Some DRMB Epicness!

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Just a few updated pics of one of my Dominican Red Mountain Boas. This is a male, about 2.5 years old and touching 5ft. Late bloomer but starting to get his reds coming in. Watch out for this guy when the female is readg for her first breeding season. He's gonna do some damage lol.

From a snake keeping point of view he is very special to me because he was my first four digit dollar snake. All downhill from there lol. Luckily unlike many other snake species markets these guys are certainly not mainstream, and therefore held their value very well for the last 6 years. An awesome little investment for someone looking to have something different, and has the potential to help soften the financial blows of maintaining an expensive hobby






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Thanks for posting! I have never heard of these. What is their care like, are there any difficulties or challenges? How about their demeanor? Are they display snakes or can they frequently be held?

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Thanks for posting! I have never heard of these. What is their care like, are there any difficulties or challenges? How about their demeanor? Are they display snakes or can they frequently be held?

You're very welcome!
Their care is very similar to Hatian or Cuban Boas. Lower temps than BCI in fact almost do well as temperate species.

The biggest challenge is that they are extremely slow growers. About half as fast as bci.

Demeanor isnt bad but IF they bite it can go a little deeper than a normal boa or BP which can cause a little more discomfort lol. But they arent baturally or specifically bitey. They can musk a little early on so that can be a challenge to some lol (smell isn't the best) but they grow out of it with handling.

And they serve well as both a display snake and can be handled.

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[jclaiborne]

What do they max out at?

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Females around 7-8ft and males around 6-6.5ish.

They get as long as BCI do just stay much more slender

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[Reinz]

Cool looking snake!

He's the first DRMB I've seen.

Thanks for sharing!

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Thank you! They are a pretty cool species and can't wait for my pair to breed. It's a long hard road tho with DRMB's. Very slow growing animal and can't push food hard at all

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