New here, with rosy boas

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I'm new to this forum, thought I would give a brief introduction. I recently acquired two baby rosy boas, and though I am new to rosies, I am not entirely new to snakes. Growing up my father had a garter snake, who had babies, and then later I had a ball python. It's been many years since I had snakes, but I've been longing to have a rosy boa. When a coworker was given a pair, the female pregnant, I jumped at the chance. They were born on Labor Day weekend, and both had their first feed this week. I am happy to report they not only ate this week, but their first meal was f/t as well! Even though I've only had them a couple weeks, I love them already. I love watching them explore their enclosure. They are quite active, and remind me so much of the ball python I had an loved. I am still learning about varieties, but they are a "hybrid" between a Mexican Rosy Boa (mom) and another variety, orange and tan. One baby looks very much like the mom and is named "Char" ("Charcoal") and the other is more reddish colored, named "Cin" ("Cinnamon").

Other than snakes, I grew up with several species of pond turtle, California gopher tortoises, and box turtles. I currently have a California gopher tortoise (permitted) who is a few years old. My dad gave him to me when he lost his house. I have an area in my yard set aside to become his enclosure when he's big enough for me to feel comfortable leaving him out there full time. Until then, I'm working on getting it planted and set up properly for him. I do not currently have any lizards, but in the past I've had leopard geckos and a Uromastix (don't remember which species).

Finally, I'm also a field biologist. Though my specialty isn't reptiles (most of my work involves birds, but I also do a lot with small mammals), I do some work with wild herps. My company usually has herp arrays set out and open one week a month, and myself and my coworkers typically get at least one day to visit the arrays. This and my general field surveys have put me in contact with a number of other reptile species, mostly lizards and snakes. It's fun work and I love it.