I just lost my sweet young Guyanan girl. She was found dead in her tank last night, tiny lump opf a mouse now rotting inside her - the smell tipped me off, else I might not have noticed, as she was just coiled as she usually does in sleep.
I bought her knowing she likely had parasites, as she was captive born but her parents were wild caught, gorgeous too. We treated her with the help of Rob at RJ's Exotics and the parasites were soon gone and she was much more active and slowly gaining weight and eating again, though I was feeding her small prey to be safe, but perhaps the damage was already too much and her insides devastated. I am rather devastated, as this girl was special to me, as all my snakes are, but she was truly special, the photo says it all. Out of two mean parents, she was as as curious, unafraid, and friendly as could be, as well as being beyond beautiful, a great pet.
I have little hope of ever finding one like her again, but I will put it out there in case anyone might have something close. She was a Guyana Red Tail with a deep blood red laddertail and intensely purple sides embossed with a gorgeous pattern, and ink lined saddles, a great disposition too.
I'm no breeder, I keep my snakes as pets and enjoy them greatly, photograph and illustrate them too.
I'd love another sweet Boa, that gorgeous purple with red tail, and also would like a black/grey/silver boa, and so I keep my eye out, keep looking. There is always the White Plains show Saturday, perhaps I will get lucky. For once, I even have money to spare 
and a Galadriel, starting an Elven naming tradition.
