Feliz - Venezuelan "Dwarf" BCC

Feliz is going to shed soon. He's really darkening up.

Otherwise, status quo. He's still growing and is over 1kg now. Not sure by how much at the moment, but he's still a voracious eater and a sweetheart when out.

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Originally Posted by dakski

...he's still a voracious eater and a sweetheart when out...

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What I'd call a perfect snake. Handsome too.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

What I'd call a perfect snake. Handsome too.

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Agreed in general. I still wish he wouldn't strike the acrylic door(s) as soon as he knows it's feeding time. Behira has "calmed down" a little (maybe/most of the time) and Jeff never really did that.

Having side that,I get the rat in as fast as I can and he never refuses a meal. Also, so far, no damage to his mouth. The worst I had was a young Behira who bent a tooth. It fell out next feeding.

He really is a great snake though. Handsome, reliable eater (understatement), sturdy, and calm as can be when handled.

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Agreed in general. I still wish he wouldn't strike the acrylic door(s) as soon as he knows it's feeding time...

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I don't blame you- it's hard to watch a snake do something that has to hurt & could cause injury. I never had that problem with the BCI I had, because she lived in a very large glass tank with entry from the top- still a challenge as she was ready & aiming, but it was much further to go for a strike & she never hit anything but my incoming rat-loaded long feeding tongs. There's pro's & cons to everything- with acrylic doors at eye-level, that's a drawback & a challenge- it's almost impossible to sneak up on him. :rolleyes:

Feliz shed.

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Feliz shed.

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I love how golden feliz is now[emoji7][emoji7]
my two South Brazilian should be this golden when there adults they are turning at last

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Feliz bonding with his dad.

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Looking great as always.


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Feliz is now well over 1kg and looking great.

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Feliz looking awesome mr dave[emoji7][emoji106][emoji106]

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Feliz is a handsome fellow!!!


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Feliz is now well over 1kg and looking great.

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I love the coloring.

This is one of my favorites in your camp.

Feliz is looking great. He's really starting to thicken up and still has beautiful color and markings and iridescence.

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Feliz and this post has me looking for one of these beauties.


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Feliz and this post has me looking for one of these beauties.


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Only two breeders in the country that I know of that breed the dwarf Venezuelan BC's. I think they alternate years, so that's 1 clutch every year. Awesome animals, but not easy to find. If you are, or anyone else is serious, I can get you in touch with Tommy Carpenter of TC Reptiles, who I got Feliz from. That's assuming he's still breeding them. I haven't kept up with him of late. In the past he's been very receptive to updates on Feliz though.

Feliz shed last week and ate two days ago. He's looking awesome. He looks a little darker in these pics then in real life, but not much. The lighting isn't great in that part of the basement.

He's still on small rats, and will be for a bit longer, but he's well over 1kg now. Haven't weighed him empty in a bit as things have been a little crazy.

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I'd say he passed his "pillow test" with flying colors. :D

Feliz is looking great and still devouring small rats. His growth has slowed a bit and he turns 5 in September. I think he has some more growing to do and if/when he gets to about 1,200G (he's closer to 1kg now), I will probably offer medium rats but not as often as he's eating small rats. Still undecided here, but I'll see what happens as he grows. He certainly looks fit and I don't want to push with the medium rats. He's eating the small rats every two weeks now, but this past year, with all the basement work, and moving the reptiles around, no one has been on a regular schedule! Now that things have returned to somewhat normal (whatever that means), we will see if he puts on some weight and how quickly eating every two weeks again.

Here are a few pictures of him going back in his enclosure after I cleaned his water bowl and we spent some time together.

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I love Feliz's tail! His pattern and coloring overall are awesome, but that tail, wow.

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He's gorgeous! You certainly know how to pick 'em!

Like Behira, Feliz hasn't grown much in the past 9 months or so. He's been eating small rats about every 2-3 weeks, but usually closer to 2 weeks, when things haven't been crazy with work on the house/basement/reptile area.

He is a dwarf boa and 5 years old this September. Having said that, I am considering moving him to medium rats every 3 weeks versus small rats every 2 weeks. Thoughts? I still feel Behira (BI) has some decent growing to do and definitely want to move her up. Feliz I am more on the fence about.

There isn't too much information on Venezuelan Dwarf BC. I was told his dad at 6 years old was about 4 1/2 feet and not to expect Feliz to be more than 5FT +/-. I am beginning to think the breeder was dead on. Feliz is a little over 4FT now and about 1,050G.

Any thoughts?

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Like Behira, Feliz hasn't grown much in the past 9 months or so. He's been eating small rats about every 2-3 weeks, but usually closer to 2 weeks, when things haven't been crazy with work on the house/basement/reptile area.

He is a dwarf boa and 5 years old this September. Having said that, I am considering moving him to medium rats every 3 weeks versus small rats every 2 weeks. Thoughts? I still feel Behira (BI) has some decent growing to do and definitely want to move her up. Feliz I am more on the fence about.

There isn't too much information on Venezuelan Dwarf BC. I was told his dad at 6 years old was about 4 1/2 feet and not to expect Feliz to be more than 5FT +/-. I am beginning to think the breeder was dead on. Feliz is a little over 4FT now and about 1,050G.

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There is nothing wrong with a bigger prey item.
Wild type feeding is all about variety and changes in prey size. Bigger and spread out is a decent option, then go smaller again. Keep the system guessing. As long as you are not offering something ridiculous in size, the boa will probably benefit from the change.

