Feliz - Venezuelan "Dwarf" BCC

Every time I see him, I make a mental not to search for Venezuelan boas. Thanks for tonight mental escape.


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Feliz’s colors are just so vibrant. Especially compared to both our ghost boas. About how big is he supposed to get?

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Originally Posted by ckuhn003

Feliz’s colors are just so vibrant. Especially compared to both our ghost boas. About how big is he supposed to get?

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Being a male Dwarf Venezuelan Red Tail, 4-5FT. Females can get closer to 6FT. He's about 3 1/2 feet now and 2 1/2 years old and weighs 540G or so. I expect him to top out at less than Behira is now (about 1,900G) but be thick bodied - same body type he has now.

He was a holdback for color, but the starting point was good. They are really beautiful and docile boas (especially for a dwarf boa) from the day they are born. Crazy food response, but that's just normal boa. He's a real sweetie once he knows there is no food coming.

I am glad I talked Tommy Carpenter into selling him to me.

Man, he looks incredible!


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Love how golden he's getting dave

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Very clean!
I think the colors keep getting better.

What an attractive boa!

Got a couple close ups of Feliz today and thought I'd share.

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Nice Camera Pictures

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He's looking so good dave

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Handsome little fellow he is.


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I still need to take outside pics of Feliz, but today he moved into his 6X2' and I didn't want to add stress.

He seems to like it and spent about an hour exploring before chilling out and relaxing.

Bad pics, but he has a lot of room in there.

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Bad weather today in CT, so no outdoor pics, but I did take Feliz out for some quality time and to check on him in his new digs. All is well.

I will get outdoor photos ASAP as well as a weight on him. I was going to do the latter today and completely forgot.

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I wonder if he’s my favorite of your three Boas? I can’t leave the page, keep going back and checking out those two pics from today.

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Originally Posted by Reinz

I wonder if he’s my favorite of your three Boas? I can’t leave the page, keep going back and checking out those two pics from today.

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Thank you Reinz. He's stunning. Cool guy and a looker too.

Wait till I post outside pics, hopefully this weekend.

Looking good Feliz! :gj: I can't wait to see you outside!

It was a little sunny today, but not great. Still, OUTSIDE PICS of Feliz, who now weighs 565G dry.

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“Pint size pucallpa” haha! he looks great dude!


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Any outside pics are better than no outside pics (unless it's cold; then inside is better). He's looking fantastic Dave! I love the really rich colors he has from head to tail. :gj: I think this is one of my favorite threads (although I say that about a lot of them. I think I have this snake addiction really bad:rofl:).

He's looking fantastic dave

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Feliz is just a handsome fellow! He gets better everyday!!!

Super nice! Loving his tail!

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It was a little sunny today, but not great. Still, OUTSIDE PICS of Feliz, who now weighs 565G dry.

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Oh my looking sweet.
Good old outdoor pictures

Feliz seems settled in his 6X2' already. He devoured his F/T weaned rat tonight. He had already figured out doors = food and was waiting for it.

Feliz is about 570G now and has been devouring weaned rats (F/T) for a while now. Another couple of meals and I will move him up to small rats.

He's looking good and is as gentle as ever. However, he does grip like crazy compared with the two BI's. I never thought about it much until I learned that BC's tend to grip more than BI's. I thought it was just Feliz. :).

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He's really thickening up dave, looks fantastic

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Looking good dude! I hear you about the BC vice grips hah, Leonard ounce for ounce is easily one of the strongest snakes I’ve ever kept.


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Looking great Dave! Those colors really pop. He's about the same size as my Phantom who has one more meal of weaned until I move up to smalls. Speaking of grip, there's been times when the blood flow in my hand was almost non existent so I couldn't imagine the grip from a BI.

Feliz you are one stunning boa! Please don't squeeze your dad too hard... he's kinda nice to have around on here :rofl:

Stunning!!!!

Got a few more pics today as I had to clean Feliz's tank.

Love the richness of the saddles and that tail, wow!

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Hi Feliz! How's your day going my slithery friend?

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Originally Posted by Reptile$ 4 Life

Hi Feliz! How's your day going my slithery friend?

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"Great, Reptile$4Life! I made a mess and Dad cleaned it up and let me stretch out for a bit. I didn't have to do a thing!"

