Behira - 2016 Female Ivory Ghost - First BCI

[Sauzo]

Sauzo,

Behira is the second one down from the top (Frank the BTS is the top cage), so she is about 4-5 Feet up in the stack.

Secondly, she seems totally chill now with the fabric/drape in front. I took it off today to measure temps and she came and said hi, then went back into her house. No fanfare at all.

I get where you are going with this, but she has already bent teeth striking at the acrylic. I have talked to breeders and they are not sure she will "get used to it," and this may be her thing. Some have said she might outgrow it, but no way to know. When I spoke to Jeff Ronne, from Boaphile (he made my tanks and is always helpful, but I did not buy Behira from him), he said that some Boa's do it, and he thought the drape was a good solution.

How is this significantly different than people who keep Boa's in big racks/Tubs? It seems like those are pretty secure until you open them, and I would be doing the same thing with her, taking the drape off and opening the tank.

I am not trying to be argumentative, I am just curious what your thought process/experience is with Boa's who do this and why my setup makes you nervous (for me).

I appreciate any feedback, as always.

Your set up doesnt make nervous. You might have misunderstood me. I was referring the the boa being nervous. Like i said, my dumerils and BCL both struck at the cage doors when i would walk by quick when i first put them in their cages and had them on the lower cahes in the stack. But after a week and me walking slowly past them, they got used to it and dont do it anymore and the dumerils is pretty oblivious now to any movement unless it involves food.

If the drape worked, then grats. I'm a little different in that i try and get my snakes adjusted to how the cage will be instead of changing it and then going back to the same set up that started the issue after awhile. I believe as long as you give the snakes a place they can feel secure and retire to to be alone, then they will get used to the rest of the set up. That is why i always provide at least one hide for all my snakes regardless if they use it or not.

Also I'm assuming you have the snake in a boaphile. Like i said, if the drape method works, great. But to me, having to cover my snakes whenever I'm not doing something inside the cage defeats the purpose of even having the snake lol. I like to interact and look at my snakes and i usually interact with them daily be it just changing water or just opening the cage to look for a poop or piss and just petting them. They mostly seem to care less but Caesar is my one exception who seems to actually push when he wants attention and once he gets his fill, he will quiet down and lay there.

Anyways, like i said, if the drape works, grats. Gotta do what works. Some boas are just weird haha.