Another locality question

[Beyonder]

Hi,

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







Sorry for bad quality pics, my camera sucks.

Hope you can help

[Ginevive]

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

[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

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

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

[Schlyne]

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.

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

Looks great whatever locality she is!!

[SPJ]

A stripe like this one?


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.

[_BoidFinatic_]

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

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.

[SPJ]

Here's an example of nic color changes.

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






Yes. I do like this picture. LOL.

[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! I am very happy I went for this one instead of a carpet python, theres just something about Boas..

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