Peruvian longtail boa Bcl

I just commented on Medusa's thread and now I see even more beautiful boas here! You're really tempting me with them, aren't you? And the floral background in these latest pictures looks great.

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Originally Posted by Werewolves

I just commented on Medusa's thread and now I see even more beautiful boas here! You're really tempting me with them, aren't you? And the floral background in these latest pictures looks great.

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Thanks, boas are really great, yes that clematis is looking great tonight

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Another beauty for sure! Your camera skills just keep getting better as well.

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Originally Posted by Reinz

Another beauty for sure! Your camera skills just keep getting better as well.

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Thanks reinz

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Tried to take some pics of "Etso" this afternoon at my daughters, but with him being so dark and glossy, was hard for the camera to focus on himhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3d703ee9b2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4629dd9e51.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...abf97ba92c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...173549035a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ac1eb02b85.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4cccdd4052.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ff1f8cc97f.jpg

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My lovely female looking great after shed last night, she's so iridescent, I love her high contrast head markings https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f919fbf0d9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0b84dabe09.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...97df37a8b6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...36a1db71e9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7f9f894ab1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4546c8eb05.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9dd306c1fd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...01e9a7457d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7d816a7348.jpg

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Outstanding!

A very pretty boa you have.

Looking AMAZING Rich.

Thanks gio and dakski
She's maturing nicely

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Caught my female starting to shed last night, never gets old, she has such cool colour contrast to her and 100%locality too
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Nice shots Richard, thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by RickyNY

Nice shots Richard, thanks for sharing.

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Thanks Ricky

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Awesome! Shed pictures! Nice!

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Originally Posted by dakski

Awesome! Shed pictures! Nice!

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Thanks dave, just caught her right

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Nice pictures, somehow I’m subscribed to your YouTube channel and caught that video first. Pretty cool and one day I’ll catch mine in action.

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Originally Posted by Jakethesnake69

Nice pictures, somehow I’m subscribed to your YouTube channel and caught that video first. Pretty cool and one day I’ll catch mine in action.

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Thanks jake, yes the bcl really are nice boas, that's why I had to take photos, because I don't often get to see them,l. It's normally just rolled up for me or stretched round the viv for me to clean up

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Woo-hoo!! Take it all off! :)

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

Woo-hoo!! Take it all off! :)

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Still fascinates me watching after all these years

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There is something just SO satisfying about watching a shed smoothly glide off, like in your video clip. With that said, I'm also glad you caught some pictures of the beginning; she looks like she's wearing a bonnet, haha! Such a beautiful snake. I remember you explained the origin behind the name Mama Quilla, but did you ever mention how Etso got his name? I'm curious.

Also, what would you consider the main differences you've noticed between longicauda and imperator, if anything?

Really nice Rich. She is a beauty!

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Originally Posted by cletus

Really nice Rich. She is a beauty!

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Thanks cletus

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Originally Posted by RedRabbit

There is something just SO satisfying about watching a shed smoothly glide off, like in your video clip. With that said, I'm also glad you caught some pictures of the beginning; she looks like she's wearing a bonnet, haha! Such a beautiful snake. I remember you explained the origin behind the name Mama Quilla, but did you ever mention how Etso got his name? I'm curious.

Also, what would you consider the main differences you've noticed between longicauda and imperator, if anything?

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Mama quilla is the Incas "mother moon god" and etso I was looking for something to call him more Peruvian and I came across that name can't even find the meening of it now lol
The bcl I find need a couple degrees cooler and also if the humidity is too high they both have terrible sheds, if I mist when the in shed it comes off in a million pieces.
So if I always check before I mist them



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Originally Posted by richardhind1972

Mama quilla is the Incas "mother moon god" and etso I was looking for something to call him more Peruvian and I came across that name can't even find the meening of it now lol
The bcl I find need a couple degrees cooler and also if the humidity is too high they both have terrible sheds, if I mist when the in shed it comes off in a million pieces.
So if I always check before I mist them



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How interesting! I would not have expected that the humidity being too HIGH could cause the sheds to go that poorly.

Mama quilla was waiting for food on her branches tonight, she's looking great after her last week https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f49dd18b0d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4c4fc38779.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...207f4593e9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0559a2b5c8.jpg

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I love the contrast on that one.

Beautiful stuff Richard.

Thanks gio
Yes it's pretty high contrast with the black and silver

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Darn, Rich, that head is amazing. Love the contrast.

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Originally Posted by dakski

Darn, Rich, that head is amazing. Love the contrast.

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Thanks dave

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Oh, you! Quit leaving me with all this BCL envy! I'm not supposed to be looking for a new snake for another year! :P

In all seriousness, though, Adelita almost got a brother at the Hamburg show last weekend. There was a nice het anery Denton line x male BCL (dam was a Denton line hypermel anery, I forget what the sire was) there that was painful to leave behind. The only reason he didn't come home was the fact that Adelita's new enclosure wasn't ready for her and I didn't have housing on hand for a second snake. Hopefully my self-control holds out at the next expo in November...

