Feliz - Venezuelan "Dwarf" BCC

Wow he's such a stunner! How old is he now?

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Originally Posted by Ditto

Wow he's such a stunner! How old is he now?

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1 year and 9 months I think.

I have to check my records. I am pretty sure he was born in September in 2017.

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Originally Posted by dakski

Feliz should shed soon and is looking darker than normal. However, still a handsome guy.

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Very nice looking boa!!!

Feliz shed last night (pictures below). We bonded a little today and I took some pictures. He's looking really good and is still gentle and inquisitive as always. He's really fun to handle.

When I was feeding everyone else, he came out and begged for food. All this with a clean head and shed peeling off while he begged. He would have eaten for sure. What a goof.

He's about 275G+ now and when I defrosted food last night, I left the few rat pups I had out. They are no good now. I plan to give him the smallest weaned rat I have tonight - it's 34G. I think he will be fine, as he's taken a meal that big proportionately before and Venezuelan Dwarf BCC are much less susceptible to regurgitation syndrome than other BCC. They are much more like a BI in this sense.

I want to grow him slow, so I'll probably go back to rat pups soon, at least for a bit. I'll see how he does.


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That's a nice looking boa. Very nice!@

Felix is coming along nicely, Beautiful and healthy. Great job Dakski. :)

Looking great dave

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Originally Posted by Gio

That's a nice looking boa. Very nice!@

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Originally Posted by Reinz

Felix is coming along nicely, Beautiful and healthy. Great job Dakski. :)

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Originally Posted by richardhind1972

Looking great dave

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Thank you guys! He's a great animal and I cannot thank Tommy Carpenter (his breeder) enough. He's doing a great job with locale animals and Feliz is no exception.

Feliz gobbled down the 34G (small) weaned rat with zero issues. I guess he's bigger around than I thought! Hard to judge and better to be safe than sorry, but eyeing it, and knowing his weight and the weight of the rat, I didn't expect an issue.

He looks great man! Kinda like a tiny Peruvian BCC. Also like that half saddle he’s got


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Originally Posted by jmcrook

He looks great man! Kinda like a tiny Peruvian BCC. Also like that half saddle he’s got


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Thanks jmcrook! I am often drawn to morphs. Although he is selectively bred, mother nature did it right with him!

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Originally Posted by dakski

Thanks jmcrook! I am often drawn to morphs. Although he is selectively bred, mother nature did it right with him!

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Agreed there dave, you can't go wrong with a bit of mother nature at its best, pure locality are often as nice as any morph in my opinion

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Originally Posted by richardhind1972

Agreed there dave, you can't go wrong with a bit of mother nature at its best, pure locality are often as nice as any morph in my opinion

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I don't have all morphs, Rich.

Ferry, Ezzy, Toref, and Frank are not morphs either. Of course, very few morphs available for BTS when I got Frank. However, he's amazing and I got him for personality and ease of care, not color. Ferry and Ezzy (Rhacodactylus) don't have morphs either, just locales, but they can both hold their own. Again, was drawn to their uniqueness and natural beauty in that order. Finally, Toref is rare enough as it is (like Feliz), and beautiful, but he's my "challenge" pet. Absolutely my most demanding reptile. I was drawn to his rareness and personality, although sometimes I regret the latter. Again, hoping he chills a little as he grows.

I know you don't dave
I know the lizards are all pure locality
I hope toref settles down for you in time as he's absolutely stunning, just love the markings on them

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Originally Posted by richardhind1972

I know you don't dave
I know the lizards are all pure locality
I hope toref settles down for you in time as he's absolutely stunning, just love the markings on them

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Rich, I was being completely sarcastic.

No offense taken at all. Hard to show that I wasn’t serious in text form.

My apologies.

Feliz came out today for some quality time. He's really starting to get some speckling on him. Check out the marking/speckling around his head and neck!

I also got some good pictures of him in his holding container. With an iPhone, but you can still see the stark contrast with his color and pattern.

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Love the speckling on him dave, do they come and go with his light and dark phase or do you think there more part of his adult colours.
Either way they look great

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Love the pinched saddles on that boy. I maintain that he looks like a mini Peruvian with redder tail


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Love the speckling on him dave, do they come and go with his light and dark phase or do you think there more part of his adult colours.
Either way they look great

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I think they are more of his adult colors. He doesn't go through light and dark phases that I can see. Or, if he does, they are not dramatic like Behira.

