Genesis (2018 Hypo Blood) debut and progression thread!

[RedRabbit]

Genesis poking his head out of the decoration is so precious, that's gotta be one of my favourite boa photos of all time. He's such a cutie, looks very active and curious and that fiery colouring is a real head-turner. It's also nice to have a boa around when you keep BPs since they can snap up any refusals once they're grown up. What are the biggest differences you've noticed between him and your BPs so far?

Haha, my heart fluttered when his little head poked up from the tree hollow, it was such a cute moment! (I may have made some very silly noises of adoration from behind my phone camera. Luckily there were no witnesses.)

I uh, also had an unforeseen moment of weakness at the reptile show I went to last weekend, so I now have two little boas. More on that once I have some photos for a proper post about the new kid. But so far, compared to Iggy and Rae, both boas are much more active explorers, faster-moving, eager eaters (of course), and seem to have no qualms with sleeping in an open corner ... or wedged along the top of the tub lid ... or on top of their decor ... or wherever. In terms of personality, the boas seem to have an overall more sharply "focused" demeanor. While the BPs are often content to just sit on my lap or in my hands in a cuddly little heap, the boas seem to be frequently locking onto an objective, even when they're just sitting still. Not as speedy or slippery as colubrids I've handled in the past, but they definitely sometimes act like they have places to go and people (or rodents?) to see.

I may have botched the order in which I purchased my snakes though, haha. Since boas grow much more slowly, it'll be quite a few more years before they can start assisting with the inevitable BP leftovers!