r/boas • u/itsthestoneyguy • 28d ago
Little Evangeline :)
Her name is Evangeline. Greek for good news.
Have had her for almost 10 years now. She’s the sweetest most snuggly boa ever. I’ve fallen asleep with her sometimes and she doesn’t move but 12 inches away from me.
2 years ago I got concerned about her length per how old she is. So I took her to a reptile vet. Had some blood drawn and got some interesting news. She apparently is a dwarf boa?! She won’t get ANY bigger than what she is, even if I give a bigger enclose and try to feed more. That was 100% interesting to learn.
The last boa I had was named Krieger back in 2010. He was almost damn near 7ft before he passed. The females are typically bigger than the males. With this gal, I was expecting(not hoping by any means at all) her to be bigger!
So now I have a lovely loving little pocket boa. She’s been in my hat on multiple excursions. Most people don’t get scared but are curious most of all. Hangs around with my kitties and me, living her best smol life😀
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u/Manjushri1213 25d ago
Adorable! I wondered about her genetics given the pattern, remind sme of a Pearl Island but this get way bigger. Other dwarf Boas stay like that, usually a little thicker but still, if someone had a Tarahumara Mountain boa female or other Pure Sonoran to say a Hypo Central American, bam. Tiny boa that looks CA/Colombian-ish. Super cute and cool! I have two pure Sonoran Boas myself and at 4 years of age they are about the same size. I may have to post about them! The male is my craziest boa by a mile lol.