My Little One!

[Vysathi]

So I got some pictures (or a lot) of my new little one today. I also got the weight- 71 grams. I don't know how old the little one is, but I think it was the same BRB I saw when I was in the store last September.

So here are some of the better ones.

[Vysathi]

Aaannnd s'more.

[Vysathi]

And in natural light.

[Vysathi]

And just for good measure, here's my Leo kitty. Being adorable.

[jpsteele80]

Very beautiful little BRB

[Kera]

Very beautiful in natural light. :) congrats

[SnoopySnake]

Nice brb, I like his head markings.

[sharthun]

Beautiful Brb!! Especially in the natural light.

[Vysathi]

Thank you all! I really love his head also, the markings look very fancy to me.

[Vysathi]

Little one just ate for me! Nice healthy meal that the little one took down like a champ. After doing all the calculations, the store was seriously underfeeding the boa. From what I have read, the snake ought to be eating 13% of the body weight. At 71 grams, my snake should be eating between 9 and 10 grams. The store was feeding about 5.
Little one is back in the tank (I fed in a large mixing bowl, which little one seemed very comfortable in) curled up to digest. I'm very excited for the healthy enthusiasm to chow down. I was a little worried that the little one wouldn't want to eat.

[EL Ziggy]

Congrats on the new addition and the successful first feed. He's a nice looking boa.

[mr_weatherby]

Great pics! Beautiful!

[Snakesitter]

First off, gorgeous little guy (gal)! Especially in outdoor lighting, which really brings out the colors.

Second, I suspected as much, per my e-mail. A few mouse pinks is a very small meal for a baby Brazilian. Don't go by percentage of weight, though -- go by width. A young snake should eat a meal as wide around as they are at their widest part, offered once per week. Juveniles should be fed every other week, and non-breeder adults every third week. Percentages break down at the larger weights -- an average adult female can weigh 2200 grams, and a 286-gram meal would be huge....

[Vysathi]

It's a male!

Found out yesterday with at the vet.... What an adventure that was!

I called the snake several names, because he escaped (very sneakily) from the shoe box I was transporting him in. And promptly curled up inside the rolling track of the passenger side seat....... It took over 50 minutes, two vet techs, a guy from Napa and myself to retrieve him....

[Snakesitter]

They're good at those adventures. ;-) Especially when small, lol. (I named one of mine Houdini because he was so talented at that!) Anyway, glad it ended well, and that you now have a gender for him!!!

[Tsubaki]

What a cutie :D