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nice. congrats!
that's a step up in the snake game. i think you'll have fun. 
RIP Mamba
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Get a new one!!
Congrats on your beautiful Boa! They are a fun snake that you will enjoy.
You will find that she will rarely turn down food, so be sure not to over feed.
Their body shape should be totally different than a BP. She should be "loaf" shaped, not round.
A sign of over feeding is when the tail gets heavy and round looking.
From what I can tell from the pictures she looks good.
They are considered semi-arboreal, so if you have room in the tank to add anything to climb on that would be good. My adult won't climb in her enclosure. I got her as a rescue and the previous owners must not have encouraged climbing.
As you can see, I encourage climbing for exercise to keep tone.
Enjoy!
Last edited by Reinz; 11-24-2015 at 11:27 PM.
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.
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Get a new one!!
I forgot to mention that this a great book for reference and learning.
You can get it on Amazon for around $40 or so.
Last edited by Reinz; 11-24-2015 at 11:34 PM.
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.
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The Following User Says Thank You to Reinz For This Useful Post:
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Re: Get a new one!!
She is a bit plump yes. A jumbo seems like a lot of food. Not even my 6.5' boa gets jumbo rats.
My only advice is maybe step down to larges (or even mediums if she is indeed 5', but she looks a bit bigger than that in these photos) and feed them every 3-6 weeks. My 4 year old boy is currently eating a large rat every 5 weeks, and will be getting his last rat for the winter tomorrow, and he's definitely not underweight. Less is more with these guys especially as adults.
Otherwise enjoy your gorgeous new girl.
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8.3 Boa imperator ('15 sunglow "Nymeria," '11 normal "Cloud," '16 anery motley "Crona," '10 ghost "Howl," '08 jungle "Dominika," '22 RC pastel hypo jungle "Aleister," '22 pastel normal "Gengar," '22 orangasm hypo "Daemon," '22 poss jungle "Jinzo," '22 poss jungle "Calcifer," '22 motley "Guin")
1.4 Boa imperator; unnamed '22 hbs
3.3 Plains garter snakes
1.2 checkered garter snakes (unnamed)
~RIP~
2.2 Brazilian rainbow boa ('15 Picasso stripe BRBs "Guin" and "Morzan, and '15 hypo "Homura", '14 normal "Sanji")
1.0 garter snake ('13 albino checkered "Draco")
1.0 eastern garter ('13 "Demigod)
0.0.1 ball python ('06 "Bud")
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Re: Get a new one!!
How long do i need to leave her alone to let her adjust to her new enviroment?
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