Some Boa info needed

[Salamander Rising]

Boas all have very different and very pronounced personalities compared to the Balls. I have a 6-7 month old juvenile female Dum who, even though I feed her every Friday on "feeding day" will sometimes look at my hand two days later like..."Okay mom, where's the food?" Your snake's "I'm starving!" reaction is likely because of the neglect, and now that she is fed regularly, she just wand to take advantage of that while she can. I have a female ball that was neglected and she was voracious for the first year or so I had her. She has only now calmed down enough that I can reach in and pick her up without her posturing. Lol. Your girl will calm down over time with regular feedings. (Hopefully).

As to that "S shape" posture, my boa does that when she's chillin on my neck if someone walks up or sits down next to me. It's almost like "Hey! This is my warm comfy place! What do you want...Oh, nothing? Okay, well, I can relax now." lol. He too will probably calm down over time with regular handlings.

The light thing though, none of my kids do that. I've heard of boas and retics doing it before, but personally I have no experience with it. Perhaps someone with more experience with boas could chime in and help with that bit.

Good luck with your new boy! He's a good looking snake!

Aw, my poor, pitiful Dixie!
I wish she could understand that warmth and food are the rule now, rather than the exception.

I hope she eventually learns to trust.

As of now, when I take her out, she just wraps around my waist like a belt and hides her head behind me on the chair.

She does accept gentle stroking now, though.
For the first week or so, she'd jump or twitch when I touched her.

The boy is just the opposite.
He can't get enough attention.

His obsession with lights reminds me of myself, the first time I went to NYC.
I nearly broke my own neck, gawking upward at the skyscrapers.

Since he has to look at everything, I suspect his life has possibly been pretty much one of general sensory deprivation.

Thanks for the info on the "S thing".

I was a bit concerned that he [like all my other critters] was becoming obsessive/possessive of me.

Hubby loves all of our pets but, if I leave the room, they follow me out, ignoring his calls for them to stay with him.

All the snakes will let him hold them but after a short while, they start stretching and straining to get back over to me which is harmless if they're BPs but having a big Boa "S" at him unnerved him a bit.....LOL

Hubby had the Boa for a while and he was moving around too much and the Boa, naturally, wrapped around his neck for security/stability.

Himself asked what the snake "was doing".

Jerk that I am, I calmly replied "I assume he's preparing to strangle you".

[I know...I'm no help at all].....