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Laws
Yearling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 18/06/2011 : 18:42:07
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SO....I have a boa in my living room . it didnt quite go as plan we shouldnt have got him till after sept! , we fell in love and then worked out the cost of boarding equates to the same as the boarding fee and it was a four hour round trip to see him and we just couldnt walk away . I apoligise this is gona sound like an essay but i wanna say how the whole thing went , im SO HAPPY!!!
Took about 2 hours to get to gaz , when we got there he showed us the adults ,got to hold a few , all gorgeous . Then sarah got to hold a green tree boa ! he then showed us some of the babies , he gave me one and sarah one . One cb 10 and one cb09 , the 10 was slate gray with nice marking and the 09 was abit darker . Sar liked the 10 , and all ov a sudden he struck at her , missed but made us giggle gaz said he wasnt selling himself very well to which he struck a few more times all missing. The 09 i had was as calm as anything and just slowly checked me out i held him for a good half an hour . Gaz made coffee and showed us a few more of the young ones , we put the hissy one back but could still hear him for ages afterwards! i saw some gorgeous sunglows and albinos , a few of his massive commons , and a few more little stroppy ones or ones that were in shed , plus some more really nice gentle ones . we then saw his fresh babies , some only a month old and some less than a week ! salmons and othr dwarfs . He got an albino normal out who was a fair size and passed it to me , it hissed loudly and struck at me and got my little finger! ive had my first snake bite! woohoo! bled like somethin had chopped my finger off , but it didnt hurt . We ended up back over to the one i liked the 09 and went to put a deposit on him , i held him again and really wanted him . we got in the car , got round the corner and then ended up getting the cash and picking him up . He did a 3 hour car ride and didnt make a peep . Got him home opened his tub and he was lovely , weighed him at 244 grams , he will be 2 in july . and his names Dexter :) lots of pics to follow! im a very proud / smitten mommy rite now!
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
5319 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2011 : 18:44:18
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very nice Laws looking good and welcome to boa keeping  |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Laws
Yearling
United Kingdom
935 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2011 : 18:55:08
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| im already addicted! he was so calm even after a long journey , didnt show any aggression :) im thinking hes abit more nervous now in the viv and seemed to shy away alot ! hoping he stays as friendly and gentle as he has been all day :) |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2011 : 19:06:35
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| He is lovely! |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2011 : 19:43:13
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I KNEW IT!!!!!
I knew you wouldn't be able to come away without one, lol.
Dexter is lovely, and as above welcome to the whacky world of nippy Boas. You've probably picked a good one though as it should know better. I bet you can't wait for the first feed, my top tip for you is USE TONGS they hit with the force of freight train and quicker than you can react, and don't try picking him up straight after a feed (ie putting him back after a feed) give him time to calm down a Boa in feeding mode is a crazy beast indeed. lol.
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Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
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Newbie
Yearling
950 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2011 : 20:14:22
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Hi Dexter!
Lovely looking boa, I'm jealous! Piccys in due time please |
1.0.0 Carolina Motley Cornsnake - Vin, 0.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa - Rio, 0.1.0 IJJ Carpet Python - Luna, 0.1.0 Dwarf Sunfire Reticulated Python - Helia, 1.0.0 Royal Python - Jasper, 0.1.0 Spaniel - Jess; RIP Gypsy - a beautiful girl through and through, 0.1.0 Rabbit - Binky, RIP Indy, Jan 2010 - Aug 2011, and Ace, Jan 2009 - Aug 2011 |
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2011 : 20:20:45
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| wow he looks lovely |
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1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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Laws
Yearling
United Kingdom
935 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2011 : 21:12:58
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| I kno I got bit by one of the bigger ones and I didn't have time to react from the hiss to the hit and bite ! Its been a great day . We couldn't resist bringing him home ! We have extra long tongues so much so we cud get them in the viv without our hands . We asked wen he was last fed and it was last week , he said we could feed him as early as tomorro as he is a great feeder , but we will wait anyways . He was def the most chilled out and I even had two of my fingers under his chin at one point and moved his head with them and he wasn't shy . He is abit shy in the viv but its bigger than what he's used to . We wanna breed them in the future I think . Boas are gorgeous , but having held an 8 footer today I think we will stick to dwarfs ! More pics as soon as I intend to snap loooooads ! Lol ! |
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tarotpodge
Hatchling
433 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2011 : 22:33:32
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| Dexter is gorgeous. congrats on the new addition. I can see why you turned around and picked him up there and then. |
2.0.3 Corns, Creamsicle(Phoenix), Ghost motley(Savanna), 2x carolina(Indiana+Severus), Amel stripe (Frazzle).
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stotty01
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1168 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2011 : 23:01:15
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| gota love a boa :) |
my aunties, bestfriends, hairdressers, friends boyfriend had a snake and it stretched out to measure him to eat him......true story.....
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1.0.0 sinaloan milk snake
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1.0.0 snow corn abomninable
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crazy JJ
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2326 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2011 : 02:12:25
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very nice looking boa :)
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2.5 corns 2.0 cali kings 1.0 tange hondo milk 1.0 apricot pueblan milk 1.0 royal (overgrown slug) 0.1 tarantula 1.0 chinchilla chico, 0.1 goldfish tigger 0.0.4 minows 0.2 cats fudge and porsha and 0.3.2 tarantula’s that are my mummys
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My new Boa!!