Feliz is looking quite dapper these days Dave. Bring on those small rats! Do you feed other prey types to your critters? I feed mostly rats but I'll toss them a chick or mouse sometimes.

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"Great, Reptile$4Life! I made a mess and Dad cleaned it up and let me stretch out for a bit. I didn't have to do a thing!"

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You have a great dad Feliz! Make sure you thank him for cleaning your cage.

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Love how golden he is dave, [emoji106][emoji106]

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

Feliz is looking quite dapper these days Dave. Bring on those small rats! Do you feed other prey types to your critters? I feed mostly rats but I'll toss them a chick or mouse sometimes.

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Thanks EL-Ziggy! Yeah, really loving how Feliz is turning out on all levels.

He's still packing on the weight, and being a BC, don't want to rush the small rats. He's probably ready, but I'll feed one more weaned rat, and then go to smalls.

I've never heard anything bad about offering different prey types, except maybe to BP's because they can imprint on a favorite food. In Shayna's (BP) case, she eats F/T rats, so let that be.

Having said that, nutritionally, mice and rats, I hear, are similar, certainly when adults. What I am potentially interested in doing is offering Yafe (Carpet python) and the boas some kind of bird prey. I imagine the nutritional content of a bird is different than a mouse or rat. Of course, many people feed mice and rats for the long lives of their snakes.

Long story short, I am potentially interested in mixing things up for some of the snakes.

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Having said that, nutritionally, mice and rats, I hear, are similar, certainly when adults. What I am potentially interested in doing is offering Yafe (Carpet python) and the boas some kind of bird prey. I imagine the nutritional content of a bird is different than a mouse or rat. Of course, many people feed mice and rats for the long lives of their snakes.

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I believe that birds have a lot less fat.

Posting in this thread in case Dakski has had inquiries about where to get one of these wonderful Boas. Michael Beach just produced a beautiful litter last night of Rio Bravo pure Venezuelan locale BCCs.

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Posting in this thread in case Dakski has had inquiries about where to get one of these wonderful Boas. Michael Beach just produced a beautiful litter last night of Rio Bravo pure Venezuelan locale BCCs.

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Thank you for posting this Caitlin! I know Tommy Carpenter, who I got Feliz from at TC Reptile, did not breed his last year. Good to know some are available.

I cannot say enough about how cool these dwarf boas are.

Spent some quality time with Feliz today. Cannot get enough of this guy!

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Love the red of his tail against the gold saddles dave

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Heck yeah! I've been waiting on the edge of my seat for more pictures. He looks incredible! Love his gold colors and the brick red tail.

Feliz ate his first small rat last night. It was a small, small rat, at about 60G, but he took it down no issues and it's still down. I try to be extra careful with him being a BC, but the Venezuelan Dwarf Red Tails apparently are less prone to regurgitation than other BC's and it was time to move him up.

Good job, Feliz! I bet that was a great size for him actually. Leonard, my Surinam, took down a small that Geoffrey, my royal python, refused a few weeks back and had no issues either. I don’t know what it weighed but Leonard is around 500grams or so


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Good job, Feliz! I bet that was a great size for him actually. Leonard, my Surinam, took down a small that Geoffrey, my royal python, refused a few weeks back and had no issues either. I don’t know what it weighed but Leonard is around 500grams or so


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Way to go Leonard! Looking forward to continuing to watch him grow too Jmcrook.

Yeah, the weaned were getting a little small and his growth was slowing. It was time. I just always go smaller rather then bigger unless I am pretty sure a boa can handle it without issue.

I wasn't too worried. Frankly, part of it was I wanted to finish off the weaned rats, but that's probably not going to happen :(. I will have to open a new package when Jeff is off the rat pups. Having said that, he's growing faster than Feliz was at that size. He is of course a BI though and can handle a little faster growth.

600G dry! WOW! He's doing great and I think he's going to have another growth spurt with the small rats vs. weaned rats.

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Looking good Feliz! You’re getting so big!

Feliz spent some quality time with Dad today. He's looking a little darker, but doesn't look ready for shed.

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Feliz shed last night and I got some inside pictures.

I'll try to get some outside shots soon.

Either way, he's looking good.

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Looking good Feliz! I can't wait for outside pictures!