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 Nicaraguan boa questions

I have recently purchased a Nicaraguan boa constrictor and have some questions.Do you have to feed it in a separate enclosure so it won’t bite every time you put your hand in there?Should I wait to feed her any amount of time from purchase because of stress?I bought her at the Tucson reptile show this last Saturday.I tried to feed her but she wouldn’t eat yet.I guess I forgot to ask if they fed her.Thank you.

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09/21/09  04:45pm

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 Nicaraguan boa questions

Hi,

I would give the boa time to "settle in" before feeding or handling. Is it a captive bred Nic or farmed import?

Is it a baby, juvenile, or adult? Juvies and adults should be established feeders, but still will need time to settle in.

I give my imported babies more time to settle in then my captive bred ones. Typically I’ll give imports a good 10 days before I feed them and I only harass them to clean their enclosures and give them fresh water.

I will usually give my captive bred Nics 7 days.

Some Nics take a little longer to settle....

Do you know if the previous owner was feeding her f/t or live?

You don’t have to feed them in a separate container (opinions vary on this). I don’t feed any of my Nics in separate containers and I very rarely get bitten. Aggressiveness in their enclosures is pretty common...if you’re lucky it will get over that in time. :)

Amie
09/21/09  05:08pm

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 Nicaraguan boa questions

Thank you Amie.I guess I didn’t ask if my boa was captive bred or what.It is about 10 months old and that’s it.I’m not sure how they fed their boas but I bought it from LLL reptile if that helps any.Maybe after 7 days she will be more hungry if that is what you think.Thanks and lol exoticsnoman.
09/22/09  12:39am

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   Message To: Exoticsnoman   In reference to Message Id: 2074841


 Nicaraguan boa questions

Hmmm, hard to say. LLL has captive bred and imports.

Either way, it still needs to time to acclimate. Make sure that it has fresh water available and a place or places to hide.

Amie
09/22/09  06:30am

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   Message To: Bciaddict   In reference to Message Id: 2074874


 Nicaraguan boa questions

Amie, she ate after 7 days and only when I left the mouse in her enclosure over night.lol


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09/29/09  02:02pm

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   Message To: Exoticsnoman   In reference to Message Id: 2078254


 Nicaraguan boa questions

I’m not surprised.

Amie
09/29/09  03:55pm


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