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Originally Posted by jmcrook

Love the pinched saddles on that boy. I maintain that he looks like a mini Peruvian with redder tail


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I love his clean look and clear distinction between saddle and non saddle. In person he has a lot of nuance too. Peaches and reddish coloring too.

JM, like the ones on the top in the below link? I can see that.

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Originally Posted by dakski

JM, like the ones on the top in the below link? I can see that.

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And little bit of similarities for sure. Pucallpas just seem a little more golden background color and much tighter pinched saddles. Cleanliness of pattern is very similar to your boy, definitely.


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Feliz hit 300G this week and got a 34G weaned rat. He's doing great.

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Feliz is now 330G empty.

He's looking good and is such a curious and gentle boy.

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He really is so nice dave, love his nice clean saddles

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Originally Posted by richardhind1972

He really is so nice dave, love his nice clean saddles

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Thanks Rich, he is a handsome guy. Love his personality the most though. Like Behira, so outgoing and brave. He's really inquisitive and doesn't sit still as well as her, but he's still a breeze to handle (regardless of the fact he's still small).

He looks fantastic Dave! I love the diversity of boas.

I haven't checked in on Feliz for over 7 months and he's looking so good! I really love how clean he is.

Feliz shed last night. He's looking dapper.

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He looks fantastic!

Feliz looking great dave, his tail looking nice and bright too

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Originally Posted by Gio

He looks fantastic!

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Thanks Gio. He's a sweetie too. Great Boa all around.

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Feliz looking great dave, his tail looking nice and bright too

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I know - his tail is really starting to look amazing!

Feliz is about 375G dry now and is eating weaned rats (40g or so) every two weeks. He had been eating pups weekly, but I want to slow his growth a little. He looks solid and unless that changes, he will be on a 2 week feeding interval for a while now.

He still nails the acrylic doors often hoping for food, but is a total sweetheart when out and the hook training has done wonders.

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Little feliz is looking great dave, he's nice and bright, glad he's still nice and chilled for you

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Little feliz is looking great dave, he's nice and bright, glad he's still nice and chilled for you

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Thanks Rich!

Yes, nice and chilled, when out of his tank! I think I am going to have to put a drape up for him like I did for Behira. He's got a crazy strong food response and keeps nailing the acrylic.

Dude has the hardest strike I've ever experienced. Makes Behira look soft :).

All kidding aside, the hook training has worked great and I am not worried about getting nailed. The issue is I do not want him getting hurt. That's the reason I put the drape up for Behira as well. Too bad, they are good display snakes, but the two of them are just "animals" when it comes to wanting food.

Feliz starts looking for food in the late evening. So, I've been taking him out then (I usually take the snakes out during the day or early evening) and using the hook to let him know that no food is coming. He's totally chill once he realizes no food is on the way and he's a joy to handle. He's strong but gentle, and inquisitive, but calm.

He's eating a weaned rat every two weeks now and doing great 1 month away from his second birthday (9-25-19).

Katie took some pictures of me holding him today. He's looking good and sturdy (he's about 400G now). I also got two shots putting him back in his tank.

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He's progressing so very nicely...handsome colors & all the personality you want in a pet- with some credit going to his snarents of course. ;)

He looks awesome Dave! That's a fit and ready 400g champ!

Looking graat dave, love how golden he is agains his red tail

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

He's progressing so very nicely...handsome colors & all the personality you want in a pet- with some credit going to his snarents of course. ;)

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Thanks Bogertophis. I am not sure how much credit Katie and I can take for his personality. He's been a gentle and curious guy from day one. He wasn't handled much at the breeder, but he (Tommy Carpenter) said that his girlfriend will not help with the baby snakes. He does a lot of locale boas and dwarf locale boas. Some, especially, the locales, can be nippy, especially out of the womb. She loves the dwarf Venezuelan BCC's and handles them from day one. They are apparently just super chill animals. They have the insane food response of many boas, but when being handled, they are just lovely. From day one he was like Behira after a few months of acclimation. Not that Behira was every defensive, but she did calm down a bit with handling and trust. Behira has chilled a tiny bit on food response, but Feliz, he's a monster when eating. A few weeks ago he was half in his hide and when struck for the F/T rat (not waiting to come out of the hide), he took it half way across the tank with him. He hits hard!

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He looks awesome Dave! That's a fit and ready 400g champ!

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Thank you El-Ziggy. Fit and ready is how I want him. That's why he's eating every two weeks now on weaned rats. He is a BCC after all. Apparently, they are much less prone to regurgitation syndrome than other BCC's, but cannot hurt to spread out the feedings. Fit and firm is good, chunky isn't so good. Having said that, I am super pleased with his growth and progress overall. He's an awesome animal and I love how sharp and colorful he is, with great contrast. He was a holdback for color after all.

