Baby Red Tail

[n0name321]

Hello everyone. I am new to the forum. I just got a baby red tail yesterday. It is only 2 weeks old. I have had many reptiles in the past but, this is my first snake. I was wondering if there is anything that I need to be aware of with this little guy/girl?

[pathfinder36]

Lots! Especially if you got any care info from a petstore. lol

Click the link in my signature. It has caresheets, links to good equipment, cage supplies, feeders and random other care info.

Welcome to the site.

[unluckyseventeen]

What do you have questions with?

Provide us with details of your:

Temperatures (both warm and cool side)
Humidity
Hides
Substrate
Feeding

Just for the record, you should let your boa hang out in it's tank for a good week before you handle or feed it, or else it'll get stressed out.

[Savedsynner]

I am not judgin, but unless it was an unblievable deal or you didnt have time to get the correct info, I think you acted irresponsibly to buy an animal before you learn how to take care of it. Snakes are a very diverse sect of animals with each species needing specific care(although many can be kept almost identical to one another).

Like i said, I'm not judging you but it was a great idea to come here to get info. These are a great group of herpers that really love these snakes.

I myself have kept reptiles without knowing how to care for them properly so I know what can happen.

[Rex322]

welcome to the site!

dont let the harshness of some discourage you, this really is a friendly site.

glad to see your looking to research your pet. many people just dont do it, and keep them with no heat. stick around for a while, youll learn more than you expected

[n0name321]

Originally Posted by Savedsynner

I am not judgin, but unless it was an unblievable deal or you didnt have time to get the correct info, I think you acted irresponsibly to buy an animal before you learn how to take care of it. Snakes are a very diverse sect of animals with each species needing specific care(although many can be kept almost identical to one another).
Like i said, I'm not judging you but it was a great idea to come here to get info. These are a great group of herpers that really love these snakes.
I myself have kept reptiles without knowing how to care for them properly so I know what can happen.

Look, I have spent the last month reading up on not just boa's but many others as well. I have a fairly good idea of what I need to do to be able to care for this animal properly. I was just wondering if maybe there was anything else that I needed to know. Maybe some stuff that just isn't in any book. I guess what I was looking for was some personal experiences from you guys. I to have made the mistake of getting a new herp before I knew What was going on and I will never make that mistake again. For the record I want to thank all of you for your help and I hope that it contiues to come.

[tmfleo1]

Welcome to RTB wel did you purchase it from a breeder or a pet shop ? if you can post a pic of your baby boa . there temperment etc depends on the type and the location they originally came from

[louise]

congrats on your new baby. the main thing i can tell you is please dont feed it live. get it use to F/t right away. also as someone has said dont hold or feed your new baby for a week. give him time to settle in.
i would love to see pics of your new baby boa

	Frozen/Thawed A rodent or other prey item that is frozen and then thawed to be fed to a reptile or other animal.

[n0name321]

I got my boa from a pretty well local pet shop and it just so happens that the people that run the shop are also the breeders. I also have delt with them before with my other reptiles. Right now I have the temp at about 85-87 degrees, with about a 92-95 for the basking spot. At night the temp drops to around 75-80. humitity is between 55-60%. I will post some pics of my new baby. I prolly won't for a week or so. I want to give em some time to adjust. Also it looks like he/she is about to shed for the first time. The eyes are starting to look a little blue.

[tmfleo1]

Ok yea give it some time to settle in and all that and when you can post pics of your baby boa and the enclosure

[JuliusSqueezer]

Your temps are a bit warm. Especially if this is a very young boa, it's going to die if you don't turn down the heat a bit. Your cool side or ambient temps are within a degree or two of what the basking area should be and you need a cool side at around 78-80. OR, maybe you have the thermometers up too close to the top of the cage and it's really not that warm down near the substrate? I hope this is the case for your snake's sake. What type thermometers and placement? Or do you use a temp gun? Any way, if these are accurate temps...too hot.

[n0name321]

Thanks for the info. I lowered the temp and he just seems so much more active now. He had his first shed yesterday and everything went as it should. As soon as I can get my camera I will post some pics for you all to see.