New Addition to the House!

Hey all!

I went to the Ga Reptile Expo today, and (even though this was my first reptile show) I thought it was pretty awesome! Smaller than I expected, but lots of beautiful animals there and very friendly people. I'm so excited for the show that is coming in mid-January '10!!!

I must say, there was something just plain awesome about being able to be about a foot away from a diamondback rattlesnake, or see a BEAUTIFUL albino python that was 200+lbs!

I also brought home a new baby! *squee* And it is a snake that I have dreamed of having since I was a little girl, checking out the same snake books from the public library over, and over, and over again.

She is a little Brazilian Rainbow Boa! Yes, that is just a picture I pulled off the internet, and not MY snake, but I promise I will have plenty of pics of my real baby girl as soon as she has chilled out in her new home for a few days, because she's had a long, stressful day. The seller was actually a local (to GA) breeder, and he gave me a guarantee on her that she was healthy and gave me his cell number in case I had any problems. He was very happy to answer all my questions about her, and trust me, I asked a BUNCH!

She has the most amazingly vibrant colors and a wondrous iridescent sheen. Her eyes are nice and bright, she's alert, and has a good muscle tone. I am quite happy with my new little girl. I've got a cypress/Repti-Bark mix substrate, under-tank heater, and a few places on both warm and cool sides for her to hide. The warm side is about 86* and the cool is right above 70*, with a current humidity of 80%. I went and got another thermometer/hydrometer w/probe from WalMart, but found that they had gone from $8.00 to $12.00 (but still a good deal).

And her name will be Ena-Danu Arcus.

* Ena = Bright and Shining
* Danu = Earth Goddess
* Arcus = Goddess of Rainbows