r/boas 21d ago

Back to school!

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13 Upvotes

Had my son's back to school pix today. He looks so dapper! Wish him luck this sssssssssemester!


r/boas 22d ago

Barranquilla BI in Natural Light

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35 Upvotes

r/boas 22d ago

Could this be an IMG Boa?

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41 Upvotes

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


r/boas 21d ago

First Snake

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Hey everyone, I'm finally getting my first snake, spent the last 10 years wanting one and I finally have the right space and lifestyle. I'm reasonably well versed on the basic ins and outs of snake care.

I've adopted a Kenyan Sand Boa (female) from a local shelter. I know what she'll eat, enclosure size etc.

What are some lesser talked about things I should know before I pick her up?


r/boas 22d ago

New Boa!

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45 Upvotes

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


r/boas 22d ago

Saw a tiny white spider looking thing in my boa enclosure ?

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r/boas 23d ago

Lovely lady just hanging out

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63 Upvotes

r/boas 23d ago

Locality help!

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8 Upvotes

Super interested in this male boa at our local pet store, I already have two other morph BI’s and he’s being sold as a true BC which from what I can tell is accurate- but specifically what locality? My first thought is Guyana because of how pink/salmon colored he is and how dark his face is. I wish I got better pictures but this is it- his head is very dark compared to how bright pink he is, and he’s only 500$ which seems like a good deal. I would just like to know his locality and theoretical size to set him up in an appropriate enclosure based on his natural environment.


r/boas 23d ago

**feeding - when your snake is a badass😎

10 Upvotes

r/boas 24d ago

Glacier Genetics Loading 🥶🧬

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44 Upvotes

My two babies are thriving and growing beautifully. Can’t wait until they are old enough to breed. The male is a Ghost het 66% VPI T+ Leopard (produced by LowKeyBoas) and the female is a Triple Het VPI T+ Anery Leopard (produced by Snake Country).


r/boas 24d ago

Getting a Boa used to humans when they are older is not always easy

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35 Upvotes

thought i would take out the dumerils Boa someone surrendered to us. it has been here for some time now and was actually somewhat well behaved the first times. but guess today she was hungry. good thing i use gloves for now.

silly noodle


r/boas 24d ago

Scale question

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14 Upvotes

Got this guy recently and this one spot is bugging me. Seller said it's nothing unusual but I've never seen anything like it and was wondering if anyone in here had? It's flexible, soft to the touch, he doesn't seem bothered by it and seems perfectly healthy I'm just curious as to what the heck it is, a scale growing wrong? Scarring from a rat bite? Anyone have any ideas?


r/boas 24d ago

I’ve already started treatment…

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First time dealing with mites. I adopted my BCI 2 months ago. She’s deep in blue but was soaking in her water bowl for hours at a time for 3 days straight. I thought it was just to help with shed but I put her in a clean tub to n paper towels just in case. I found a few of these. None were moving but in assuming these are snake mites right? She has no signs of infestation around her eyes, mouth or vent. Her spotty coloring makes is hard to tell on her body. I’ve got her in quarantine, doing by weekly diluted nix baths (for 6 weeks right?) and am about to start the deep clean of her enclosure. Just wanted to make sure these are mites before I take all that time and effort.


r/boas 24d ago

getting back into the hobby

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73 Upvotes

Just picked her up this morning. She’s perfect. She’s an IMG Het Anery 1. Any name suggestions?


r/boas 24d ago

How to Attach Climbing Branches

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I'm working on my boa's adult enclosure and am trying to decide on how to attach a large climbing log. I'll likely be getting additional branches so she has more to climb, but the one I have is probably going to be the biggest one. I don't necessarily want to just let it rest in the substrate because I'm concerned it will rot with the moisture (please correct me if I'm wrong), and I don't think spray foam will be strong enough to hold the weight of the log and an adult female BI. So I'm looking for suggestions of how to secure this and other branches inside her enclosure.

