New Arrival!!! Lots of Pics!

[WarriorPrincess90]

Hey there everyone!!

As some of you were aware, I have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of my new 0.1 2011 Monster Tail BCI. Well, she arrived this morning via FedEx at roughly 10 a.m. in an unmarked box. That was my first concern. No live animals sign, no perishable, no fragile...just a brown box. I then proceeded to open the box, having my fiance record an unboxing video, which I will post the link to as soon as it finishes uploading! (SO SLOW). At any rate, when I removed the styrofoam topper and the layer of newspaper, I found a tube sock. A sock? Really? I mean, I suppose it works but still.

Anyways, I pick her up, still in the sock, and can immediately feel that she is FREEZING!! I don't have a temp gun, but man do I wish I HAD! She was maybe, MAYBE (and this is being generous) 70 degrees? That's atrocious! She came from Minnesota, where it was 36 degrees yesterday evening, to Florida. Which, isn't cold, but still. She spent a good chunk of time at the Minnesota hub for processing and whatnot. Then Memphis, which is also COLD. The kicker in all of this was that there were NO HEAT PACKS! NONE! ZERO! I was shocked and angry to say the least. But upon opening the sock and shuffling her toward the opening, she darted out and started climbing all over me. I weighed her, 165g, which seems a little light for a May 2011 female. But I'll work on that.

Is there anything I should do to help her warm up? I didn't want to stress her further, so I snapped some quick cell phone pics and then put her in her new enclosure. I will post a pic of that as well. I hate tanks, so I'm already (and have been) saving to get her a custom. I'm about half way there. Just some quick info, the coldest spot in the tank is about 79.8 degrees right now. The heat lamp is to up ambients only, and I have a zoomed UTH on a t-stat under the hide. My main concern is...will she get sick from being so cold?!? No signs of an RI or mites or anything else (yet).

Anyways, here she is! The most beautiful snake I have ever laid eyes on!


















Check out those reds! WOW!






With flash.

Annnnd one last tail pic.


Thanks for looking! I love her. She is the first snake that, despite such a horrible journey, I had to literally fight into her tank. LOL! I know...it was only to be expected...but it was welcome.

Any advice or suggestions are more than welcome. Thanks again!

[The Serpent Merchant]

Wow She is one good looking boa. Someday I'll get one, but for now my big snake cravings will have to be satisfied by my carpet python

[WarriorPrincess90]

Thanks! She's a tiny thing for now. Her momma was a BIG girl though, so I'm hoping she follows in her stead. The crappy cell phone pics don't BEGIN to capture her colors. She's got speckles all over her and her belly is this gorgeous pinkish red, with speckles trailing down the sides. She's from a Hypo Jungle Litter, and her siblings had a TON of red. I love her, and her curious personality.

[Kinra]

She looks good.

I would definitely complain to the seller about how they shipped her and probably post something to the BOI about them. If you can I would probably raise her temps for a little while and watch for an RI.

She looks like she's in good condition. My boa is also very small (around 300-400g I think it's been a while since I weighed her) and she is over a year old. Boas grow a little different than ball pythons.

[WarriorPrincess90]

Thank you! I'll try and get her temps up, but I think the arrangement of the tank is making that a smidge difficult at the moment. :/

I sent the seller an email letting him know that she arrived alive, but FREEZING. I told him I would keep him updated. I don't want to post anything to the BOI until after I'm sure she's gonna be alright, and after I get her to eat. I'd hate to be on bad terms with the breeder if anything goes wrong. You know?

[WarriorPrincess90]

Here's the unboxing vid as promised, for all those interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jezC1...ature=youtu.be

[WifeOfSlasher]

I'd be PISSED!!! Especially since this seller comes with such high marks. Seriously... Ugh. Poor snakey

Okay. Now that's over... She's beautiful!!! Congrats.

[WarriorPrincess90]

I KNOW!! I was astonished. One would assume, that with so much experience and coming so highly recommended, that the presentation would have been flawless! At least FedEx was on time. Thank all things holy. But I do have to saw, the animal is PERFECT. So there's that.

And thank you!! I'll try to get some better pics in a few days once she's settled. Hopefully she'll sit still for a minute then...lol.

[WifeOfSlasher]

Sit still? Lol. Good luck with that the only time our guys sit still is when we don't have a camera in hand.

[KatStoverReptiles]

She's beautiful!

I would just keep an eye on her as far as an RI goes.