Behira - 2016 Female Ivory Ghost - First BCI

[dakski]

I think it’s great to get the younger generation involved in reptiles , my 4yr old granddaughter loves my snakes she at the stage she wants them on her knee too now, but it’s quite surprising how heavy a 2yr old boa can be with being sold muscle as you say, good luck with training her up to help you out when she’s round and perhaps one day you will be able to help choose her own


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Thanks Richardhind1972. Both her and her younger brother Christopher (he's 4 1/2, Meghan is 7) are interested and definitely not afraid. However, Meghan in particular, and since she was very young, has always been curious and interested in animals. She loves the dogs, but is especially fascinated with the reptiles (snakes in particular). We were actually at her house tonight for a few minutes. She told me, Shayna is still her favorite, because yellow is her favorite color (my Albino Spider BP), but Behira is now her second favorite.

She asked, "Will you tell me when she's really big so I can come see her?"

I explained that she's still a baby snake and that it will take a while (years) for her to be huge, but once she is, she will be like that her entire adult life, which is a long time.

Meghan was relieved, as if she might have missed the opportunity to see her huge otherwise .

Frankly, since Meghan's parents have a parrot and a moody cat, I think they are quite happy letting her play with my reptiles instead! She's welcome anytime and they live about 30 minutes away.

I think she will probably ask some day, but the important thing is that she's curious and involved with them at 7. She's growing into a precocious young woman who isn't afraid of reptiles and really enjoys them. That can't be bad.

She can be very direct though. When Katie and I took her to the reptile show near us, she walked right up to a guy selling Beta Fish and asked, "Why are you selling fish here? They aren't reptiles you know."