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04-28-2012, 08:24 PM
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Help Figuring Out Exactly What I Have?
This is Axel! I was told he is a Dwarf Pastel Boa. But then i was told something else and it all got jumbled together. Please let me know if you have any better ideas as to what he is! Got him, a nice tank, and a couple months of food for 100 bucks so it was definitely worth what i paid regardless!
I was told he is just over a year old and hes at about 2 1/2 feet. If anyone can ID him can you let me know if that sounds about right for a dwarf? I probably should have figured out if he was true dwarf but the guy i got him from didnt have alot of info on him unfortunately and i just couldnt pass up such a great deal.
Thanks for the help everyone! And if you would like more pictures i can snap some more!
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04-29-2012, 11:53 AM
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Well , I wouldn't call him a Pastel if it were mine - doesn't fit the Pastel description. As far as being a dwarf - it depends on his adult size . 2 1/2 ft at a yr old is larger than some of my 18 month olds . I'm thinking that it was just salesmanship for the seller. Now do him a favor -- ditch the tank, and get a reptile cage , lol.
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04-29-2012, 11:59 AM
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Yeah I've since figured out hes probably just a normal columbian boa. But that doesnt matter i was just curious on him. I still love him all the same :] I'll get some pics of the tank tonight. Its not just a normal fish tank or anything. Looks to be a custom built one to me (plus i call all enclosures tanks. I should really switch to the word 'enclosure') It has very nice ventilation. (I know he needs humidity so i mist his enclosure every two days.) He has a soak bowl, and i will be getting him a basking bowl for the other end of the cage.
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05-02-2012, 12:25 PM
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Looks like a pretty little normal with some nice color coming in, especially since he's in shed right now. Looking forward to some new pics after he sheds.
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05-02-2012, 04:00 PM
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Heres some more pictures of the little guy :] I had to go picture crazy when he got that mouse by the tail, it was too funny!
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05-02-2012, 04:02 PM
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Oh and before anyone comments on it, i know i shouldn't feed in tank but he is a very picky eater and easily stressed. Every time i have taken him out to eat in his feeding bin he either refuses to eat or takes approximately 2 hours to do so. When in tank he strikes immediately (only at food, he has never gone for my hand when i go to take him out)
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05-02-2012, 06:05 PM
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I feed all my boa's in their cage and never got bit from that.But its the chunky wood i would worry about him getting in his mouth while feeding in the tank.
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05-02-2012, 06:07 PM
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That is why i am currently feeding him in his water dish. After feeding i thoroughly clean it and put fresh water in it. Im getting another one of those bowls so i can use it as a feeding/basking bowl and i wont need to keep refilling his water dish.
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05-02-2012, 07:03 PM
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Remember,he will get big quickly and most likely will not be eating in the dish.
Just keep an eye on him when feeding.
Good luck.He is very nice looking.
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05-02-2012, 07:31 PM
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Thank you for the advice :] I sit there with him every feeding. I do for all my snakes. I make sure i have time to watch them get it down no matter how long it takes. I am trying to get him more used to eating in an enclosed space (which is why i put him in the water dish to begin with. His previous owner fed him in his tank since he was a baby and rarely handled him. So im sure that's why he prefers to eat in his tank. Im lucky hes very docile and not skidish :]
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