New Member of the RTB Club

[jjspirko]

Congrats! He's a real beauty...welcome to boa club.

The first rule of boa club is that we don't talk about boa club.
The second rule of boa club is that...we clean up lots of pee.

I think the last word is blood and I think you are talking about Fight Club.....

[cassandra]

I think the last word is blood and I think you are talking about Fight Club.....

Not in boa club! My boa loves to marinate in her own wee-wee...

[jjspirko]

Not in boa club! My boa loves to marinate in her own wee-wee...

I know what you mean my Dumerils has a huge viv compared to his current size and where does he deposit both types of waste? Under the Aspen exactly where he likes most to burrow under it. Last time I took him out he had some stuck on him, . Why they feel the need to do this I have no idea. My carpet python just can't seem to do her "business" with out doing it DIRECTLY in her water bowel, .

Boids are weird animals. Good news is I gave my new RTB a nice small adult rat today and none of the timid eating of the first one, nope SLAMMMMEDDDDDD it, Guess he just needed time to settle in. I am glad I finally took on a RTB even with 14 other species I think he is quickly becoming my favorite.

[cassandra]

Boids are weird animals. Good news is I gave my new RTB a nice small adult rat today and none of the timid eating of the first one, nope SLAMMMMEDDDDDD it, Guess he just needed time to settle in. I am glad I finally took on a RTB even with 14 other species I think he is quickly becoming my favorite.

They'll slither right into your heart...no house is a home without a boa.

[drugaria]

Congrats! He's a real beauty...welcome to boa club.

The first rule of boa club is that we don't talk about boa club.
The second rule of boa club is that...we clean up lots of pee.

I can certainly agree with the second rule, but it's not that bad really if kept on a thick layer of aspen. They are very rewarding snakes

[frankykeno]

The first rule of boa club is that we don't talk about boa club.
The second rule of boa club is that...we clean up lots of pee.

Pssstttttttt Cass, should be break it to Jack about the huge dumps they do when they are adults????

Good news is I gave my new RTB a nice small adult rat today and none of the timid eating of the first one, nope SLAMMMMEDDDDDD it, Guess he just needed time to settle in. I am glad I finally took on a RTB even with 14 other species I think he is quickly becoming my favorite.

Jack, he's absolutely gorgeous! I can see why he spoke to you. Welcome to the wonderful world of owning an RTB! They very quickly steal your heart.

I love the feeding response of these types of snakes. They generally do exactly what you saw - incredibly fast, bull strong, very long strike range type of feeding. If a ball python refuses we don't generally worry immediately, but if one of the boa's won't eat....well that's an event to wonder about LOL.

They'll slither right into your heart...no house is a home without a boa.

Well said Cass!

[jjspirko]

Pssstttttttt Cass, should be break it to Jack about the huge dumps they do when they are adults????

No Worries Franky,

I did enough zoo work in the past to have cleaned up more then a few horse sized dump piles from boas, conda, burms and retics. It ain't that bad, have you ever cleaned up after a big cribo?