Amazon Tree Boa

the store guy might be mixed up on the locale of the boa. i would definately get a pic, be a little cautious about some selling an animal they just got in! get the latin name of the boa. you can also contact kevin or charlotte at www.ectothermics.com great people and they specialize in locale boas and pythons.


vaughn

Lars, see if you can get a pic of the snake. Secondly, where's this guy getting the snake, and why is he giving it to you at such a good price? I think he may have the locality wrong, but I've been mistaken before.

That's weird, I saw an "Amazon Tree Boa" just yesterday at a local pet store. It looked kinda like a RTB, but a lot dirtier (???). Nothing like the Tree Boas I'm used to seeing. I trust the guy's knowledge, but it caught me a little off guard. Nasty things too, very nippy. I think he had them for sale for 150 or so. They were grey with black splotches all over them. They had the tree boa head, but none of it's other desirable qualities. They even were coiled on limbs like the tree boa.

so... i'm curious as to what the outcome of this was?

amazon tree boas are very cool animals to add to a collection, but they are not pets. everyone i've known that keeps them says if you try handling them that they just get stressed instead of settling down. you can't miss an atb, they're big eyes and super thin prehensile tails are one of a kind.

Out come was he meant Northern Brazilian, or something like that. He said he would special order it for me. I didn't ask him too. I have one male RTB on the way right now and a possible female for $40 from a private order. I am up to seven snakes and after I get the two RTBs I will be done for a while. The two newest aquistions are in pretty rough shape so I am trying to get them back into good health.