Gina the Rio Bravo Pokigron Suriname progression thread

[Sauzo]

Looks like Gina approves of the fresh cypress. Went almost 3 months on the old cypress with the boas and they all seem to really like the new fresh stuff lol. She is such a pretty girl.

[jmcrook]

Looks like Gina approves of the fresh cypress. Went almost 3 months on the old cypress with the boas and they all seem to really like the new fresh stuff lol. She is such a pretty girl.

Man, she’s about the most perfect example of a true red tail. Doing everything in my power to resist hunting one down atm. Need bigger cages for current critters first. I did order “the complete boa constrictor” though... you know, gotta have some light reading around the house


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[Sauzo]

Man, she’s about the most perfect example of a true red tail. Doing everything in my power to resist hunting one down atm. Need bigger cages for current critters first. I did order “the complete boa constrictor” though... you know, gotta have some light reading around the house


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Thanks man. Like i said before, i didnt really plan on her. I was actually hunting down a Peruvian BCC and ran across Gina along with her sister and brother get put on the boards about 30 mins before i saw it. Luckily i was quick enough and was only beat by one other guy for the females. And lucky again for me, the other guy picked Gina's sister which wasnt nearly as nice looking or with nice uniform pattern. And Gina's brother sold in within the hour of both the females selling lol.

You know, funny part is i still dont have that book lol. I need to get that book as well as Justin Julander's GTP book. But again, I need a chest freezer first!! Gotta keep reminding myself of it haha.

And you cant go wrong with a boa. As long as you get a mellow one. Gina is so laid back. Chris even made a little video he sent to me to show how calm Gina was when i was buying her. Also sent me pics of her being born in the pile of goo with a bunch of her siblings haha. Boas are really on the opposite spectrum of retics imo. Where as retics constantly move, piss, poop and generally make you angry, boas are laid back, eat less, piss and poop less and generally are quiet and easy going. Also not sure but when Chris and i were talking about BCC in general and them puking from too big of food etc, he told me what he has noticed with breeding Rio Bravo stock is they tend to not have as fragile stomach and have a more laid back temperament.

[jmcrook]

Thanks man. Like i said before, i didnt really plan on her. I was actually hunting down a Peruvian BCC and ran across Gina along with her sister and brother get put on the boards about 30 mins before i saw it. Luckily i was quick enough and was only beat by one other guy for the females. And lucky again for me, the other guy picked Gina's sister which wasnt nearly as nice looking or with nice uniform pattern. And Gina's brother sold in within the hour of both the females selling lol.

You know, funny part is i still dont have that book lol. I need to get that book as well as Justin Julander's GTP book. But again, I need a chest freezer first!! Gotta keep reminding myself of it haha.

And you cant go wrong with a boa. As long as you get a mellow one. Gina is so laid back. Chris even made a little video he sent to me to show how calm Gina was when i was buying her. Also sent me pics of her being born in the pile of goo with a bunch of her siblings haha. Boas are really on the opposite spectrum of retics imo. Where as retics constantly move, piss, poop and generally make you angry, boas are laid back, eat less, piss and poop less and generally are quiet and easy going. Also not sure but when Chris and i were talking about BCC in general and them puking from too big of food etc, he told me what he has noticed with breeding Rio Bravo stock is they tend to not have as fragile stomach and have a more laid back temperament.

I actually saw a male rio bravo pokigron on one of the FB groups the other day... wanted so bad to grab it but I don’t even have a cage for another snake right now, helps with the impulse purchase management


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[Sauzo]

I actually saw a male rio bravo pokigron on one of the FB groups the other day... wanted so bad to grab it but I don’t even have a cage for another snake right now, helps with the impulse purchase management


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Hahaha, so true. I got that extra T8 along with 3 free spots on one of the Herpstat 6 but in my case, being broke helps with the impulse buy haha.

Get a female!! They get bigger and more girth. Be like a laid back SD retic kind of lol.

[jmcrook]

Hahaha, so true. I got that extra T8 along with 3 free spots on one of the Herpstat 6 but in my case, being broke helps with the impulse buy haha.

Get a female!! They get bigger and more girth. Be like a laid back SD retic kind of lol.

Honestly I think I’d like a closer to medium sized snake next. Male bcc might fit the bill? Gerald is ~8’ now, ~9.5 Phyllis, and then tiny little 3’10” Geoffrey, I’d like something in the ~6-7’ range with some body to it. I feel like I need a boa in my life eventually


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[Sauzo]

Honestly I think I’d like a closer to medium sized snake next. Male bcc might fit the bill? Gerald is ~8’ now, ~9.5 Phyllis, and then tiny little 3’10” Geoffrey, I’d like something in the ~6-7’ range with some body to it. I feel like I need a boa in my life eventually


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Yeah 6-7 feet sounds about right for a male suriname.

And yeah boas are neat. Reason i got 5 of them lol.

[Sauzo]

Gina is extra happy today. She is in her light phase. You can really see her little eyelashes and head markings now. I love how her head spear splits at the end by her nose into a triangle. Also love the eyelashes on boas. And yes, you only see the head, i have no idea where her body is. I decided to give the little boas full bags of cypress which gives them almost 2 inches deep of substrate now so Gina and Luna have been crazy and digging all over lol.

[C.Marie]

She is a beauty, I didn't know boas enjoy burrowing in the substrate, love the picture thank you for sharing

[Sauzo]

She is a beauty, I didn't know boas enjoy burrowing in the substrate, love the picture thank you for sharing

Most boas will burrow if you give them deep enough substrate. Even Vicky, my 6 foot sunglow with dig a trench and lay in it lol. Her substrate isnt deep enough as i would have to make it like 4+ inches deep for her to burrow lol.