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Feeding the Boas

whatisntseen

whatisntseen

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I made a video earlier today from footage from last weeks feedings. Really, I wasnt planning on doing any editting, but it took each of them 15 minutes to down the mice so that was inevitable. It's nothing amazing, but I thought you guys might like to see anyways.

The 'corbins' at the end are what I name all their food items. Perhaps I should stop playing with the food?

http://tinyurl.com/ab2zxp
 
You might want to put a warning up that you feed live in that video. Some people may be upset. Personally, I prefer frozen because there is less risk involved and it's just so much more convenient. I always feel bad for the mice when feeding live as well.
 
Jenne, I'm aware of the f/t vs live argument and the only reason i feed live really is because its more reasonable for my wallet since i dont have a big collection and no one sells f/t locally in sizes i need. I can see what youre saying about the warning though, and youre right, but then most people assume youre feeding live when you make a video.

Andrew,
She's an amazing boa. I'm so glad I grabbed her when I got the chance.
 
whatisntseen said:
Andrew,
She's an amazing boa. I'm so glad I grabbed her when I got the chance.
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I want to get one someday. I still have a lot of research to do about the first though. Any recommended sites or books?
Are they all pretty tame? A BCI is the biggest snake I would consider, but i would quickly strike it off my list if I found out they are aggressive snakes...
But they sure are gorgeous.
 
Boas arent too difficult to care for. The real trick is keeping their humidity up. I accomplish this with humid hides and covering tank lids with plastic. As long as you have a good temperature gradient and hit the right temps you'll be good. And their temperament is mostly docile. You definitely learn to read snakes a bit when you work with them, especially the young ones.
I cant really think of any good sites for boa care off the top of my head, but there are plenty of people on here who are experts.
 
Gorgeous boas.

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I'm no fan of live feeding. I would have a hard time feeding my snake something that makes such a heart breaking sound.
 
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