I got my RTB!!!

[gmmuscle91]

WOW. she is beautiful!!! Delilah is an awesome name!!

[Shelby]

BCI for sure.. lovely boa!

And you really want a 4' nasty (probably won't get any nicer) iguana? If you take it.. make REAL sure you know what you're getting into.

[lars5277]

I know about the Iggy. I double checked it is 2.5'. I am thinking of taking him until August then giving him to my mom. She really likes Iggys and knows how to care for them. You want him mom? I can care for him for a few months.

[frankykeno]

She's a sweetie Lars. You guys are going to love having a BCI around the house though you've just seen a small hint of the strength of these snakes. They may not be a burm or a retic, but they are nothing to sneeze at size wise or not be respectful of.

[lars5277]

I just tossed my shirt in the cage to get her used to my scent. She didn't strike at me. I really wanted her to learn more about some of the slightly larger snakes.

[Blu Mongoose]

I can't take an iggy if I'm getting another snake. Snakes and uromastyx are fine with Kelly, but she has a definite problem with iggys. Can't understand a problem wth iggys????

[cassandra]

Lovely BCI!

[lars5277]

We had our second handling session today. The first time I took her out was to work on her cage a week ago. My son despite several warnings snuck up on her, got in her face and made noises at her. He was tagged right around his eye. He didn't cry or scream, and he knew why it happened. He did manage to spook her good. She constricted my arm for about 45 minutes. My arm was purple the whole time. Today while I was cleaning cages I took her out and handled her for about 3 minutes. Everyone in the house scrambled for some reason. I don't know why. I have no idea what kind of environment she came from so I am taking it slow with her. I put a shirt in the cage the day i got her. As soon as I put her in the cage today after handling and cleaning she went right for my shirt and started nuzzling in it. She is definately a force to be reckoned with and respected. She will get her first meal tomorrow then left be for a few days. I am going to feed her live since that is what she is used too. I am going to have to start special ordering everything. The pet shops are having a hard time keep up with my demand.

I sent Clay an e-mail last week and hope to get her boyfriend sometime this week.

[lars5277]

We had a 15 minute handling session with her today. Everything went well. I act calm and slow around her, she does the same around me. Everyone in the house still scatters when i reach for her but she is well behaved. We also took a few pics while I had her out. She is in a shed, but she is so light and beautiful. You wouldn't believe it. Shannon is even starting to take to her a little.