Update on the CL boa rescue.. *sigh* I'm still appalled.

[Surrealle]

This! ^

What a story!

How the heck do you get a Boa to eat eggs?!?

I don't know and don't want to know. He's been eating f/t rats of various sizes eagerly since we got him and seems to be doing quite well. He's been handled once since he got here and though he wasn't comfortable with it, there was no hint of aggression, thankfully. Most of the day he hangs out with most of his body in the hide and his head poking out, along with whatever other section of his body he doesn't feel like tucking in, lol. Even his tongue is back to normal (apparently he was so cold and lethargic his tongue would flick in slow motion when we got him. Being the large snake newb that I am, I didn't even realize that wasn't normal until he perked up after a few days).

He does seem a bit shy and reluctant when we feed him, and it takes a few minutes for him to notice the rat because he seems more fascinated by what's happening outside the cage. I'm hoping that's just a product of him not yet settling into the routine. He also spends about an hour a day or less (I'm estimating) just staring upwards, but I haven't heard any difficulty breathing or seen any symptoms of anything else. If any boa experts could weigh in on whether this is cause for concern?

(The kitten, who has been renamed Rory, is finally doing well too. Her second week here she had to be hospitalized with a severe GI infection, which the vet was unable to diagnose. Fortunately, thanks to their care and the fact that she had spent the previous week fattening up, she pulled through and is home recovering--much to my relief. That makes twice in the past 3 weeks that she's nearly died. I, for one, could use a break with this pulling-her-back-from-death's-doorstep stuff, lol.)