r/BoaConstrictors

I kept running into the same problem: forgetting feeding dates, not being sure about the last shed, losing notes, etc.

I asked about it here before and tried things like spreadsheets, notes apps, even a notebook by the enclosure. They work, but get messy over time and it’s hard to actually see patterns.

So I built something simple for myself. The goal was to keep it clean and actually usable long-term (a lot of apps I tried felt overcomplicated).

What it does:

• Track feeding history

• Log weight over time

• Record sheds

• Keep notes per snake

• Daily overview of your snake

• Simple reminders (feeding, shedding, etc.)

Planning to put it on the App Store soon in case it’s useful to others too. Right now it’s iOS only, but if there’s enough demand I’ll definitely bring it to Android as well.

One thing I’m also thinking about adding is a small community/forum inside the app, so keepers can share their logs, ask questions, and learn from each other instead of relying on random info. In addition, a FAQ page.

If there’s any feature you’d want in something like this, I’d love to hear it.

Also happy to give promo codes for premium to anyone willing to try it and share feedback, it would help a lot.

I never see longicaudas and they are very beautiful :) photo of Rem for tax

Won this girl in an auction Sunday but she's coming the 29th due to my work schedule.

All my snakes are named after god/dess so trying to find the right name for her. I do have a sunglow Nic boa named Amaterasu so I've considered naming this girl Mikaboshi (Japanese goddess she opposes the sun goddess Amaterasu)

Names I've used - Asteria, Nephthys, Kebechet, Scylla, Charybdis, Ixchel, Khione and Lakshmi.

I do NOT like common ones (12 Olympians or famous Norse like Freya)

My friend has a Gaia so she's out too.

Hoping this girl will age dark so prefer death/chaos/darkness goddesses 🫶

Some of you may have seen my prior post asking about stunting in boas since I obtained an underweight boa. He’s been gaining weight steadily since December and doing great. Tonight I went to change his water and found this… I can’t figure out if it’s regurgitation or just a weird poop. He did eat Sunday night. It’s quite red tinged which makes me think regurgitation, but there are spots that look more like feces. However, I put on gloves and went through all of it, and it was just fur. No pieces of rat/tissue that I could find. Further info relating to husbandry: 4yo male Suriname BCC, habitat is a 6x2x2 enclosure heated with an RHP. Hot side is ~88° ambient temp controlled with a VE thermostat, with a drop to low-mid 80s overnight. Cool side mid-upper 70s. Humidity is 60-70%. He has 3 hides, large water dish, plenty of clutter. I did recently move his prey size up slightly from small rats to small/mediums (60-90g) since he’s gaining weight well.. and when I say it was a slight increase, I mean he was eating 50-75g rats before. His last weight on 4/12 was 633g so they’re ~10-14% of his current weight. He eats biweekly since he is still underweight, and he’s been doing great on that schedule since December. I only handle him once, maybe twice a week for about 5 minutes at a time to minimize stress, and I always wait 3+ days after feeding. Any thoughts appreciated.

Will be 2 months beginning of may

I got this male Suriname from a friend of a friend who was not caring for it properly. He was significantly underweight and while he’s made leaps and bounds, he does still have a ways to go in his body condition. The shadow in the picture is a bit misleading and overshadows the visible part of his spine. He is also very small overall for his age (presumably due to being underfed). He is about 4 years old and only 3.5ft. I’m not out here to have the biggest boa, I really just want him to be healthy. However, I was wondering if he is still young enough to “catch up” as far as size now that he’s being fed more appropriately? Or is he stuck at being a super small guy? Anyone have any experiences rehabbing a stunted boa that ended up reaching a normal size?