Behira - 2016 Female Ivory Ghost - First BCI

[EL-Ziggy]

Behira looks amazing Dave! I agree with bumping up her prey size at this point. As you know I feed my snakes a little on the heavier side but nothing extreme. For contrast, my 2017 male BI and 2018 female BCO have been on large rats since late last year. I feed them every 3-4 weeks. I don’t normally weigh my snakes but I just put the BI on the scale and he’s 2733g. He did have a chick for a snack a week ago so he’s not totally empty.

[dakski]

Thanks for the comments. Behira is moving up to large rats this week!

[dakski]

Behira ate her first large rat tonight.

I had to postpone feeding a week because of Alpha, my dog who was very sick.

From now on, I'll plan to feed every 3 weeks and a large rat.

[dakski]

Behira looks unfazed by her large rat the other day. She's getting big. Katie held her for the first time in a long time today. Was amazed at how thick and heavy she was. My mom held her the other day too. She was sitting down and was a little overwhelmed by her size. She's nervous about her getting bigger, but I reminded her she's a sweetie and that she's the same Behira that was 400G when we got her. We will see. I hope she keeps interacting with her, it's good for both of them.

[dakski]

My mother came up today and held Behira again. This time standing up and in the middle of the reptile area. This way, Behira could climb on her, but was not trying to get in cabinets and around chairs, etc. It went better.

[dakski]

I cleaned Behira's tank today and got some good shots of her. She's doing great.

For reference, that's a 6X2X1' Boaphile she is in. That side (water bowl to the left is 3X2'). She's getting big. Weighed in dry today at 2,580G. A peak weight for her.