Scarlette - 2022 Colombian BCI

[Bogertophis]

Had her out today! She handles really well, much more calm and slow moving than my BP. Really glad I decided to get a BI haha. One question though, I let her sit on my chest, and she seemed to get comfortable. She wasn't really coiled up but she went unmoving for a good 10-15 minutes without any tongue flicks. Could she have been asleep? Is she that comfortable with me already? What else could it have been? She still seemed really calm when I moved her back.

Also, she hasn't dropped anything for me yet. Shes had two smaller meals since I got her. Anything I should be concerned about? Is her metabolism just THAT slow? I have her heat at 87 F, and she can thermoregulate.

Sounds like she might have fallen asleep- it's hard to tell for sure with most snakes* & I agree it's unusual for a new snake to be so relaxed, but maybe you have a good snake vibe- plus just the right warmth for a still-digesting boa. (*Snakes with round pupils- you can tell they're asleep if their pupils sink to the 6 o'clock position. Vertical pupils, you're outa luck.) I like it when my snakes really relax with me like that. Just be careful when some of them wake up though, lol. Predators being startled awake can react defensively- especially if it's never happened to them before.

Snakes are rarely constipated- they only go when they've saved up enough waste to bother- remember their bodies need to conserve water, & defecation uses (wastes) some moisture. Also, young snakes that are eating young prey are digesting MOST of what they've eaten- only when they're eating more mature prey is there more waste, so very often young snakes go less frequently- this gets asked a lot. Snakes seldom "go" after every meal.