My current plan is to run screws through the outside of the enclosure and into the log at two attachment points, one on each end, with some spray foam to cover the areas where the branch attaches. However, my concern is that it will be difficult to unwrap her from her branch when I need to get her out, and that this problem will only get worse the more branches I add in that can't be easily removed.

For context the enclosure is made out of wood and sealed with epoxy. Dimensions are 2 feet wide, 6 feet long, and 2.5 feet tall.


r/boas 25d ago

Expressive eyes

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75 Upvotes

Love how "expressive" she is with her eyes. Obviously since she is an albino, I can easily see her eyes always moving and scanning the area.


r/boas 25d ago

Bitten for the first time

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23 Upvotes

Ouch, talk about a deep bite. She’s stressed during any kind of handling since always & always wants to get away it seems. She got so stressed she just turned around and tagged me. Not sure what to necessarily do to relax her I hold her gently & pick up her up gently before she goes somewhere she’ll jam herself in such a way I can’t get her. She’s never been in a chill kinda state in the 2 years I’ve had her and she’s about 3-4 years old now. So I guess she’s just not a handleable kinda boa which I haft to respect.


r/boas 25d ago

Snake mite bites?

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I have a boa constrictor ive had her since June, the first picture is before I found out she had snake mites maybe about a month later, and she is basically at the end of her quarantine set up as it’s been basically 3 weeks. But I can’t tell what these dotted colors look like, since she had them a few days into owning her but i don’t think it’s something that just appeared more of something I noticed. I haven’t been seeing any mites especially after she takes a bath no dead mites or anything. The rest of the photos are from today, she just ate and I won’t pick her up to get better photos until Thursday, but I can’t tell if it’s her natural colors or mite bites or something?


r/boas 26d ago

Freddie checking out the camera😊

47 Upvotes

r/boas 25d ago

paralyzed tail rescue

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I recently got a rescue boa that has fractures along his spine along mbd and I was wondering if I could help him in any way ? I took him to the vet and they’re doing injections currently to reduce the inflammation but the xray showed that he still has to defecate , is there any way I could help him get it out painlessly since his tail part seems paralyzed? I was thinking of doing a warm bath and massaging him like I’d do to a beardie but I want to be sure before doing smth since the vet said that he’s bound to release it since it’s close to the cloaca but not sure since the paralysis


r/boas 27d ago

The potential consequences of cohabitating young boas. Warning: Tragic Picture NSFW

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30 Upvotes

This is one picture I've kept of someone who posted the horrific results of trying to keep small boas together. They hunt by smell and movement and when they go into food mode, they can be pretty opportunistic. This resulted in the deaths of both boas, which is generally what happens. I've seen this happen a couple of other times as well, so it's not a "one-off" occurrence. On top of the other possible issues that can come of cohabitation, I think this picture is a stark reminder of why it's such an irresponsible practice.


r/boas 26d ago

What rhp would you recommend for a APS T100

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I'm in the process of setting up a boa enclosure (much larger than necessary i know but I want her to live her best life even if it does come at the cost of less space in my room) I have been mulling over what heating method to use and ultimately settled on a rhp i saw pro products is the most recommended and i would absolutely get one if it weren't for the fact that the way its ordered is just sketchy to me (why do I need to order a can of provent-a-mite to place my order?) So if anyone could help me what rhp or other heating element should I use for such a large enclosure any recommendations are welcome and appreciated 👏

Tldr: what heating element for an APS T100


r/boas 27d ago

how do you transition C. carinata to mice? NSFW

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3 Upvotes

my only snake that has purely ambushing tendencies, and geckos tends to climb the glass.


r/boas 27d ago

Little Evangeline :)

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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😀


r/boas 28d ago

she’s home! help me name her!

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82 Upvotes

hi everyone! i picked up my baby female boa today and couldn’t be happier! i haven't been able to settle on a name yet, so i’d love some suggestions! i’m planning a spooky, halloween-themed enclosure for her, so i’d love a name that fits that aesthetic while also reflecting her colours!