Another locality question

Hi,

I was hoping you guys could help me out here and give me a hint to where she`s from :)

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/2...sizeso7.th.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/3...sizemq7.th.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/9...sizety9.th.jpg

Sorry for bad quality pics, my camera sucks.

Hope you can help :)

I would say, judging by her similarity to my boy, Colombian. :)

Yea maybe it is.. maybe it isnt.
I was told by the people at the store it wouldnt grow bigger than 5 feet.
I dont know if I believe that...
Only ones that get about 5 feet from what I have read on this forum is the Nicaraguan and Hog Island boas.

It kind of changes color from dark grey to light grey according to lighting conditions, dont know if that is a standard boa feature?

Thanks for your reply :)

Theres no way to tell for sure unless you know where the parrent orriginated from. I would say a B.c.Imperatror for sure. I was thinking Nic. or Honduran when the pic first came up. Most petstores are clueless as to what an animal is and its size potential. Most B.c.i. will reach atleast 5' over a period of years if fed enough food and some will even reach 8'+(rare and usually obese). I'll be looking forward to some updates on how hes growing as well

Looks like a Nicaraguan to me. I've read one post that said something about Nicaraguan's having a distinct head stripe to them, but I have no idea how true that is. I wouldn't expect a petstore to have a Nicaraguan boa on hand though.

Looks great whatever locality she is!!:rockon:

A stripe like this one?:D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...boas/blue2.jpg

I would guess yours is a nic. I have seen nics in petstores around here but I would not go by their info on size. Some CA's can grow larger than 5 feet.
The classic circleback pattern is common on CA's from the Pacific side of Nicaragua.

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Originally Posted by Beyonder

Yea maybe it is.. maybe it isnt.
I was told by the people at the store it wouldnt grow bigger than 5 feet.
I dont know if I believe that...
Only ones that get about 5 feet from what I have read on this forum is the Nicaraguan and Hog Island boas.

It kind of changes color from dark grey to light grey according to lighting conditions, dont know if that is a standard boa feature?

Thanks for your reply :)

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I have a few CAs and one is Nic. He is a 6' + male and still growing. Most CAs change color throughout the day. Yours looks Columbian and maybe crossed with a CA.

Here's an example of nic color changes.

Both are nics. One in light phase and one in dark phase.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/4ceff908.jpg




Yes. I do like this picture. LOL.:D :carrot:

Thanks for all your replies :)

I really appreciate the pictures you posted SPJ. It looks just like the my Magma! Excuse my ignorance, but what do you mean by "CA"?

Regarding the comment above about Nicaraguan boas in petstores;

Is this a rare thing to occur?

I bought the snake in a store in Denmark near the German border. Ive been there a couple of times and they got alot of "out-of-the-ordinary" animals in there. I really wouldnt be too surprised if it was a Nicaraguan or a cross of some sort. Unless you guys mean its quite impossible(?).

She is easy to handle and she is very curious about her surroundings. Im fascinated with her colors and those eyes are amazing.. if this was a human girl I think I would be in love! :P I am very happy I went for this one instead of a carpet python, theres just something about Boas.. :thumbsup:

I am somewhat worried though, after examining her very closely it seems she has had a bad shed. There are some leftover skin on her body, tiny fragments. I have made her a perfect plastic container home. Temperatures are what theyre supposed to be and humidity is between 55-60%. Is there anything I can do for her regarding this skin? Just make sure the humidity is a little higher when she has her next shed?

Thank you very much for helping out :)

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Originally Posted by Beyonder

Thanks for all your replies :)

I really appreciate the pictures you posted SPJ. It looks just like the my Magma! Excuse my ignorance, but what do you mean by "CA"?

Regarding the comment above about Nicaraguan boas in petstores;

Is this a rare thing to occur?

I bought the snake in a store in Denmark near the German border. Ive been there a couple of times and they got alot of "out-of-the-ordinary" animals in there. I really wouldnt be too surprised if it was a Nicaraguan or a cross of some sort. Unless you guys mean its quite impossible(?).

She is easy to handle and she is very curious about her surroundings. Im fascinated with her colors and those eyes are amazing.. if this was a human girl I think I would be in love! :P I am very happy I went for this one instead of a carpet python, theres just something about Boas.. :thumbsup:

I am somewhat worried though, after examining her very closely it seems she has had a bad shed. There are some leftover skin on her body, tiny fragments. I have made her a perfect plastic container home. Temperatures are what theyre supposed to be and humidity is between 55-60%. Is there anything I can do for her regarding this skin? Just make sure the humidity is a little higher when she has her next shed?

Thank you very much for helping out :)

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CA=central american

When she comes into shed again, bump it to 70 at least if she has excess skin already. Give her a water bowl big enough for her to fit in also. I misted my tank today that houses a small het albino male and humidity was up to 74% and he still chose to lay in his water dish. No mites, temps are around 80/91 with 3 hides to choose from to get a good thermal gradient

That sounds like a plan :)

I have only had her for four days. I guess she needs a while to get used to her new cage, but lets presume she has been fed live mice when at the petstore. I only have dead rodents for her. There is supposed to be a caresheet on snake feeding? I couldnt find it in the caresheet section, does anyone know where to find it?

If not, maybe someone could give me some quick pointers as to how to convert her to feed on dead.

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Beyonder

That sounds like a plan :)

I have only had her for four days. I guess she needs a while to get used to her new cage, but lets presume she has been fed live mice when at the petstore. I only have dead rodents for her. There is supposed to be a caresheet on snake feeding? I couldnt find it in the caresheet section, does anyone know where to find it?

If not, maybe someone could give me some quick pointers as to how to convert her to feed on dead.

Thanks.

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what i did was p/k the mouse and throw it in there and poke at it with a hanger. What type of enclosure is it? In my tubs I grab it by the tail and open the tub with the snake at the back of it and dangle it. I have also held a small sheet of paper in one hand and dangled it by the tail and covered my hand with the sheet. I only have 1 or 2 snakes out of 7 that will eat a mouse or rat that is just laying there not moving

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

what i did was p/k the mouse and throw it in there and poke at it with a hanger. What type of enclosure is it? In my tubs I grab it by the tail and open the tub with the snake at the back of it and dangle it. I have also held a small sheet of paper in one hand and dangled it by the tail and covered my hand with the sheet. I only have 1 or 2 snakes out of 7 that will eat a mouse or rat that is just laying there not moving

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In addition, the p/k rodent may have to be warmed up if it has been dead long enough for it to cool. The best way is to use a hair dryer on it or put it under an incandescent heat lamp for a few minutes. I know that my boas/pythons will not eat it cold, although colubrids tend not to care.

a hair dryer is my choice

Excellent suggestions guys! I will try to feed her tomorrow :)

My gf got her new camera out to take a pic of Magma today:

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2...sizeks2.th.jpg