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| chris100575 |
Posted - 03/12/2009 : 10:12:15
This weekend we upgraded her from her faun to a 50l RUB, with help from the article on here about how to set one up. She had a good old explore and then slept sprawled out across the middle, presumably taking advantage of all her extra space! Hopefully once she's outgrown that she'll be OK to go into her adult viv.
She's really grown since we got her, and already has quite a grip when she's holding on. Temperament wise she's brilliant and, fingers crossed, has never refused a meal. Go on, get a boa... 
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| mischang |
Posted - 18/01/2011 : 17:00:05
well as they are only little they are in a 5ft each and i will leave them there till the other is built maybe 4/5 weeks etc so they can have the full 10ft to start as they mean to go on . they have some vines and branches that i used for the royals . will but photos on of all collection on weekend as i will just have to check them over hehehehe so excited cant wait. |
| chris100575 |
Posted - 18/01/2011 : 11:23:17
Congrats on your new arrivals Mischang, don't forget to post pics of them! 
Boas don't mind being in the open, if you have room I'd put some climbing branches in for them, they like to climb. I hope you find them as rewarding as I have, boas rock!  |
| mischang |
Posted - 17/01/2011 : 20:56:51
will be building a new viv double 5ft area space 14sq ft , so they can have one each at the moment they are in a 5ft one each which i think migh be too big but if any prob can cut some off. just thought i would add that . |
| mischang |
Posted - 17/01/2011 : 20:51:22
guess what i got today i swapped the coastal no fault of there own just werent my thing and i have taken the plugen i said last year i would it was just a matter of time , i have a coasta rican boa cb late 09 male i named him blaze ,a nd a female pastel boa she looks a little salmon too but shr may well out grow that, i'm so happy . thank you so much for your post they really inspired me . |
| chris100575 |
Posted - 17/01/2011 : 13:07:10
Hi Bats. I know what you mean about royals being a mini big snake! Feather is likely to be a big girl when she's grown up, but if you like boas Hogg Island or Crawl Cays stay fairly small.
I doubt I'll be getting anything larger, but time spent on RFUK really attracted me to a boa and she's an angel. |
| n/a |
Posted - 13/01/2011 : 12:11:47
She's very beautiful. I think that if I had more space and human company in the house I'd be tempted to have a big snake; as it is I like royals as they are a miniature big snake... Surahi at 4' is a 'big' snake to me lol. Yes, you definitely have to think of their size and strength and supervision while handling ...pity. In the meantime I can admire your photos. |
| chris100575 |
Posted - 13/01/2011 : 11:50:37
She's a normal BCI. She was more grey when she was a baby but as she's growing her colour's becoming more yellow and her belly and sides are getting pink. |
| reptiledanny |
Posted - 12/01/2011 : 20:57:46
is she a morph, as she is gorgeous, she has some gorgeous yellows, as all the other boas i ahve seen are grey like |
| GMac |
Posted - 12/01/2011 : 20:53:39
very tasty |
| chris100575 |
Posted - 12/01/2011 : 20:49:30
Recent pic.
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| Robert |
Posted - 21/07/2010 : 10:39:27
Great looking boa :) |
| chris100575 |
Posted - 23/06/2010 : 08:49:51
That's an unfair question! I like having both because they're so different, but if I *had* to choose it'd probably be Feather. She's out and about more, she's more relaxed when handled, and she always eats.
I wouldn't be without Princess though, I still think that royals are one of the nicest-looking snakes and it does feel like a treat when she ventures out of her cave and we get to see her. |
| Simonas |
Posted - 23/06/2010 : 07:55:47
great aren;t they
I;ve got a royal as well. controversial question but which is your favourite!! |
| chris100575 |
Posted - 22/06/2010 : 18:18:44
Hi Simonas. She's shedding about every six weeks at the moment and is just about a year old, so I'm dropping her feeds down to once a fortnight. She was out looking for her dinner last night and I imagine she was disappointed when it wasn't forthcoming! |
| Simonas |
Posted - 21/06/2010 : 21:29:32
shes looking great Chris
Is Feather shedding a lot at the moment? Bettys shedding all the time
I just looked at the start of this thread and can see in december I said mine was about 2 ft shes about 4ft now and getting so much thicker |
| chris100575 |
Posted - 15/06/2010 : 22:54:14
It's important to remember that boas can reach 11 feet in the same way that people can reach 7 feet tall. Sure it happens, but it's pretty rare. I'm feeding Feather fairly conservatively, so hopefully she'll top out at 7-8 feet.
I think they grow fairly slowly compared to pythons, so probably about five years to get to adult size. That said they are extremely strong snakes, pound for pound much stronger than a python, so once it starts getting towards six feet or so you probably want your partner there with you for handling sessions.
You could also look at Crawl Cay or Hogg Island boas, they look virtually identical to a common but stay a fair bit smaller. |
| mischang |
Posted - 15/06/2010 : 21:00:42
thx chris have read through it , and i know i could give one a home inreguards to the life time commitment and the max viv size i have is a double 5ft one its like 5ft long 24inches deep on top of each other which would be easy to drill through and jigsaw a hole , and rig it up so that one floor is warm other cooler or both floors a hot spot etc , but and it really is a BUT depending upon final adult size my partner works away from home for weeks at a time and would that be fair on the adult not been handled, i dont mind handling alone but if it gets to a 10ft how could i get around this ???but then in 4 years he wont be workin away when he hits 40 lol so it would be ok , so am i wondering am i worring about nothing or could it reach an aduly size before then ? |
| chris100575 |
Posted - 15/06/2010 : 20:43:18
Thanks for the compliments, we love her!
Mischang: Have a look at the care guide I posted a bit further up. The requirements are pretty much the same as for a royal, although she is going to need a larger viv!
If you're not put off by the adult size I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a BCI, she's really laid back and eats everything she's offered. |
| mischang |
Posted - 15/06/2010 : 19:51:17
wow am going to read up now am in awe !!!!!!!! |
| lee2308 |
Posted - 15/06/2010 : 18:23:18
they grow so quick,great colours too |
