Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 2,872

0 members and 2,872 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 6,337, 01-24-2020 at 04:30 AM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 75,031
Threads: 248,489
Posts: 2,568,442
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, isismomma
Page 5 of 6 FirstFirst 123456 LastLast
Results 41 to 50 of 59
  1. #41
    BPnet Veteran Starscream's Avatar
    Join Date
    06-29-2017
    Location
    Missouri
    Posts
    957
    Thanks
    1,194
    Thanked 1,206 Times in 602 Posts
    Images: 1

    Re: 2021 0.1 Candoia paulsoni, Solomon Island ground boa, white phase - Inej

    Quote Originally Posted by vkahri View Post
    Absolutely gorgeous! I hope mine looks that good in a few months (or more....). Still hasn't eaten for me. Your's has a nice girth. People say they can go months without eating, but if they are not girthy or had a few meals in them first, I wonder if that remains true.
    That very first image was right after eating two pinkies (so said the breeder), so she looks a bit more chonk than normal there. And thank you! I really hope yours starts eating soon.
    0.1 Red Axanthic P. regius | Mazikeen
    0.1
    E. climacophora | Lan Fan
    0.1
    C. paulsoni | Inej


  2. #42
    BPnet Veteran plateOfFlan's Avatar
    Join Date
    10-28-2021
    Posts
    251
    Thanks
    175
    Thanked 456 Times in 192 Posts
    Images: 42

    Re: 2021 0.1 Candoia paulsoni, Solomon Island ground boa, white phase - Inej

    Quote Originally Posted by vkahri View Post
    Absolutely gorgeous! I hope mine looks that good in a few months (or more....). Still hasn't eaten for me. Your's has a nice girth. People say they can go months without eating, but if they are not girthy or had a few meals in them first, I wonder if that remains true.
    Vkhari, I wonder if since your breeder hasn't been very useful, if you could try contacting the breeder who produced Starscream's boa, since they seem to know how to get neonates feeding? Maybe they'd give you some tips even if they didn't produce the snake. It's a shame that they're so hard to get started, it's such a cool species. Hopefully someday they wind up like hognoses where the kinks seem to have been mostly worked out.

  3. #43
    Registered User vkahri's Avatar
    Join Date
    04-15-2005
    Location
    Near Charlotte
    Posts
    38
    Thanks
    4
    Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts
    Images: 21

    Re: 2021 0.1 Candoia paulsoni, Solomon Island ground boa, white phase - Inej

    I would love to reach out to them, I don't know who they are?
    Starscream, if you see this and wouldn't mind, maybe shoot me a PM?

    I tried braining a pinky yesterday, no good. I also tried holding him up to my mourning geckos. Literally nose to gecko and no apparent interest. I thought about trying a feeder anole next, and or a feeder guppie if I can find one. Bout ready to search for a vet.

  4. #44
    BPnet Veteran Starscream's Avatar
    Join Date
    06-29-2017
    Location
    Missouri
    Posts
    957
    Thanks
    1,194
    Thanked 1,206 Times in 602 Posts
    Images: 1
    Almost time for a bigger water bowl .
    0.1 Red Axanthic P. regius | Mazikeen
    0.1
    E. climacophora | Lan Fan
    0.1
    C. paulsoni | Inej


  5. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Starscream For This Useful Post:

    Bogertophis (07-29-2022),GoingPostal (07-29-2022),Homebody (07-29-2022)

  6. #45
    BPnet Veteran Malum Argenteum's Avatar
    Join Date
    12-17-2021
    Location
    Wisconsin
    Posts
    451
    Thanks
    804
    Thanked 1,042 Times in 399 Posts
    Images: 3
    @Starscream, I really enjoyed reading this thread.

    Could you say a little about general husbandry for C. paulsoni? Enclosure size (currently and what you're anticipating as final adult housing), temps, moisture levels, optimum substrate, etc. Appreciate any info you'd share, as there seems to be little available.

  7. The Following User Says Thank You to Malum Argenteum For This Useful Post:

    Bogertophis (09-01-2022)

  8. #46
    BPnet Veteran Starscream's Avatar
    Join Date
    06-29-2017
    Location
    Missouri
    Posts
    957
    Thanks
    1,194
    Thanked 1,206 Times in 602 Posts
    Images: 1

    Re: 2021 0.1 Candoia paulsoni, Solomon Island ground boa, white phase - Inej

    Quote Originally Posted by Malum Argenteum View Post
    @Starscream, I really enjoyed reading this thread.