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Originally Posted by WrongPython

Oh, you! Quit leaving me with all this BCL envy! I'm not supposed to be looking for a new snake for another year! [emoji14]

In all seriousness, though, Adelita almost got a brother at the Hamburg show last weekend. There was a nice het anery Denton line x male BCL (dam was a Denton line hypermel anery, I forget what the sire was) there that was painful to leave behind. The only reason he didn't come home was the fact that Adelita's new enclosure wasn't ready for her and I didn't have housing on hand for a second snake. Hopefully my self-control holds out at the next expo in November...

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Thanks, bcl really are nice boas, not too big and there colour change is so cool.
The Denton line is a really good bloodline. I can't believe bcl arnt more popular really.

My pair are German stockl line and they do some amazing locality boas

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Originally Posted by richardhind1972

My lovely female looking great after shed last night, she's so iridescent, I love her high contrast head markings https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f919fbf0d9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0b84dabe09.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...97df37a8b6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...36a1db71e9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7f9f894ab1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4546c8eb05.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9dd306c1fd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...01e9a7457d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7d816a7348.jpg

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This snake is highlighted on Reptile Report ...

https://thereptilereport.com/pretty-peruvian-boa/

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Originally Posted by Zincubus

This snake is highlighted on Reptile Report ...

https://thereptilereport.com/pretty-peruvian-boa/

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Thanks for informing of that zincubus

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Thanks for informing of that zincubus

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I'm in good company.

I was just informed the "Head Shots" photos were in the R-R as well.

Your boas are certainly worthy of being featured.

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Originally Posted by Gio

I'm in good company.

I was just informed the "Head Shots" photos were in the R-R as well.

Your boas are certainly worthy of being featured.

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Thanks gio.
I've actually had 3 or 4 last year. Of my different boas.
I think it's an honour to have it published.

I saw that about your head shot photo, definitely worth a magazine photo
What a great photo it was.

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It's official. I am obsessed with your scaly babies. They are very beautiful! Thank you for sharing your world with us.

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Originally Posted by Kam

It's official. I am obsessed with your scaly babies. They are very beautiful! Thank you for sharing your world with us.

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Thanks kam, much appreciated

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Had mama quilla out for some chill time, she's so relaxed and chilled
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Relaxed and chilled, and STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL!

Great pics as always, Rich.

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Originally Posted by dakski

Relaxed and chilled, and STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL!

Great pics as always, Rich.

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Thanks dave
She's a nightmare to take pics as she's on a slow cruise all the time

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I've fetched my male Peruvian boa "etso" from my sons tonight to put in with my female longicauda, he's been roaming for the last month so I'm hopeful hell get the job done, he's so dark almost like an Img but pure 100% locality, hard to take decent photos when he's so glossy, he's got a crazy headspear https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f344618995.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...af44e02e42.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b36932dd75.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b2e6d558b7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...49541c002f.jpg

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I'd say great photos but it would be near impossible to make that boa look like anything other than a supermodel. ;)

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Originally Posted by bns

I'd say great photos but it would be near impossible to make that boa look like anything other than a supermodel. ;)

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Thanks bns, much appreciated

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Etso's looking as handsome as ever! If I remember correctly, he and Mama Quilla are Stockl-line longicauda​, yeah? I ask because there apparently is a longicauda IMG/hypermel gene out there, and Etso strikes me as something a little more than your typical dark longi.

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Originally Posted by WrongPython

Etso's looking as handsome as ever! If I remember correctly, he and Mama Quilla are Stockl-line longicauda​, yeah? I ask because there apparently is a longicauda IMG/hypermel gene out there, and Etso strikes me as something a little more than your typical dark longi.

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Thanks, yes he is really dark but he's 100%pure locality from stockl, I'm stockl doesn't do anything else but locality boas,
Vin russo describes in his new book about the varience of this locality, they almost act like an Img, they change so much, he's nearly 4 so I doubt hell change much now.
I think I saw somewhere about about a hypermel line, there's already hold varience too,
Bcl or now Bil are really nice boas

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Well she's letting him cuddle her at least https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...43044f0096.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...32f112a381.jpg

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Well little "Etso" seems to what its for and "Mama Quilla" seems to be letting him, for the last 4 days I've never not seen them locked, so fingers crossed she ovulates and we get some nice dark longicauda and some even nicer "Zero" longicauda
I only changed there bark. Last week and he's scented all over, as long as he gets the job done https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b5463ce38a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...7f469d39eb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4b6283317d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...9ade6fe5bd.jpg

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Beautiful pairing Rich. Best wishes for healthy babies!

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

Beautiful pairing Rich. Best wishes for healthy babies!

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Thanks el ziggy

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May the RNG gods bless you with some zeros.

I'm not well versed at all in boa genetics. What are "zeros"?