Behira - 2016 Female Ivory Ghost - First BCI

[dakski]

Behira is looking great Dave,love it when they have growth spurts

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Thanks Rich.

She's super dark! I cleaned her water bowls today and she was in full blue. Still, so gentle. She's my sweet baby girl.

I'll post pictures and a weight after she sheds and wastes.

[EL-Ziggy]

Behira looks awesome Dave. She gives me something to look forward to with my boas. I haven't seen much growth with them just yet. Looking forward to Ms. B's post shed pics.

[dakski]

Behira shed yesterday and I got a few pictures. Was curious why she didn't go to the bathroom as well.

I guess my little dear was saving it for last night when she dropped a huge butt bomb.

I weighed her today and she's a solid 1,320G totally dry.

She's growing up and still sweet as ever. See video below of her being a totally gentle young lady. She even booped the iPhone, which is usually Feliz's thing.



Below are some pictures of me hanging with her and post shed.

[Dianne]

Such a pretty girl and so chill. Loved the video of her booping the phone. They really are gentle for the most part. Of several boas I’ve owned, only a couple of them (one of which is Duncan) had occassional testiness. Even then they were clear in their body language to leave them alone without resorting to biting...unless pushed to it as was the case in that story about the breeder female I was trying to sell.

I also watched the second video of Frank eating canned cricket...are you sure that was “lip smacking love it” or “damn I can’t get that taste out if my mouth”?

[dakski]

Such a pretty girl and so chill. Loved the video of her booping the phone. They really are gentle for the most part. Of several boas I’ve owned, only a couple of them (one of which is Duncan) had occassional testiness. Even then they were clear in their body language to leave them alone without resorting to biting...unless pushed to it as was the case in that story about the breeder female I was trying to sell.

I also watched the second video of Frank eating canned cricket...are you sure that was “lip smacking love it” or “damn I can’t get that taste out if my mouth”?

Thanks Dianne, as always.

Yeah, I lucked out with both Behira and Feliz. HUGE food drives, but gentle as can be once tapped a few times with the hook. Once they know food isn't on the "table," they just want to come and play.

LOL on Frank. I wasn't sure at first. However, his nose/smell rarely deceives him.

I offered a grasshopper with his Ferret food, fruit, and veggies yesterday, and I've offered cockroaches in the past. Nope. He wouldn't eat any. Actually ate around the canned grasshopper.

Today, I offered two crickets. He gobbled them down.

I think he does like them, but admit his behavior is a little odd. Maybe he's trying to get every drop?

One other thing on Behira. She doesn't scare and doesn't get defensive at all.

The other day I had her around my neck and thought her head was on my left shoulder. I put my right hand back, quickly, to grab her body and redirect her and secure her. Turns out her head had come around was between my right shoulder and chin. I smacked her right in the head. She was stunned for a millisecond, and then looked at me like, A) is that all you got, and B), Dad, really, please don't smack me in the face!

I felt horrible. A couple gentle strokes to her side/body and she was like, okay, can I climb on you more?

She's really incredibly gentle. I only have to worry when she thinks food or when feeding. Thank G-D for long tongs!

[dakski]

Katie got a few pictures of me and Behira.

[richardhind1972]

Behira is looking really great Dave

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[dakski]

Behira is looking really great Dave

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Thank you Rich. I couldn't be happier. She's really doing well.

By the way, in case you couldn't read the shirt, it said, "I work hard so my Boa Constrictor can have a better life."

[Bogertophis]

...One other thing on Behira. She doesn't scare and doesn't get defensive at all.

The other day I had her around my neck and thought her head was on my left shoulder. I put my right hand back, quickly, to grab her body and redirect her and secure her. Turns out her head had come around was between my right shoulder and chin. I smacked her right in the head. She was stunned for a millisecond, and then looked at me like, A) is that all you got, and B), Dad, really, please don't smack me in the face!

I felt horrible. A couple gentle strokes to her side/body and she was like, okay, can I climb on you more?

She's really incredibly gentle. I only have to worry when she thinks food or when feeding. Thank G-D for long tongs!

It seems to me that all snakes that are used to gentle pet treatment respond (or rather don't "respond") the same way. They just don't assume we have bad intentions
when we accidentally bump each other. I know that happens to me now & then- I'll have a snake around my shoulders, getting tangled in my long hair & I'll sometimes
bump their nose (not realizing exactly where they are) when I'm trying to sort it out- they never seem to react or take it "the wrong way". Anger is a human thing.
Sometimes I wish snakes were less tolerant, when people are deliberately abusive....

That's a perfect shirt, Dave.

[JRLongton]

Love the boa shirt!