Genesis (2018 Hypo Blood) debut and progression thread!

[Luvyna]

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!

I totally would have done the same if I'd seen him do that, he's so adorable!

Oh my goodness, two boas?! That's awesome, congratulations on the new pick up! I can't wait to see the new baby.

It's very cool that your boa is more active and okay with sleeping out of his hide. I do wish Noodle would come out of his hide more often, but alas, he loves staying in his caves. Even when he's exploring outside of his enclosure the main thing he's focusing on his finding a new place to hide

Hearing about your boa me all the more tempted to get one eventually, haha. Looking forward to following your adventures with your new snake!