you’re more likely to get bit. You’ll do fine, just work on learning to read the snakes body language and it will do the same with you.


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Yeah, let her settle in for a bit and have a 2-3 good feedings. Then start gentle handling.

I would hook train her and that will help her know when it's handling time vs. feeding time, etc. It will also keep you from starting her.

Either way, you are greatly reducing the chances of getting bit.

If you have questions on hook training, just ask.