New acquisition

[Captain]

Found this little girl in local pet shop. So far she's a good eater with not to much attitude.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/7396Central_boa_female_1-med.jpg

Thanks for looking

K&L Boids

[BoidKeeper]

Great colour and a super tail!
Not sure how often you buy from pet shops but if I was you I would assume that it has mites and treat it accordingly. I would also collect a stool sample and take it to the vet for a fecal float.
Congrats,
Trevor
PS
Welcome to the site!

[Clownfishie]

Beautiful colour on that little girl -- congrats on your new addition :) Ditto Trevor's advice on checking for mites and getting a fecal done though, petstores are notorious for sending home little nasties with animals purchased there.

Best of luck with her, she's lovely!


Jen

[JdmAllMotorHatc]

Originally posted by BoidKeeper
Great colour and a super tail!
Not sure how often you buy from pet shops but if I was you I would assume that it has mites and treat it accordingly. I would also collect a stool sample and take it to the vet for a fecal float.


and since pet shops get their snakes from breeders, id go ahead and check all snakes :), cant just blame a pet store, sometimes they dont realize there is a problem

[Linds]

Very unique looking little girl!

Originally posted by JdmAllMotorHatc
and since pet shops get their snakes from breeders, id go ahead and check all snakes :), cant just blame a pet store, sometimes they dont realize there is a problem

Actually in most cases, pet stores generally have a large percentage of WC or farmed stock. You are right however, even from breeders, all new aquisitions should be treated with a degree of caution.