Nicaraguan boas

I thought I'd share some pics of my two female Nicaraguan boas,
There pretty much the same same age bar 2 months but very different from each other.
The more orange one is my hypo mainland Nicaraguan who was 3 in June she's great and got such fantastic colours on her and really highly speckled, she pretty much fully grown.
The darker red one is from the corn islands just off the coast of Nicaraguan often called the fire bellied Nicaraguan for obvious reasons, she's seems to have a lot finer scales and totally different to the mainland nics

There's been a few people on here buy new nics and I thought I'd show them some adultshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a35003c208.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...622adb43f6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fbf72d0a5c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b961b2cc61.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3cc7501f79.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d7f3f2df68.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8898f8b127.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...cf1e25f218.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...66a45f66e4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b29ad2d667.jpg

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Thank you for the great photos! It's been surprisingly tough to find clear images of Nics, especially full grown ones, so this is really nice. Both of them are gorgeous, I especially like the darkness of the corn island girl though!

It's also helpful to see how they are girth-wise, they really do seem quite a bit slimmer than common BCIs, which I like. I can't wait until my boy gets a bit bigger, he's cute at his current size but I want more snake :D

Once again some great pics love the colours of them.

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Thank you for the great photos! It's been surprisingly tough to find clear images of Nics, especially full grown ones, so this is really nice. Both of them are gorgeous, I especially like the darkness of the corn island girl though!

It's also helpful to see how they are girth-wise, they really do seem quite a bit slimmer than common BCIs, which I like. I can't wait until my boy gets a bit bigger, he's cute at his current size but I want more snake :D

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Thanks caravaggiooo and Wayne
I just took the pics on me phone

I too struggled to get some proper pics of adult Nicaraguans when I was contemplating getting them ,there very underrated that’s for sure very rarely over 5ft decent colour and 100% pure locality and don’t get as thick as most people’s wrist
Most people forget about them when discussing dwarf boas


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Very nice Richard... Seems like there are not a lot of Nic's owners on here. I personally like your girl with the brighter colors. What are their names? Or do you not name your snakes because you have a lot. Thank you for sharing, I enjoy seeing all of the pics you post..:thumbsup:

Lovely ! Both are really pretty but if I had to pick a fave I’d go the lighter one. That speckle is redicccc

Honestly I don't know anything about nicaraguan boas but I love the colour change from head to toe (tail in there case) they look beautiful. Hopefully one day I'll venture out from just ball pythons and looking at them I think I've found what I'd one day eventually get.

Thanks everyone yes I’ve kinda got names for most of my snakes but the Hypo Nic is called“Nic” and the other one is “red nic” nics speckles are so cool and bright


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Beautiful snakes! How docile are they? I’ve been thinking about getting a dwarf boa but I’ve heard nics can be somewhat more aggressive than other boas.

Damn those are nice and so interesting.

Underrated locales in the BC for sure.

Those are some good looking noodles, love the pinks and reds mixed in your collection really is magnificent on ever level, you must be so proud thank you for all the photos you share the truly are a treat :bow:

As always Richard, love the pics and love your collection. You've got quite the variety. Keep us posted!

Even more beautiful boas aye Richard? Very nice critters you have there sir. I've seen a few nics popping up lately too. They are some gorgeous little things and they're not that little. :)

Thanks everyone,
nics seem to have this reputation of being nippy but must of been really lucky,not been snappy or hissy ,both would eat every day if they could like like most boas, they was fed on Wednesday so got some food in them lol, a lot of people don’t like there higher speckling on the mainland nic but I quite like it and there a great size compared to a lot of boas, there pretty much full grown and under 5ft and not as as thick as my wrist with a rat in them which is good as a lot of people think all boas are 10ft girthy monsters


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Love both of them! :gj:

Wow Richard you are the Boa king, you have such a cool collection. Wish I would of met you like 15 years ago! Amazing looking! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks Ricky and sonny,pretty pleased with how well my collection is maturing


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Had my female Hypo nic out this afternoon for a few pics,her colours are getting better with age
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She's gorgeous Rich. I love those colors!

