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    Sinestra, the hypo jungle

    Alll looking really great, boas love to hang out really odd spots, guess she wanted to watch tv for a bit


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    Re: Sinestra, the hypo jungle

    Hey y’all! It’s been a while since I last posted. I’m a little concerned about Sin, my boa. She hadn’t pooped for almost 2 months. She pooped today and it was massive. Now I feel terribly that I should have helped her or soaked her. Is that normal? Should I have soaked her or done something to help her? I am posting her weight so you can see how much weight she dropped after her huge poop

    I am worried that I’m underfeeding her. I am attaching photos so you can see her body. Does she have loose skin? I feed her every 7 days. I typically feed her a weaned mouse that is about 15 grams. Is this prey item large enough? I also have fuzzies, so should I feed her a weaned mouse around 15 grams followed by a fuzzy weighing about 6-9grams? Should I bump her to a larger prey item?

    Lastly, what are these light spots in her body?! I think she may have always had them, but anyway, she just shed on Tuesday, January 29. It appeared to be full, but is there any way these light spots are stuck shed?

    My temps for her are 72 overall with a warm spot of 88 by way of a heating pad and thermostat. I try to keep her humidity around 60, but it’s tough here in dry, cold New York.

    I feel like a horrible snake mom. I’m sorry for such a long, desperate post Thank you so much in advance for your help.



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    Re: Sinestra, the hypo jungle

    Sinestra is looking really great

    I think the mice Weeners are a bit small , I would of thought by that size she would be on medium /large mice At least I think that’s why she may not be pooing much.newborn boas normally start off on mice weeners /small mice
    ,looking at the size of her if you
    Measure it at the side of her thickest part of her body the prey size should be the same size or slightly larger . So it hardly leaves a bulge once a week .i bet you can’t tell she’s eaten after a small Weener mouse,
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    Re: Sinestra, the hypo jungle

    I agree with Rich not to worry about the spots and to feed bigger meals.

    However, you really should get your temps up.

    What kind of tank/enclosure is it?

    You want 78F on the cool side and ambient temps around 80-82F. An 88F hot spot is fine, but you aren't giving her much of a choice but to stay on it and not thermoregulate.

    Great you are using a thermostat on your UTH. However, a heating pad only warms that area, not air temps. If you are using a glass tank, you should use a CHE, also on a thermostat, to up air temps in the middle and cool side of the tank.

    If it's a PVC enclosure, you need a RHP most likely.

    Good she's eating, but you do not want her to get too cold. That could be bad regarding digestion and health.

    CHE's will dry the air out more, but there are ways to compensate for that, and we can help you with that.

    BCI's are pretty tough. Ideal humidity for a BCI under normal circumstances is 60-70% or so with a bump in shed. However, in winter, it's okay if humidity drops a bit. In the winter, my Boas average about 50-55% humidity and do fine as long as I up the humidity for shed.

    Vin Russo talks about this in his book; winter humidity drops are okay as long as they are not dramatic or quick and dramatic.

    I live in northern CT and it's dry and cold here now too. Even with Boaphile/PVC enclosures, it's hard to keep humidity much over 50% without intervention. Everyone is fine. I would worry about the temps more first and then worry about humidity if you cannot keep it consistently over 50%. At 50-55% normal, I spray a little in the Boa (and python) tanks 1X a day or every other day to keep a daily average closer to 55%-60%.

    You are doing a great job, are on top of things, and obvisouly want the best for Sinestra. You just need to up those temps and Sinestra will be that much happier and healthier.

    Feel free to ask for clarification or help with anything either through here or PM.

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    Re: Sinestra, the hypo jungle

    Richard and David, thank you both so much! That is incredibly helpful!


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    Re: Sinestra, the hypo jungle

    I have some updated photos of Sin! She left a complete balled-up shed for me today! She is looking gorgeous, getting more pinks on her belly and some of the cutest black spots.

    She currently weighs 518 grams. She’s getting so big



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    Re: Sinestra, the hypo jungle

    My hypo harlequin has some of those too
    Looking really nice after the shed

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