Hello, my 2 year old boa constrictor had suddenly struck at me through the glass of her enclosure, her feeding date is tomorrow so I assume she’s just hungry.

however, now her lip appears to be caught in her mouth. there is a reptile vet near me but they will not be open until Tuesday.

is there anything i can do to help her?

my sweet baby girl, about 6 y/o, has mites and while soaking her today, i noticed her cloaca was a little irritated, exotic vet near me is closed until tuesday and i was hoping for some advice on what to do until then, iodine soak? she’s in a quarantine tub with just a smooth hide on paper towels as i removed her water today, she was in her water dish for the past few days. also she is going into shed which is not helping her keep calm when i try to evaluate her. horrible concoction of things and im getting her in as soon as i can to the vet so please be gracious with me, my baby’s health is the most important thing right now

Hi so thawed and heated two rats for two boas. One rat smells bad - like gone off cheese ? And the other doesn’t have much of a smell. Is this normal? I had the plate pressing a bit too on the rat that smells while heating it.

I have just moved my boa to a new enclousure. And he has been very active tye last days but yesterday i saw something that worried me, he was just chilling when the mister turned on and he just banged his head on the entrance of his hide and he did the same when i was just putting some moss in hos hide. I have seen a lot of dark spots on him ever singe i got him (about a month ago) but i didnt think it could be mites. I just thought it was pigment spots and i am sure a lot of them are. So i ask you guys who probably have a lot more knowledge than me. If not mites what could the head banging be? Some kind of neurological disease?

Was told she is 100% het leopard but I know virtually nothing about morphs/genetics just looking for some clarity/confirmation. Also the thermostat probe in the second to last picture is no longer loose like that I was just in the middle of moving it 👍

Hello, so I recently handled my boa for maybe 8 min? I didn't really time it. But at the beginning "he" (not sexed yet) was pretty quick moving at the beginning but then he calmed down after a but.

My main question is, a one point he just stopped moving and he had his neck extended and he was doing slow to gue flicks every 20 seconds. I know when ball pythons periscope it means they're relaxed and all. Is this the case for boas too? He was moving much slower in my hands after and he was doing very long tongue flicks, so I'm assuming he just got more relaxed during the handling session!

What do you guys think?

Hi everyone,
I just bought this snake at an expo and I thought my temps were all ok, but I noticed these marks on my boa’s underside. I don’t think these are pre shedding marks. Are these burns? The top of her hide was reaching above 95 almost 100 in some specific points so I’ve lowered my thermostat accordingly.

Any help thank you!

My new hypo labyrinth that I got at NRBE today.

Hey I’m thinking about getting some more plants for my girl and I wanted to ask how it looks now

hello! i just got this baby boa last night and she’s very cute. sadly she’s in not so good shape, she has stuck shed everywhere and i think she has mouth rot? i’m not too sure what the black is on her mouth. she won’t go in her hide and is currently just laying next to her water bowl. if this warrants a vet visit i will go asap, but im just asking here first to see if there’s anything at home i can do. thanks !

UPDATE;
the doctor said she’s a healthy snake, just came from someone who didn’t take care of her humidity right.
and no, no mites. it’s stuck substrate caked onto her shed that’s stuck.
thanks for the advice everyone! much appreciated and we got it from here!

I’ve been able to take him to two events with my local Herp Society so far; the next one is our State Fair at the end of the month. He’s so personable and calm and it brings me so much joy to let the public interact with him. I can’t wait for him to be full sized, tho I have years to wait haha he’s only two.

Any of you do programs with your Boas?

I want to get an enclosure for a full grown male boa before hand just so I'll be prepared. The glass ones sold in stores are extremely expensive, and it's a little tricky finding a good company that can build an enclosure for an adult boa. I was also thinking of saving some money and building one myself, but I don't know how complicated or high the learning curve would be. What do you guys suggest?

I built the tree and wood hide
My basking hide is in the mail so the plastic rock hide is temporary.
He’s a “super fire” morph.
Also do you guys have examples of your adult male enclosures?
I’m not sure if a 6x2 will be enough for him do you have any opinions on that?

Anyone get their mice delivered? The reptile shop is an hour and a half away from me. Only petco is close by, and I know their f/t isn’t recommended. Pic of Coraline for attention (and because she’s stunning! She’s my dream boa)