Any other Argentine boa keepers out there? Looking for friends

Oh my E.M. what a looker! Congratulations!!!

Edit to add: I’m soooo jealous of you right now! :tired_face::joy::tired_face::joy::tired_face::joy:

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Right?? And she’ll only get better with age! :yum:

For reference of what I get to look forward to as she grows, here’s mom and dad;


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Hands down one of the prettiest boa species, IMO! :heart_eyes:

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Seriously! You’d better be posting a lot of growth pics! :heart_eyes::snake:

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She is freaking adorable!! Is she a maxx pink? Please send updates as she grows :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Oh just saw this hehe. Mom and dad are glorious!!

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OS Black line, though she does have some nice pinks on her dorsal!


Really curious if she’ll end up keeping it as she grows, or if it’ll fade out as the black starts taking over. Right now though, she’s mostly a stoney grey with pops of pink and white. She’s also a complete sweetheart and has already taken her first meal with me without hesistation!

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She’s a stunner and a sweet lady E. M.! :star_struck:

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She looks like a pretty piece of pink granite, one of my favorite rocks out there :heartpulse:🩶:white_heart::black_heart: please give us progress/color change updates as she sheds!!

Mine is pretty light colored, im guessing she is a wild type.

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Kat’s Toad Ranch finally came!! Ahem.. I mean my partner’s storage cabinets he’s been asking for, with a small snake accessory on top :joy: We just finished putting it together but obviously still need to put all the stuff in it and move her in lol. But we’re so excited!!

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Wow! That’s the only sufficient word that comes to mind. That’s going to be amazing when it’s all done!

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I hope she thinks so too! She’d better appreciate it and get straight As in snake school :joy: I’m speechless at how huge and sturdy it is.

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That enclosure looks like it’s gonna be epic! A big setup for a big snake. :heart_eyes:

My girl Ophelia is still so small even though she’s turning a year old next month, can’t wait for her to get more size on her!

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OML she is precious :face_holding_back_tears::sob::two_hearts: I’m currently having a meltdown over how cute she is.

These guys do grow way slower than BI from what I hear. Kinda like BCC. I wish I didn’t have to wait 10+ years for them to hit 8ft :sob:

How is Ophelia settling in since you got her? Please continue to share gratuitous progress pics. I’m serious.

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TYSM! She really is just a little princess. It takes a long time, but the wait is worth it for sure!

She settled in with zero issues, ate from the jump and hasn’t hesitated even once. She is also surprisingly very sweet despite me hearing baby Argentines can be spicy! Hopefully she hangs onto that sweet curiosity when she is pushing 8 feet! :joy:

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Haha I’m sure it will only get better. Our sweetheart snakes are breaking the Argentine stereotype! :grin:

Are you keeping her in a smaller step up enclosure for now or going straight for the final enclosure now?

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Smaller setup for now, I couldn’t imagine putting her in an adult enclosure quite yet at her tiny size! :joy:

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We finally have space for a swimming pool :one_piece_swimsuit: :diving_mask: She’s in there blowing bubbles underwater :joy:

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