    Could you say a little about general husbandry for C. paulsoni? Enclosure size (currently and what you're anticipating as final adult housing), temps, moisture levels, optimum substrate, etc. Appreciate any info you'd share, as there seems to be little available.
    Completely understand your pain there -- most of my research for this species was looking at what it's like in their natural habitat compared to what few accounts people have of keeping them.

    Inej is currently in a 76 qt Sterlite stacker tote that I modified for a CHE/UVB setup and a front-opening sliding glass door. She spends more time climbing than you'd expect for a ground boa, so providing the height for the heat elements alone was worth it to me. For adult size, I'm wanting to us a 3 foot by 2 foot enclosure, as she may get up to four feet long but I expect she may stop at 3 feet.

    Temps are between 82F and 86F with a hot spot of 92F under the CHE. She spends a lot of time in her humid hide and in her water bowl, so high humidity is a must for these guys. I'm currently using that coco coir stuff, but I honestly hate it. It's very dusty and a pain to clean, but it does let her burrow easily. I would switch to something like coco chip, but the pieces are bigger than she is.

    Definitely look into temps and average humidity for their natural range, its really eye opening what they go through in the wild that was a good baseline for me. Please do not use my word alone to determine how to keep these guys, as there's a lot more complexity that I'm sure I'm forgetting to type in a forum post.
    Last edited by Starscream; 09-02-2022 at 12:17 AM.
    0.1 Red Axanthic P. regius | Mazikeen
    0.1
    E. climacophora | Lan Fan
    0.1
    C. paulsoni | Inej


  9. The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Starscream For This Useful Post:

    Bogertophis (09-02-2022),GoingPostal (09-08-2022),Homebody (09-02-2022),Malum Argenteum (09-03-2022)

  10. #47
    BPnet Veteran Starscream's Avatar
    Join Date
    06-29-2017
    Location
    Missouri
    Posts
    957
    Thanks
    1,194
    Thanked 1,206 Times in 602 Posts
    Images: 1
    I took Inej out for a cage cleaning today, and she handles like a dream.



    0.1 Red Axanthic P. regius | Mazikeen
    0.1
    E. climacophora | Lan Fan
    0.1
    C. paulsoni | Inej


  11. The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Starscream For This Useful Post:

    Bogertophis (10-16-2022),EL-Ziggy (10-19-2022),Homebody (10-17-2022),Kryptic (10-17-2022)

  12. #48
    Bogertophis's Avatar
    Join Date
    04-28-2018
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    20,183
    Thanks
    28,082
    Thanked 19,739 Times in 11,797 Posts
    She's a real gem! And you've really put in the work for her- it shows.
    Last edited by Bogertophis; 10-16-2022 at 11:17 PM.
    Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
    Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

  13. The Following User Says Thank You to Bogertophis For This Useful Post:

    Starscream (10-16-2022)

  14. #49
    BPnet Veteran Starscream's Avatar
    Join Date
    06-29-2017
    Location
    Missouri
    Posts
    957
    Thanks
    1,194
    Thanked 1,206 Times in 602 Posts
    Images: 1
    Inej turned two a couple days ago. She's still pretty tiny, but she seems to be a good weight. I've heard slower is better for boas, so hopefully I'm doing this right. She's moving to fuzzies (finally) next feeding. Work's been incredibly hectic, so I haven't had time to handle or really do anything with her beyond feeding and cleaning up after her.

    I really, really want to change her substrate to something that's less dusty.


    0.1 Red Axanthic P. regius | Mazikeen
    0.1
    E. climacophora | Lan Fan
    0.1
    C. paulsoni | Inej


  15. The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to Starscream For This Useful Post:

    Bogertophis (04-04-2023),Homebody (04-04-2023),Malum Argenteum (04-04-2023),OatBoii (04-04-2023),plateOfFlan (04-04-2023)

  16. #50
    Bogertophis's Avatar
    Join Date
    04-28-2018
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    20,183
    Thanks
    28,082
    Thanked 19,739 Times in 11,797 Posts
    Wow, she's doing great, thanks to YOU. And what a beautiful little creature she is too.
    Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
    Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

  17. The Following User Says Thank You to Bogertophis For This Useful Post:

    Starscream (04-04-2023)

Page 5 of 6 FirstFirst 123456 LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1