My new adopted baby [Large Pics!]

[ChrisVogel]

Woohoo!

I adopted this girl over the weekend from a local Herp rescue operation.
Her previous owner didn't take care of her at all. She had a horrible mite infestation,
was way underweight, and has burns on her from a heat rock.

The rescue operation got the mites cleaned up and they've been feeding her for several months.
I finally convinced them that I would give her a good home and they let me bring her home on Saturday.

She is an 8 foot Redtail Boa! I don't have a name for her yet.

Right now, I have her in an enclosure that is a little too small, but it was the best I could do on short notice.
I plan on getting a nice big Boaphile enclosure in a couple months. Right now she's in a 4x2x2.5 aquarium.

She is as friendly and as docile as she can be.
She's still a little underweight, but doing great. She has some bumps under her skin that may be parasites,
and she has a few missing scales... If they don't clear up by her next shed, I'll take her to the vet.

Here are some pics!


http://radagar.bafserv.net/boa/Boa1.jpg
http://radagar.bafserv.net/boa/Boa2.jpg
http://radagar.bafserv.net/boa/Boa3.jpg
http://radagar.bafserv.net/boa/Boa4.jpg
http://radagar.bafserv.net/boa/Boa5.jpg
http://radagar.bafserv.net/boa/Boa6.jpg
http://radagar.bafserv.net/boa/Boa7.jpg
http://radagar.bafserv.net/boa/Boa8.JPG
http://radagar.bafserv.net/boa/Boa9.jpg
http://radagar.bafserv.net/boa/Boa10.jpg

[thunder]

congrats on the new addition, and good for you to adopt! there need to be more people out there who will take in unwanted, neglected animals. hope she works out for you, what nice big girl!