New setup looks great! Incidentally, I’m pretty sure I have that exact hide (the grey plastic one). It’s currently being used by my baby boa.
Hopefully that setup will make it easier to socialize him. And it sounds like he’s eating well since making the switch, so that’s awesome!
He’s slowly getting easier to catch. Baby steps lol. Also weighed him today and he’s at 19g now. +2g from last time
Alright a little update. He’s sporadicly trying to avoid me lol. Sometimes when I reach for him for handling time he’s posturing to strike and rattling his tail. Should I leave him be when he does that or ignore it and take him out?
Nope ! Just call his bluff and gently scoop him out!
Ignore the posturing and pick him up, even if you weren’t planning to to do anything but change his water. He’s trying to scare off the big ole “predator,” AKA you, by proving how tough and threatening he is. Every time you back off, it reinforces the behavior.
Well unfortunately this time I had to back off because I was feeding him. I know you’re not supposed to handle the day of feeding
Ehhh, that’s a bit of a confusion. It’s based on not wanting to trigger a regurge by stressing an animal with handling, usually referring to handling especially after they are fed. If your animal is a solid feeder, there is nothing at all wrong with handling it*before * you feed it. If the animal isn’t feeding well, of course it’s best not to handle it much right before a feeding attempt.
Just weighed him and he’s up to 21g
That’s great! You’re doing a good job with him. Won’t be too much longer and he’ll be ready to transition to small fuzzies.
He’s up to 23g! I only have 2 pinkies left and the pack of small fuzzies. After I feed him his next meal should I make the jump to fuzzies? He’s right on verge.
Yay! So how do the fuzzy size compare to the size of your boy’s middle? If these are “small” fuzzies you should be fine to feed them to him. …….
Yay for good growth! If you’ve got some fuzzies weighing 5 g (or even a few weighing a bit less), you should be fine to start him on those. It’s a good idea to make a small cut in the skin of the prey when you move up a size. It helps with digestion. You can also sprinkle on some NutriBac probiotic at that time, if you’ve got any.
I did not know that!!!
Is NutriBac probiotic part of your weekly feeding?
To butt in, I use NB in my supplement mix which I use sparingly for almost all feedings. I also slit the skins of all prey items to facilitate digestion.
Like @caron, I’d never heard that before. I guess it makes logical sense, though. I assume it would be beneficial for all species, and not just corns, right? Maybe I’ll try that when my boa girl is ready to switch to rats…
I use NutriBac monthly for most of them. I also use it any time they move up in prey size, or if they have some sort of stressor like if they will be shipping, or were moved to a new enclosure, or have any health concerns. With adult females I give calcium/D3 supplement biweekly, and NutriBac the other weeks. It’s good stuff!
Now I feel like I have been neglecting my children!!! I’m a terrible mom!! 
Haha you are definitely not! Clearly they are thriving with you. I think it’s one of those things which is helpful for an animal who’s had a stressor, fantastic for recovery from a regurge, and insurance for most of the time. Less necessary most of the time than my own multivitamin since I don’t get a balanced diet and my animals do, but good to have “in case.”
Ok if you say so! But I did bookmark your post in case I need to go back to it for further reference……