Picking Up Your Baby Boa 

For me I’m just worried I’m stressing her out.

Same lol. Mine is super chill, just wants to explore and smell everything when he's out of the terrarium

Same, Haha.

All boas are not created equal

Alex D dudeeee, 3 years ago

How big is your boa now and is he still tame.

I am glad your enjoying the videos. Stay tuned, I have taken videos of individual adults and will be releasing them soon!!

ok cool cant wait!!

Some snakes start to associate being handled with feeding if you move them before you feed them. My friend had that same problem, and switched to feeding his snake in the enclosure and hasn't had problems since.

Keep her in her cage when you feed her

Yes hook training works really well. Once the babies are used to handling I will start hook training. It sure does come in handy when working with adults.

RevolutionBoas Hook training most of the time is not even needed. Especially with these. Hook training is great with baby carpet pythons though as they are more nervous than most snakes and one of the species I do not lead new keepers too. Hooks are only good for species like carpets or a adult snakes that is very defensive. In which case your not training anymore but trying not to get bitten.

Donovan Turner ikr it's annoying

Donovan Turner yeah lol i was watching on how to pick up newborn human babies.

Donovan Turner people like that keep the snakes in lunch boxes and think they are happy with a cage smaller than theyr body length. I would bite them fucks as well if I would be a snake. They think they're experts only because they know colours and names, they don't know shit other else than that. I feel sorry for the snakes.

Actually, baby boas do much better in small enclosures. In the wild, babies are not seen very often - they are hidden, they cram themselves into very tight crevices or under cover. They are not all crawling around getting exercise in the open. Predator avoidance, that is their instinct. Small cages make them feel more secure in that way. Really works. Once the baby snake is established, feeding well and growing a bit, a larger enclosure will be fine.

Mark Giacalone watch Snake bytes channel and see my point. Plus my youngest snake is approximately the same size, he has a glass terrarium and he seems pretty damn comfortable. I take my snakes out every day except a day or two after I fed them, because then they​ don't wanna be moved. Never bit me once, if they are uncomfortable they just say(by making their head larger or their typical sounds) it and I put them back but I don't have truble at all taking them out. The cage has to be tall as it's long and it needs thick branches and different areas where they can lay(some boas like to climb alot, especially hog island). I even have a tree in my living room only for them. I hate people that say that they love snakes and keep them like that, read where they came from and see what they need. I'm posting ,, hateful" comments only on channels that talk shit without knowing anything. I'll probably make a video about how people really have to treat pets.

You kinda have to when they are in tubs or Sterilites as babies, even my baby green anacondas are unphased by me coming from above. I think it's a bigger issue when the snake is not handled on a regular basis but all my babies are handled often.

use a folded newspaper instead of your hand to cover her head, should work :)

umar dawe Columbian or common boa constrictor

He's sick

Hogs only get 4-5 feet, so I'd say 3x2 ft minimum. But they'll love any extra space given as long as they feel secure :)

Hognose snakes dont even strike with their mouth open

Yeah Hognoses do a lot false strikeing and they are also rear fang

BonelessSkull You shouldn't handle a snake within the first week of having it. You should just put it in the enclosure and let the poor thing settle down!

Trevor Hansen yes

Jesse F2TE that's a normal or wild boa I believe

+Jesse F2TE Just make sure that before you actually get the animal you know exactly what requirements it has regarding temperature, humidity, enclosure size, etc., and that you have everything set up before the snake arrives. It should never be an impulse buy. Boas live very long and are definitely a commitment.

In the video he says it's an anery (short for anerythristic - meaning lacking red pigment)

You no nothing about snakes it's a morph not a color also they get 6-10 feet long

Gabriel P me to

8-Bitten she had bitten me twice but feeding rats so

Gabriel P me to but he only bit me once

8-Bitten I should have learned the first time Lol

Gabriel P my friend was over and i wanted to show him feeding and I the tail fell of the rat that I was dangling by the tail which scared him to to bite at anything he saw which was my finger

Dds Dss about 100 Dollars but I got mine for 80

Aspen

I'd consider weighing the options of these two. If it's your first snake, it's advised not to get a boa(although I did not listen), but I think they both are good snakes if you are looking. Boa's live to be around 20-30 and sometimes 40, can weigh in at 7.8 lbs(Doesn't seem like a lot but when it's 100% muscle it is) , and get around 7-10 feet whether you get a female or not. Ball pythons live to be around 20-30 years as well, but only get 3-5 feet for females, and 2-4 feet for males, and weigh in usually at four or five pounds. It's honestly what you are up for.

Kenneth Reyes Do your research first, it's extremely important. When you know that you are fully ready and know what you can know without experiences, go for it. I think a ball python is the best beginner snakes, but do your research beforehand. They're really chill, but otherwise a corn snake would be good. They're smaller and a bit faster. But those are personally, in my opinion, the best beginner snakes.

