We recently bought this BRB in northern VA for $75 (I know! Crazy, right?). Anyway, the girl who had him had no idea about humidity requirements, etc – these snakes require a steady 80% humidity, at least. So he has eyecaps on both eyes, retained shed skin all down his body, and when we first got him even his nostrils were covered with old shed skin. He kept having to open his mouth and pant to breathe. He was also underfed (yes, these are slim boas, but he was underfed and too skinny – you can feel his spine and ribs easily). Hence the reason for feeding him live – he couldn’t see, was underfed, malnourished, and really needed to eat. My husband and I have 12 other snakes, all of whom are on pre-killed or frozen/thawed – even our wild caught and 10 foot Burmese. So please, no hater comments, because there’s really nothing wrong with live feeding, we just prefer the ease and safety for the snake of p/k, and he will be switched to p/k as soon as he’s healthy. He’s in his new home with 82% humidity and is due to shed any day now, so hopefully his eyes will clear up and his skin will get that rainbow-y look that these guys are known for! But that’s why he looks rather dull in the vid. Thanks for watching, leave a (non-hater) comment please!

My young Colombian Rainbow Boa or Epicrates Cenchria Maurus “Irina” eating her lunch. Blame my friend for the **cked up recording.

Nuori Kolumbian sateenkaariboa (Epicrates Cenchria Maurus) “Irina” syömässä.

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