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Originally Posted by richardhind1972

Looking graat dave, love how golden he is agains his red tail

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Thank you Rich. As mentioned above, his contrast blows me away. Behira is my baby, but she's a ghost BI, so contrast is not her thing. She's got rich coloration and an amazing personality, but she isn't colorful and contrasty. I love the difference in patterns and colors between all my animals.

Shayna (BP): Deep and rich yellows, almost neon.

Yafe (CP): Contrast of deep yellow and white with some oranges around the head.

Behira (BI): Rich tans and almost greens, with some pattern, and a ghost on her tail - for the ghost boa she is!

Feliz (BCC): Beautiful contrast and sharp saddles with browns and tans and a beautiful red tail.

Figment (corn): Purple eyes and light purples and pinks and grey on his body. Did I mention he has purple eyes?

Solana (corn): Red and orange and and so bright.

So there you have it, reds and oranges, yellow and white, tan and brown and deep red, and greens and tans. I've got the full gamut.

The lizards have some diversity too, but mostly in the Leopard geckos who have all different colors. The lizards rock mostly because of distinct personalities, but 4/7 are as nature intended, like Feliz. He's my only non-morph snake.

You're definitely holding Feliz like a proud parent, haha! He's looking fantastic. I like how warm his colors are.

Feliz is bulking up (about 400G now) even eating a weaned rat every 2 weeks. He was doing his best impression of Yafe (carpet python) the other day and I grabbed some pics.

I use the hook handle to let him know that no food is coming. He decided to wrap around it quick and go for a ride.

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I had a friend over and Feliz was striking the acrylic doors hoping for food. I opened the tank, showed him the hook handle and rubbed him a few times with it. He let me pick him up a few seconds later and was a total sweetheart.

Hook training working wonders.

My friend's mind was blown. He went from being petrified of him to holding him. He is not afraid of snakes, but did not like Feliz going after the doors.

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Feliz is bulking up (about 400G now) even eating a weaned rat every 2 weeks. He was doing his best impression of Yafe (carpet python) the other day and I grabbed some pics.

I use the hook handle to let him know that no food is coming. He decided to wrap around it quick and go for a ride.

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What great colors and pattern!
He looks great.

Feliz left some urine today and weighed in at 425G, but is due to leave me something else soon, so probably a little less than that.

He's such a sweetheart when out, but continues to strike the acrylic doors with movement. Katie and I are making a drape tomorrow for him, similar to what Behira has. I don't want him hurting himself and he does not seem to growing out of this at all. Feeding every other week now probably isn't helping, but it didn't seem to matter when he was fed more frequently.

In the meantime, I got a few pics and a video of him being sweet and chill with me.

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Originally Posted by dakski

Feliz left some urine today and weighed in at 425G, but is due to leave me something else soon, so probably a little less than that.

He's such a sweetheart when out, but continues to strike the acrylic doors with movement. Katie and I are making a drape tomorrow for him, similar to what Behira has. I don't want him hurting himself and he does not seem to growing out of this at all. Feeding every other week now probably isn't helping, but it didn't seem to matter when he was fed more frequently.

In the meantime, I got a few pics and a video of him being sweet and chill with me.

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Looking great dave

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Thanks Rich.

I think the drape will do a world of good. I wish he could relax when I walk by like he does when I handle him, but it's not like I can explain that to him :).

The drape is up! Katie made the it tonight and we put it up. I walked by his tank several times feeding Ferry this evening and no strikes. YAY!

In the meantime, he's looking good!

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That's good news then dave

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What a beautiful face he's got! But that chin...that chin needs a tickle. :D
So now he's got drapes...what's next? His own lounge chair? :rofl:

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That's good news then dave

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Thanks Rich! I agree. I really didn't want him hurting himself.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

What a beautiful face he's got! But that chin...that chin needs a tickle. :D
So now he's got drapes...what's next? His own lounge chair? :rofl:

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LOL! He's pretty chill. Not quite Behira chill, but he will let me rub under his chin. It's the top of his head that he isn't as fond of, but he's okay with it. Behira lets me do both, but she is also much bigger and braver. I'll give Feliz some time and size.

Feliz has had the drape up for a few days and is doing great with it. He spends less time looking out and I am finding him curled up in the corner or in a hide more often. When I walk by at night, as expected, no strikes.

I am very pleased with the results, similar to Behira.

That's great news dave, at least he won't hurt himself this way

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