I don't Park Jimin I Ride Jimin I’ve done research for quiet a while, even till this day I’m still doing research 😂

Do a search for Clint's Reptiles here on RU-vid, quite possibly the best channel for helping with reptile recommendations.

Man this is a cringey comment, I didn't even know what the snake was called, and it was in the title, LOL. I don't have snakes yet and thankfully so, my parents are terrified of a hapless garter snake.

I've never had to with any of my snakes and don't plan to unless it becomes necessary for my safety.

this is for baby boas not adult boas, of course in time and constant handling, one should have no problems.

Life of Som i have a baby boa and i dont have to do that crap...fr.

Davy KnightFALL red tail Colombian literally the most comment I don't know how u didn't know that

+8-Bitten Just making sure cause thats the one i have but somehow the store that i bought it from says its a Pastel Boa. I heard there isnt anything such as "Pastel" Boa so yea

Davy KnightFALL yeah there is no pastel boas that store is just dumb

Please upgrade your knowledge and grammar

they have a big enough water dish trust me. & it is not a permanent situation.

Cheyenne Bower go royally fuck yourself please

If he keeps his boss in tubs the they aren't basking at all. He has a under-bin heating source and probably soaks them when they are about to shed. Calm it down snake expert

Cheyenne Bower Actually I am an expert and he needs to put larger water bowls because they like to soak in water for long periods of time.

James Harris This is probably aspen.

That's aspen

Jazmin Stewart same, i guarantee my baby boa would bite me if i did covered his head lol i just try to grab the middle of his body with his head faced away from me

He's a breeder duh

At that age you don't want to go bigger and yes It doesn't make much sense to those who don't keep reptiles ( I used to be one of them ) Too much space doesn't make them feel secure, at this age many will simply stay in their hide box most of the time.

Max Bain Why not? Is the snake going to use uber or lyft app to get a ride to RatKing(burgerking) to buy a super sized meal? Are you saying snakes dont eat where they live/sleep? Would a snake snatch up a rat that roams by his/her habitat.For 17 years i have hand fed many boa's and python's and a few cali king snakes and i've never been biten but what ever works for you and as long as the snake is safe n healthy.

You don't.

Then ur boa its just agressive and u have to be more carefull, i think this metod isnt necesary, i just pick up my boa with my hand, just don touc his head and tail, that stressed out snakes, just be confident and grab it.

You need to hold your boa more. Do not feed it in its enclosure. Just get a big plastic tub and have a schedule for feeding and if you hold her all the time they will bond with you and knw the difference

+Suzanne Tegroen I feel really bad for your loved ones who have to deal with your bull shit on a day to day basis. after reading three of your comments I know your a I'm always right and your always wrong type of woman. I can't read any further for if I do I will be tempted to tie my shoe laces together and end my life.

+Suzanne Tegroen guess what, woman? People wouldn't bash you so much if you were, say, polite. Being a blunt bitch makes it so people don't want to listen to you. And telling everyone they're wrong also doesn't help. I don't use a feeding tub, and my snake has never struck at me even once. I haven't used a tub in over a year and he's never had any behavioral problems. He also HATES water, except to drink.

+Suzanne Tegroen guess what, woman? People wouldn't bash you so much if you were, say, polite. Being a blunt bitch makes it so people don't want to listen to you. And telling everyone they're wrong also doesn't help. I don't use a feeding tub, and my snake has never struck at me even once. I haven't used a tub in over a year and he's never had any behavioral problems. He also HATES water, except to drink.

Feeding snakes inside their cage makes no difference in their attitude. Just wash your hands.. They have a Jacobson's organ for a reason. So they can pick up scent particles and take them to their brain

Yes it does make a huge difference, at this size of a snake it does not hurt if they bite and mistake your hand for food but when they are 6 ft. and you stick your hand in the enclosure to pick up it is going to hurt like hell and do damage so if you want to take a chance by all means go ahead. I do not want to take that chance with my hand

+Suzanne Tegroen my snake has no behavioral issues whatsoever, and I've tried both methods. Like you said, snakes are smart. They can smell what is food, and what is not. I accidentally touched the mouse once, and my snake hesitated to eat it. He sat there just sniffing it for a few minutes before eating it, because it has my scent on it. Snakes can tell the difference between hands and prey. It really doesn't make a difference.

where you getting your information from?

4040chocolate which person?

Hey man is this first snake an Anery morph?

Tyler Breen You’re a dumbass if you think feeding a snake outside of a tank works, it actually DOESNT, in fact it actually makes them more aggressive because it makes them stressed and it also makes them more likely to regurgitate...