New female boa

SSReptiles · #1 (**permalink**) 02-03-2005, 07:43 PM

Here is Deiz (10 in spanish). She's of course, 10 feet long. She's a new member to our family of reptiles. I got her from Jasballs (John) on Sunday. She's an awesome snake to have. Her markings on her tail is cool, and so is her appitite..lol. This girl acts like she's starved...lol

Hope you all like her pictures. She's a little shy.

momakat · #2 (**permalink**) 02-04-2005, 02:40 AM

What a looker! Congrats and thanks for the pics!

challenger · #3 (**permalink**) 02-04-2005, 02:14 PM

Ten Feet! I was really hoping these snakes didn't get this large. Oh well. What size environment is she in?

SSReptiles · #4 (**permalink**) 02-04-2005, 02:27 PM

challenger: She's in a home made built cage

lol
The cage is the same size as a boaphile cage. 48" cage. I'm building more cages for the rest of the family... but since I don't have my 6' cages built yet, I put her in my 4' cage, and she fits right in with out a problem. But sooner or later, she'll be needing some more room

SSReptiles · #5 (**permalink**) 02-04-2005, 02:31 PM

oh yeah challenger, they CAN get this big. It would depend on age I think. She's about 10 years old. And still a virgin. Plans are to breed her next season with the rest of my other 2 females (unless I inquire more females by then)...lol.
I keep taking in snakes, and I'm starting to run out of room...lol.

crush · #6 (**permalink**) 02-04-2005, 05:15 PM

Beautiful girl good luck with her.

Boa Enthusiast · #7 (**permalink**) 02-04-2005, 11:07 PM

I have heard a 6Lx3Wx2H is good enough for an adult. Sometimes these snakes get so big they amaze me. I remember seeing a 12 ft female in a petshop for $300 and when I was going to buy her she was gone :*( She was awesome but they usually get these large snakes in and sell them for little because no one wants them.

Kev

SSReptiles · #8 (**permalink**) 02-05-2005, 03:30 AM

Thanks. Yeah, she's been great so far.

Boa Enthusiast · #9 (**permalink**) 02-05-2005, 04:26 AM

Has she had any bad scale days? ( well they got no hair). I wouldnt want to be tagged by a 10 ft but I guess ur going to get tagged eventually, sooner or later, but then again, maybe never!

Kev

budgie · #10 (**permalink**) 02-06-2005, 09:50 AM

thats a nice looking snake,yeah i have a 9ft female myself,your snake looks a bit like my male,what you feeding her horse rats or bunnys,yeah i got hit by my female one day,it was me the dog jump off the sofa aned scared her,yeah it hurts(LOL0

Boa Enthusiast · #11 (**permalink**) 02-06-2005, 10:13 PM

So far I have only got tagged by my bp but it didnt hurt as it was when he was 1 foot and a bit. But it was my mistake because it was a SFE.

Kev

SSReptiles · #12 (**permalink**) 02-07-2005, 02:07 AM

gotta love our own errors..eh, it hurts, but not as bad.

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