r/boas

She shed around 2 days ago

Just got done building my new boas enclosure yesterday. Its 240x120x60(cm) and added isopods. I am going to get springtails too. Is there anything you guys think i should improve/remove?

So I'm relatively new to owning boas. I have a female 8 month old guyana red tail boa. Recently moved her to a slightly bigger grow out tank and just handled her for the first time after the move and noticed these dark spots on the top of her head. Is this normal pigment development or does something look wrong?

Just got this boy from a reptile expo as a gift to myself for my birthday. He’s super well handled and not even head shy. I was told he’s 4yo. I haven’t been able to measure but I think he’s about 4ft or a little longer. I have him in a 48x18x24 glass enclosure that I’ve insulated on the outside and put foil tape over the mesh for now. I’d eventually like to get him a 4x2x4 pvc enclosure. Any tips on things hogs typically like or best ways to setup my current enclosure. (I’ll even take some advice on the 4x2x4 if anyone has any)

She has had two solid meals and she is past her quarantine period so I figured it’s time to move her into her bioactive home. I really hope I don’t regret it since it’s going to be a pain finding her.

Here’s a pic of my Dumerils Kratos, he just turned 4 today. Got back from a trip and took him out for a sun bath

My male boa’s been glass surfing and pacing his enclosure almost 24/7 since yesterday morning. His temps and humidity are where they should be (77F on cool side, 88F on warm side). Could a female be nearby and he’s horny lol? Anyone have experience with this? I finally covered his cage this morning hoping with towels to reduce his nose rubbing on the glass. Thanks!

Hey, I’m posting again because I’d like some advice on what to do in this situation. My female Boa imperator has grown quite a bit and currently weighs 280 g and is one year old.

Just to clarify, neither the temperature nor humidity in the enclosure has changed. On the upper shelves there is a clear temperature gradient of around 33–26°C (91–79°F), while down on the substrate the gradient is less pronounced, around 25–27°C (77–81°F).

Up until now, her behavior and routine in the enclosure had been pretty consistent. Sometimes she would burrow into the substrate, sometimes she would climb onto the shelves, and around feeding time she was almost always sitting on one of the branches and would strike at the prey from above. After eating, she would absolutely always spend around three days warming herself up on the shelf underneath the heat panel.

I used to take her out once or twice a week for a quick check-up. I always gave her a full 72 hours of complete peace after feeding to digest. She has never hissed at me or struck at me. The only thing I noticed was some mild stress when I initially picked her up, but once she was in my hands she was always calm and exploratory.

However, for the last three feedings, she has been spending virtually all of her time buried in the substrate. It doesn’t matter whether it’s before or after feeding — she stays buried with only the tip of her head sticking out. She did sometimes do this before, but it would only last a day or two before she came back out and moved around the enclosure.

Now this has been going on for three feedings, so roughly a month. She doesn’t come out after feeding to warm herself up on the heated shelf, and I haven’t caught her coming out at night either. I’m worried that she might not be digesting properly because her main basking spot is above her and she is staying buried underneath it.

She also shed recently, so I don’t think this is related to an upcoming shed.

At the same time, I really don’t want her to become completely unsocialized, but I also don’t want to be an asshole and constantly dig her out of the substrate just to handle her. I’d really like to understand what could be causing this change in behavior and how I should approach handling her from a behavioral standpoint.

I’ve also noticed that handling seems to be a trigger for her burrowing. For example, she could be resting somewhere on a shelf, I would take her out, and when I put her back she would return to the shelf. But usually the following day she would be buried in the substrate, almost as if she was telling me to leave her alone and stop handling her.

The problem is that this has now been going on for almost a month, so I’m really looking for as much advice as possible about what could be causing this change, whether I should be concerned about her digestion, and what I should do behaviorally in this situation.

Sorry in advance for the loud AC in the background. Feel free to mute the video. There no sound worth hearing lol.

Queen Meri has successfully eaten for us twice and had 5 handling sessions. The first few were understandably vocal, but no striking. Today no hissing at all except a tiny one when my thumb startled her but then she went right back to checking things out. She even came back to my hand after I returned her to her home afterwards.

She is a brave girl and Im so proud of her.

I got this hypo labyrinth at NRBE today and he's pretty perfect imo.

Hi everyone!

I’m supposed to pick up this Boa tomorrow and the seller told me that she is an IMG Jungle Boa het VPI, possible het Leopard. She is around 4 months old. Father was a IMG jungle het Leopard and mother a vpi.

I’ve received a few pictures from the seller, but I’m not very experienced with identifying IMG boas yet. So I wanted to ask the community: Does she look like an IMG to you based on these pictures?

I’d really appreciate your opinions before I pick her up tomorrow. Thanks in advance!

Update: just a few pictures from her out of her new enclosure.

https://imgur.com/a/EvCkdEI

I found this cutie on Facebook and just had to have him. He has a cute little overbite so i named him Snivy!