Feliz - Venezuelan "Dwarf" BCC

[dakski]

loved the video! when you spooked him, sOo cute!!! lol

I felt really bad! However, it didn't bother him for long and he went right back to drinking!

[Bogertophis]

He looked so indignant, lol...

[Gio]

Great looking boa.

[richardhind1972]

I love watching them drink too, it's mad how much they drink in one go sometimes.

He looks so great, loved the video he just stared you out when you spooked him ,lol

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[dakski]

I love watching them drink too, it's mad how much they drink in one go sometimes.

He looks so great, loved the video he just stared you out when you spooked him ,lol

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I had showed him before, but this time, when I showed him the bowl, he was like, "Oasis!"

He drank half the bowl over 4 minutes or so!

I've seen Behira do something similar; act like she's never seen water before. They can really go to town when they are thirsty.

When I "startled him" he was more like, "This is my house, and I am drinking, what do you want?" than scared I think. The fact that he went right back to drinking seconds later tells me he's feeling pretty good in his (quarantine) tank.

Speaking of that. I sent the breeder the picture I posted here of him eating. He said he really like the setup and wished all his animals had setups so nice. I laughed and told him that was his quarantine tank! Wait until he sees the Boaphile he will live in for life.

Honestly, it won't look that much different. Bigger bowl, more hides for now, and ultimately bigger hides, etc. I told him I go for cleanliness and function over aesthetics. The snakes don't care as long as their needs are met. My bragging rights are not on how cool my tanks look, but rather how clean they are, and how happy and adjusted my reptiles are.

[richardhind1972]

That's what I thought,he just stared at you as if "Excuse me I'm having a drink now be on your way ,while one finishes" really is so cute,

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[dakski]

I think Feliz is really settled in now. I fed him 5 days ago, a week after he arrived, but a small meal (a 10G hopper). As reported that night, I had dangled, but he didn't come out. So I laid it down in front of his hide and he came out fairly quick, grabbed it, and ate it. I want to get him on the Sunday schedule with everyone else, so I offered tonight, but a more reasonable meal for him (a 14g hopper).

He had his head sticking out of his warm hide, but when I opened the door to his enclosure, he pulled it back in his house. I dangled the mouse in front of his hide for all of 2 seconds and BAM! Wrap and coil! F/T is a non issue with this guy! He had the mouse down pretty quick and was back in his warm hide.

Frankly, I couldn't see him in the hide and he struck so hard and fast, it scared me a little bit. I'll take that every day and twice on Sunday though. Love a good food response. I think last week he was still settling in. Not so much anymore. He seems pretty happy and good to go now.

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[Dianne]

I think Feliz is really settled in now. I fed him 5 days ago, a week after he arrived, but a small meal (a 10G hopper). As reported that night, I had dangled, but he didn't come out. So I laid it down in front of his hide and he came out fairly quick, grabbed it, and ate it. I want to get him on the Sunday schedule with everyone else, so I offered tonight, but a more reasonable meal for him (a 14g hopper).

He had his head sticking out of his warm hide, but when I opened the door to his enclosure, he pulled it back in his house. I dangled the mouse in front of his hide for all of 2 seconds and BAM! Wrap and coil! F/T is a non issue with this guy! He had the mouse down pretty quick and was back in his warm hide.

Frankly, I couldn't see him in the hide and he struck so hard and fast, it scared me a little bit. I'll take that every day and twice on Sunday though. Love a good food response. I think last week he was still settling in. Not so much anymore. He seems pretty happy and good to go now.

Glad he’s settling in so well. Boas are such cool pets...and that feeding response! Definitely different from our bp’s.

[Bogertophis]

Glad he’s settling in so well. Boas are such cool pets...and that feeding response! Definitely different from our bp’s.

I think that's why snakes are so addicting? If they were all the same, we could get by with just one, right? But there's so many personalities & quirks, not to
mention colors & patterns...

[Dianne]

I think that's why snakes are so addicting? If they were all the same, we could get by with just one, right? But there's so many personalities & quirks, not to mention colors & patterns...

Spoken like the true enablers we are!