My Nicaraguan Boa " Pandora "

I would like to introduce you all to the newest member of my growing reptile family. Say hello to " Pandora " she`s an 8 month old Nicaraguan Boa Poss Het Leopard. I got her from Shawn MacPhee .... Big thumbs up to Shawn for parting with such a gorgeous animal .... Thanx again

Only took a couple quick pics last nite as i wanted to get her into her new home and get settled as she had eatin the nite b4. And good thing too ... as soon as her tail was inside the enclosure she gave me my 1st urnate and liquid present lol

So without further ado here she is .......

Nite i got her ...
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1st appearance
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Getter braver ...
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And 2nite was her 1st meal with me ... she hits like a train
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After her meal chillin ...
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Cheers,

John

Really gorgeous snake. :gj: How's her temperament?

Enclosure looks pretty, btw. :)

A pretty snake in a pretty home! Congrats!

Thanx Rebel & Sissy,

She hissed at me 1st time i touched her a couple days ago when showin her to my Sister. 2nite she was layed back when i got her out to feed her. We`ll have our 1st bondin time in a couple days after she digests.

Here`s a couple pics of her enclosure ... was suppose to be for my juvie Ball ... but when i unexpectedly found and bought Pandora ... well you know lol

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Cheers,

John

Nice looking Nic. They can be handfuls. Just scoop him up and take him out.

Great looking boa. Leopard lines actually arose from the Sonoran boas, so I'd be hesitant to call her a Nic. She definitely has that Sonoran influence.

Thanx QikSilver .... As this is my 1st Boa i have no experience with thier patterns. Could you please give me insight ... i don`t wanna think she`s something she may not be! Is there a site like World of Ball Pythons for Boas?

Here are a couple belly shots i tried to take ... she wouldn`t stay still of course lol

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Cheers,

John

She's a beaut! I agree, she's definitely got a little Sonoran in her, but she's absolutely gorgeous none the less. I love the head pattern on her too!

Nics can be quite the handfuls like The Win Wizard said, just troop through their hissy fits. Usually they're just talk, and when they're not, well it doesn't hurt that much anyways :P Keep handling her and she'll tame down.

Thanx Alexandra :)

Yeah she gets all hissy when i go for her but no strikes yet ... i just slide my hand under her and scoop her up then she`s fine. She chilled on my chest for about 20 mins b4 she went off exploring 2nite ... all in all i think she`s settling in nicely :)

Cheers,

John

She's a nice looking boa. I love that crazy head stripe... :gj:

Thanx Vypyrz :) I still hope someone with more Boa knowledge chimes in and helps me sort out her genes ... would like to breed her down the road and need to know with what i should breed her with to make nice babies. As i stated she was sold to me as Nic PH Leopard. I wouldn`t wanna misrepresent her offspring as something they are not.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

John

So i`ve tracked down the breeder and he`s local here in the maritimes and i know him. His leopard line has half Columbian blood and half Sonoran blood as his het breeders came from a Pure Sonoran Leopard bred to a Columbian.

So seems you hit it right ... She`s Sonoran .... right?

Cheers,

John

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Originally Posted by Jonzin4BallPythons

So i`ve tracked down the breeder and he`s local here in the maritimes and i know him. His leopard line has half Columbian blood and half Sonoran blood as his het breeders came from a Pure Sonoran Leopard bred to a Columbian.

So seems you hit it right ... She`s Sonoran .... right?

Cheers,

John

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No... She's just a boa at this point (A mutt if you will). I'm really rigid when it comes to locales. I only do locale boas, currently only Nicaraguans.

Being a Colombian cross isn't a bad thing, you just can't call her locale specific, which it's unfortunate that is how she was sold to you. Still doesn't change her being a pretty boa.

There's no specific site like you're looking for, personally I just did a lot of reading before hopping into any boas and figured out that I was not interested in playing with the colombian crosses, which are the huge majority of the market. It is a real pain these days to find pure locale boas with all the morphs and crossing going on. The best thing I could say, is maybe check out Rio Bravo, he's a locale nut and has some great sections on his site.

Thanx Mike,

Just glad to get that all cleared up. She is only my 1st Boa so i don`t mind she`s not pure ... she`s still mighty sexy :). I`ve wanted a Boa for some time and really only been researching husbandry and such. I`ll do more research now on localities b4 my next pick up. My son also wants a Boa of his own so maybe i`ll look for a really nice looking male Leopard Boa for him.

Any info/advice you could give me on Leopards Mike?

Cheers,

John

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Any info/advice you could give me on Leopards Mike?

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Just that they're extremely attractive. What would you like to know? I don't have any experience keeping leopards... but arose out of a pure sonoran line from boas belonging to a German guy named Hans Winner. There's no real difference in care, or personality. Some people say the central american boas and their crosses can be snappier, but that's not always the case. They're typically smaller than Colombians, but any difference in size in your animal will probably be negligible due do it's mixed heritage.

Thanx again Mike ... Seems there is yet another twist in this story. Seems the guy i got her from was a bit confused. I`m now finding out through my buddy that breeds Boas which i thought breed this one (which he didn`t), through him talkin with the guy i bought her from, they realized that this little girl was picked up at CRBE in Toronto this past Sept and was supposedly produced by Cory Woods of Cory Woods Reptiles in Toronto .:Corey Woods Reptiles:. Home . If you check out his birthin records you will see what he`s workin on.

Here an exerp from that page on the possible pairin mine came from ....

Pairing - Leopard 1/06 x Hypo Het Leopard 2/07.

Background on babies & parents - These guys are 75% Nic and 25% Columbian. The Hypo het Leopard female is from EBN and she was prdouced from a Leopard male to Hypo Columbian female. Which in turn was bred to an unrelated Leopard male (here) to produce these guys

I`m gonna email Cory a pic of my girl and see if he can match her with his records ... i`ll follow up when i hear back from him.

Again thanx for everyones help with tryin to figure this out.

Cheers,

John

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Originally Posted by Jonzin4BallPythons

Thanx again Mike ... Seems there is yet another twist in this story. Seems the guy i got her from was a bit confused. I`m now finding out through my buddy that breeds Boas which i thought breed this one (which he didn`t), through him talkin with the guy i bought her from, they realized that this little girl was picked up at CRBE in Toronto this past Sept and was supposedly produced by Cory Woods of Cory Woods Reptiles in Toronto .:Corey Woods Reptiles:. Home . If you check out his birthin records you will see what he`s workin on.

Here an exerp from that page on the possible pairin mine came from ....

Pairing - Leopard 1/06 x Hypo Het Leopard 2/07.

Background on babies & parents - These guys are 75% Nic and 25% Columbian. The Hypo het Leopard female is from EBN and she was prdouced from a Leopard male to Hypo Columbian female. Which in turn was bred to an unrelated Leopard male (here) to produce these guys

I`m gonna email Cory a pic of my girl and see if he can match her with his records ... i`ll follow up when i hear back from him.

Again thanx for everyones help with tryin to figure this out.

Cheers,

John

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Well according to that she would be 100% het leopard (although it is kinda obvious due to the head pattern).