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Updated Boa Sticky Brainstorming
For those who may not have seen the thread, a couple of us recently had a conversation about ways we could improve the forum to make it more useful and entertaining for everyone, given a recent slump in traffic around here. One of the ideas that came out of the conversation (that I proposed/advocated for, admittedly) was updating and cleaning some of the old sticky threads. So, I'd like to open it up to the folks in the Boa Brigade (Boa Brigadiers?) to hear what y'all would like to see in an updated boa sticky thread section, and any ideas y'all might have.
A couple ideas I have:
- An updated BC/BI/Bsigma (ah, Boa sigma has an unfortunate acronym) "how-to"/basics thread. The current "Boas FAQ" thread could do with a bit of updating given the husbandry advancements in the past decade. I think it would also be better for genus Boa to have its own "basics" thread at this point, and I think Corallus and Epicrates are getting popular enough that they've earned their own as well. Ideally, such "basics" thread would be written in a way that they give new keepers (even those that are lurking and haven't joined the forum yet) all the essentials they need at a glance.
- A couple of stickies for individual FAQs. Stuff like "why is my boa sitting in their water bowl?" or "why is my boa constantly trying to escape?" This isn't a problem here as much as it is on the BP forum, but something we may want to consider if people start repeatedly asking the same specific question.
- A sticky on evaluating boa body condition/obesity would be nice.
- A detailed "how-to" sticky on seasonally cycling boas would as well!
- A sticky on boa health issues. This could include common stuff like RIs and stuck sheds to uncommon stuff like (yes) IBD. Heck, IBD probably deserves a sticky on its own. Enough people have been asking about it as of late.
I'm willing to do any major writing, editing, and/or organization that y'all think needs to happen. I'd definitely be needing some more experienced content contributors, though!
0.1 Sonoran Boa sigma: "Adelita" ('19 Hypo het. leopard)
1.0 Boa imperator longicauda: "Kuzco" ('19 het. anery)
0.1 West Papuan Morelia spilota: "Pandora" ('20)
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