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New to the forum. Pictures (DUW)
I've been viewing the fourm for a while and finally thought I'd join. These are my boas, a pair of central americans. The male is the smaller one, looks like a nic to me, but he's a pet store boy so I have no way of knowing for sure. His name's Panda and he's around 3 feet and 15 months old. The female's name is Shay and she's a rescue I got in July. She was being kept in horrible conditions ( home made glass tank that she escaped from multiple times, no hides, no water bowl, no thermometers or hydrometer, just dirt substrate) and had layers of old shed built up when I got her. She was 31 inches when I picked her up, the same size as my male that's 3 months younger, and now she's pushing 4 feet.
Here are some pictures:
Panda at 4 months:
Today:
Shay:
Shay on Panda's back:
Panda on Shay's back:
Both:
Thanks!
Kayla
1.0 pastel bp, 0.1 aby, 0.1 normal, 1.0 DH coral sunglow, 0.1 coral albino, 1.1 het leopards, 1.1 pos het albinos, 0.2 75% suri het albino, 1.0 DH snow
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Re: New to the forum. Pictures (DUW)
Hello and welcome! They are both just stunning
Grey Scale is a good thing...
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Re: New to the forum. Pictures (DUW)
They're beautiful. Do you plan to breed?
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Re: New to the forum. Pictures (DUW)
They look beautiful! And very well loved
Some very nice kids you have there! It's always excellent to have another boa friend join... welcome to BP.net
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Registered User
Re: New to the forum. Pictures (DUW)
Thanks everyone
I do plan on breeding them in a couple of years, I was just wondering what the recommended breeding age/ weight is for CA boas? I've only really seen info on colombians.
1.0 pastel bp, 0.1 aby, 0.1 normal, 1.0 DH coral sunglow, 0.1 coral albino, 1.1 het leopards, 1.1 pos het albinos, 0.2 75% suri het albino, 1.0 DH snow
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Registered User
Re: New to the forum. Pictures (DUW)
Oh, and just so everyone knows, they are not housed together. Panda's in a 40 gal breeder and Shay's in a 66 gal.
1.0 pastel bp, 0.1 aby, 0.1 normal, 1.0 DH coral sunglow, 0.1 coral albino, 1.1 het leopards, 1.1 pos het albinos, 0.2 75% suri het albino, 1.0 DH snow
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Re: New to the forum. Pictures (DUW)
Here's some good information... nothing specifically on CA's, but good stuff: http://riobravoreptiles.com/care_breedingboas.htm
Accepted breeding size varies among the localities of Boa sp. The smallest Boa may deliver young without complication at barely over three feet in length and less than 2KG in mass. Others will be substantially larger. It is our observation that size is not nearly as important a factor as age in Boa maturity. As early as 1979 Neil Ford of UT Tyler produced data showing that live-bearing snakes encounter the same difficulties giving birth at a premature age as do many other animals. Sub-mature snakes of apparent sufficient size to carry young produced fewer viable young and consumed more body reserves than older mothers of similar size. And experience is also a positive factor; more young of comparatively larger mass are born to older experienced mothers. Inducing ovulation in young boas under about age 3 years by feeding heavily is risky and over the course of the project may not yield more viable babies than waiting for full maturity.
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Re: New to the forum. Pictures (DUW)
Welcome! You have some very pretty babies!
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Registered User
Re: New to the forum. Pictures (DUW)
Congrats Kayla, they look great! Best of luck with them
Regards,
Bristen.
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