You have been at it long enough to know your animals.

Give it a shot and see how things pan out.

Thanks Gio (and those who like the post and commented on Behira's). I will try Feliz on Medium Rats starting this week.

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I love Feliz's tail! His pattern and coloring overall are awesome, but that tail, wow.

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I’m just enamored with his colors.


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Feliz ate his first medium rat tonight.

I had to postpone feeding a week because of Alpha, my dog who was very sick.

I'll plan to feed him medium rats every 3 weeks from now. He will be on the same feeding schedule as Behira. Jeff (male BI) is still on small rats and will eat every 2 weeks, as do the 2 pythons and the 2 corn snakes.

Some pics of Feliz with my mother. She came to visit and I had to clean some tanks, so she was on snake duty.

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Just can't get over his color...it is so striking loud yet still so very subtle and calm. I know that may sound weird.

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I’m just enamored with his colors.


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I agree,

He's got great coloring and he's holding them with age.

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Just can't get over his color...it is so striking loud yet still so very subtle and calm. I know that may sound weird.

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I agree,

He's got great coloring and he's holding them with age.

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Thank you!

He was a holdback for color so I am hoping he keeps the great looks as he ages.

Feliz shed. He's looking dapper. Not great lighting, but he still pops. He seems to hold the colors and pattern well with age, but his iridescence only seems to get better. Hard to get that in pictures though.

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Feliz enjoying his second medium rat.

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Feliz enjoying his second medium rat...

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I assume you don't mean 2 in one sitting, but someone might misinterpret. ;)

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I assume you don't mean 2 in one sitting, but someone might misinterpret. ;)

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Nope 2nd in three weeks and ever.

My sister Ally with Feliz.

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Feliz looks fantastic and is really filling out on the medium rats. We had a weird issue tonight though. While climbing around the chair he managed to get his lip caught on the pillow or corner of the chair and then got his bottom teeth over and into his lip. He wasn't thrilled. Katie held him and I used a q-tip to get his mouth open pretty easily. He was very thankful. I then took some chlorhexidine oral solution (I had from when Solana had the mouth injury) and cleaned that side of his mouth. I think he will be fine.

I wanted to point this out for two reasons. One, crap can happen. I blame myself but he's been on that chair 100's of times, and that's never happened, so probably just a freak thing. Secondly, he stayed calm, I stayed calm, Katie stayed calm, and all is well. People often think that snakes are aggressive, but look at Feliz. He's a total sweetie and very calm. Here he is in pain, and happily lets us help him. No defensiveness, and certainly no aggression.

Solana was the same way when her mouth was injured and I had to clean it and apply antibiotics daily for a bit. Not crazy about it, but seemed to either understand I was trying to help, or it's not in her nature to be aggressive. Obvisouly, I spend a lot of time with my animals, and we know each other pretty well. However, I think many reptiles are misjudged.

I'll let everyone know if anything comes of this, but I think he will be fine.

Anyway, picture time!

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Feliz looks awsome David
I love his orange tail saddles against the gold on his body [emoji7][emoji7][emoji7][emoji106][emoji106]
glad you managed to get his tooth unstuck with no harm to him or yourselves

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Feliz color never cease to amaze me. And your sister is very comfy with the snakes. She looking like a pro...

Feliz is putting on weight eating medium rats. I am not sure how much he has left to grow, but we will see. He definitely looks healthy and is lean and muscular. That's what I care about; body composition and health.

A year ago (September 2021) he was 940G dry. Now he's 1,170G dry. He's only had 3 medium rats, but I think 70G or so is due to those. It seems to have kicked him into a grown spurt.

He's looking great.

Sorry, no pics today, but Feliz is now 1,200G dry. He's growing nicely on the medium rats every 3 weeks.

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Sorry, no pics today, but Feliz is now 1,200G dry. He's growing nicely on the medium rats every 3 weeks.

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Sounds like a happy camper to me. :snake:

Wow! He really looks amazing! Congrats there d.

Growing boy, Feliz! Had a medium rat at the beginning of the week and looks great. He has good proportions and is pretty hefty for about 4-4.5 feet. He's also a pretty sweet guy. Aside from his occasional nailing the doors when expecting food, and his aggressive food strikes on his rats, he's a puppy dog.

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Growing boy, Feliz! Had a medium rat at the beginning of the week and looks great. He has good proportions and is pretty hefty for about 4-4.5 feet. He's also a pretty sweet guy. Aside from his occasional nailing the doors when expecting food, and his aggressive food strikes on his rats, he's a puppy dog.

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Fantastic colors!

I've always enjoyed this one.

A BCC favorite of mine here.

Feliz is doing awesome and looking dapper.

Here are some pics.

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Feliz continues to grow.

He wasn't dry, but he's over 1.4kg now. So he's definitely put on weight since being on the medium rats every 3 weeks vs. the small rats every 2 weeks.

He's still handsome and friendly. I also think he's maintaining, if not enhancing, his square boa shape. He seems vey happy and healthy to me. That makes me happy too!

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Now I got some good pics of Feliz's tail, but his head is dark! Oh, well. His tail is incredible.

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Feliz just shed. He's looking awesome. Seemingly getting a little darker tone, but still looking amazing. He's very iridescent as well, but the camera doesn't catch it so well.

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i didn’t know about this locality till today but i am in love! super cool! same species-locality dwarfism is super neat!

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Yeah, these guys are incredible. All the beauty and personality of a BC in a small package.