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First boa! First bite!
I got my very first boa yesterday, and my very first bite but i'll get to that. I had her tank set up this morning before I went to school. I figure since she's just a two foot baby and she was in a 10 gal at Critter Barn I would keep her in that for the next week or two. She is so beautiful. I looked at the others he had in my price range and she is absolutely the most beautiful and one of the best examples of a nice Colombian Red Tail that I have seen. I figure she's about 4-5 months old being two feet. I love her already, she is so much more active than a ball python and I am a very happy and proud boa owner now. I know I shouldn't have but I was so excited, I made a quick stop at a friend's house to show her off. She has so much personality! I was holding her tail and moved my hand in front of her face and she cocked her head like a dog like she's thinking "What are you doing?" She did the same thing looking at his poof ball Pomeranian Now it was completely my fault that I got bit. She was stressed and scared after being in a bag for the trip home and I stupidly reached right in to grab her. Didn't even feel it really. I will post pictures of her beauty and the bite soon. Her name is Cleopatra.
Last edited by evan385; 01-20-2012 at 12:28 PM.
0.1 Normal (Captain Hook) (Hooked deformation on tip of tail)
1.0 Pastel Poss het Albino (Thor)
0.1 Normal (Chloe)
0.1 Tiger Reticulated Python (Jade)
0.1 Borneo Black Blood Python (Kira)
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1.0 Mojave het Albino
0.1 Mojave het Albino
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Re: First boa! First bite!
Can't wait to see the pics of the snake and the bite! Cleopatra is a great name! I just named my new normal female bp Cleopatra!
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Re: First boa! First bite!
Originally Posted by ballpythonluvr
Can't wait to see the pics of the snake and the bite! Cleopatra is a great name! I just named my new normal female bp Cleopatra!
Thank you. She is so pretty and has a very nice, clean pattern. And for $90 I can't complain about her price. Also I will be posting some pics of the pastel I bought in December since I never got around to that
Last edited by evan385; 01-20-2012 at 01:18 PM.
0.1 Normal (Captain Hook) (Hooked deformation on tip of tail)
1.0 Pastel Poss het Albino (Thor)
0.1 Normal (Chloe)
0.1 Tiger Reticulated Python (Jade)
0.1 Borneo Black Blood Python (Kira)
Coming soon:
1.0 Mojave het Albino
0.1 Mojave het Albino
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Nice, congrats! After hearing so much about the python ban recently it got me worried that some of the bigger snakes id like to own eventually wouldnt be available anymore to get and got me seriously considering getting a boa... I wouldnt go for the larger true red tails but Im very fond of the hog islands boas. Who knows i still might get one lol?
One question: Ive heard almost everyone say how boas are different from balls and more active but what exactly do you mean? Like she doesnt hide at all? Or she sits on branch purches?
1.0 normal bp
mad roaches yo
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Re: First boa! First bite!
Originally Posted by Mike41793
Nice, congrats! After hearing so much about the python ban recently it got me worried that some of the bigger snakes id like to own eventually wouldnt be available anymore to get and got me seriously considering getting a boa... I wouldnt go for the larger true red tails but Im very fond of the hog islands boas. Who knows i still might get one lol?
One question: Ive heard almost everyone say how boas are different from balls and more active but what exactly do you mean? Like she doesnt hide at all? Or she sits on branch purches?
Boas being more active is referring to handling. Balls are normally slower and don't move as much but boas are constantly moving. I had to put one hand in front of the other and keep switching every 3-8 seconds because she was moving so much. The only time she held still was when I had her around my neck. Even after she calmed down she was still on the move just not as fast.
Last edited by evan385; 01-20-2012 at 02:01 PM.
0.1 Normal (Captain Hook) (Hooked deformation on tip of tail)
1.0 Pastel Poss het Albino (Thor)
0.1 Normal (Chloe)
0.1 Tiger Reticulated Python (Jade)
0.1 Borneo Black Blood Python (Kira)
Coming soon:
1.0 Mojave het Albino
0.1 Mojave het Albino
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Congrats! I don't have a boa and never really considered one, but your excitement in this post got me thinking a little more about them. Haha. Can't wait to see her!
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Congrats! Can't wait to see. Boas are really awesome.
1.0 Normal (Rocko)
1.0 Mojave (Mac)
1.0 Pastel Ghost (Zeus)
0.1 Spider (Zarah)
1.0 Butter (Jagger)
0.1 Coral Albino Boa (Josslynn)
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Ya I would definitely recommend a boa to any ball owner. I recently got one and it's a whole new experience. One thing that was weird at first was the way a boa looks at you. A ball python seems to look through you and when you move your hand the ball just moves along with your hand. Boas look right at you. Plus when you move your hand, their head stayed locked on to whatever they were looking at. Also they seem to be trying to figure you out when they look into your eyes. And for some reason they are a pain to put back in their house. For something without arms or legs they can really put up a fight to stay out. Lol. Enjoy your boa man.
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