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Couldn't agree more.

Looks like some substantial body thickness on that one plus fantastic pictures!

Thanks el Ziggy and gio, she's really come on well , her colours are so cool in the natural daylight

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Your Nic posts always give me something to look forward to when my guy grows up! So pretty :sweeet:

She looks good, lots going on their with her colors. You have a nice collection.

Great pics, your collection is really something. I really enjoy seeing these updates. Earlier I got a chance to drool over your sunglow and now the hypo. Thank you for sharing and feeding my addiction. Your a great enabler I mean support, lol. I’m kidding. Your Boas are amazing though. Looking forward to the next update.

Looking good pal, keep the pics coming

Thanks everyone ,she's definitely got better with age

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Nic having a spot of lunch tonighthttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0ff868341d.jpg

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I love every time they eat!!!
Do every boa in your collection eat the same day?

No they don't,she was in shed last week on feed night, she shed Sunday so I gave her food tonight

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That's what I was thinking, you have a big collection.
It has been easy for me with only 3 snakes, I feed them every other Monday. But now with a baby Carpet, I will feed him every Monday and the others will only have to watch. :D

The older ones are every month and then some are 3 weeks and some two and the newest bloods are still weekly, so most of the others are slobbering at the glass when it's not there turn , lol

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Nic having a spot of lunch tonighthttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0ff868341d.jpg

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Brilliant!

Looks like the meal will hit the spot.

Nic had a go in the light box also made the peaches pop on her sides against the chestnut brown https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a3ea46f887.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...093ddc9552.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bf330b7148.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...cf8874007c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...27eec7402b.jpgreally love her red eyes https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...036d40309b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...18d54f3724.jpg


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Wow! Incredible color...and I thought the previous pictures were great. :D

Beautiful snakes Richard. Your collection is impressive!

Thanks Diane and Cletus, nics in my opinion are very underrated, I love her speckling and all shades of brown and peaches on her and pure locality too


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My corn island Nicaraguan in shed the last few days feeling sorry for herself https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...eb3f6a9c28.jpg


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Poor girl. She'll feel great and beautiful again soon.

And yet she’s still gorgeous and iridescent!

Gorgeous critter Rich. Your collection is top notch!

Thanks everyone, yes she so iridescent even tho she is in deep shed

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Well my red nic shed last night and wanted to come out when I opened the glasshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...69322bba3b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f8830898fd.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...70f7a6bf98.jpgshe’s like two different snakes in her light phase nice and grey in her top half and so much colour on her tail endhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d786438696.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...59afaeb040.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8bd5ee7e68.jpg did da little video at the top of stairs on a ladder, she’s super chilled
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Wow Rich. So beautiful. That tail is incredible. Love the deep red/maroon color of it. Amazing the different colors she has on her and the changes throughout her body. Tan/grayish head all the way to that deep red tail. WOW. Stunning.

The video is cool. She is very chill, as you said. Awesome animal.

Thanks Dave,yes the corn islands are pretty unique,got a longer head too like the sabage ,her colour change is unbelievable ,think she was a chameleon in her past life,she’s a pig with her food, she’s about the only one normally I have to still stroke a couple of times with the hook as she thinks she’s getting food all the time,even Medusa I can just lift out now,good job really as she’s put a fair bit of growth on, but last night she came straight out into my hand as I was trying to take some pics of her in her fresh skin, at least as she came out I could unravel her skin from her log,I had been defrosting Gomez little rat fluff so she must of smelt that, but he soon ate that anyway and was nothing left in the room


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Looking great.

I love your animals.

Took a few pics of my fire bellied nic tonight,she’s in her dark phase and can hardly see her head spear but her tail is on fire tonight
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Wow! Gorgeous color!

Gorgeous boas Richard. Your collection is impressive!

Thanks Diane and Cletus, she's pretty special that's for sure

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My Hypo nics starting to look quite swollen, fingers crossed shes gravid
She’s got hot amazing eyeshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fb822f3683.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0d1b7afdcd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2c91898477.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e553092762.jpg


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