RTB breeders?

[tweets_4611]

Ah, thanks!! I had found RioBravo, but I didn't have the Russo site yet. ^_^

So the Nicaraguans stay pretty small then? You could still put your pics up, they would be kinda neat to see

[whyteboi]

Ah, thanks!! I had found RioBravo, but I didn't have the Russo site yet. ^_^

So the Nicaraguans stay pretty small then? You could still put your pics up, they would be kinda neat to see

yes they stay smaller then Colombians for the most part. Buts nics tend to be more nervous or aggressive.

Not saying that is true for all nics, but that tends be the generalization versus Colombians.

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

I haven't gotten so much as a hiss from my nic female.
Nics stay smaller than a lot of boas. Females can give birth at 3' and still have healthy litters. I am all for the slow raising of dwarf boas. A lot of female nics won't even pass up 6' and almost none unless overfed will pass up 7'. Male nics usually are breedable at under 3' and will max out at about 5' with the rare 6' male being overfed, or atleast what I and many dwarf keepers would agree on. I have personally talked to some nic breeders that have 10+ year old males that are barely 4', a true dwarf boa if you ask me.
Here is my baby nic female, I have seen baby boas that weigh 2-3X this girls 1.3 ounce body weight.

[qiksilver]

my normal nics are not at all aggressive, but some are, just like some of any other snakes are.

real quick size comparison pics

2 month old Nic




2 year old bluefields




like I said I just snapped them off real quick, sorry for the quality.

[tweets_4611]

Wow!! Thanks for the pictures!! I wouldn't mind having a regular size boa, but I just don't have the space (or money) yet, but it's cool to see the dwarf boas too ^_^ And thanks for the compairison shots!! That's a crazy difference.... So are the nics all 'dwarfs', or is there a line of dwarf and a larger, more normal size as well?

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

All nics are dwarf to the best of my knowledge. Most boas collected from Central America seem to be smaller as adults if fed the same amount. I prefer to keep all of my boas on a conservative meal. A meal that most of you would consider a little too small every week is what I usually call a decent meal with boas. Feed em enough to keep their body shape in check without getting too skinny. My first girl, bless her was fat at one point. I thought that all boas should be huge without realizing that boas raised slower usually live longer and are healthier. I consider her to be at a decent weight now but she could still thin out a bit but nothing drastic now.

Here I go rattling on about feeding lol

[ladywhipple02]

If you want to compare BP and RTB sizes, here's a nice shot:



This is an adult female RTB and an adult female BP. I took this pic a some time ago with my two girls to show someone else a size comparison, what they would be getting going from a three, three and a half foot BP to a six foot, ten pound RTB. Just look at their heads...

[chris B]

my normal nics are not at all aggressive, but some are, just like some of any other snakes are.

real quick size comparison pics

2 month old Nic




2 year old bluefields




like I said I just snapped them off real quick, sorry for the quality.

That bluefield is nice, arent they around the $ 1,000+ mark? I'd deff. consider one though.

[JimiSnakes]

That bluefield is nice, arent they around the $ 1,000+ mark? I'd deff. consider one though.

No, they are ranging from 200 to 300, I believe.

[tweets_4611]

Wow...that isn't as bad as I thought...but I haven't really looked at prices yet. haha If I pretend they are way too expensive, it makes it easier than just knowing I don't have the room. I've got such a huge wish list now.... ^_^