Posted by:
PanamaRed
at Wed Oct 11 12:38:53 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PanamaRed ]
I think Dwarf is off base. Smaller than a BCC yes, but hogs will get as big as most other CA boas. They can and will breed at a smaller size, but just because they bred and produced at 4-4.5 ft doesn't mean they arent going to get bigger.
I have seen sonorans that were 20 years old at 8ft.. Most are 5ft but they have not reached their max size potential.
I think there are true "dwarf" boas, but without doing scale counts, and selectivly breeding the ones with the lowest counts to keep them small they could revert to average sized in a few generations. Nature doesn't need scale counts because food availablity, and enviorment, naturaly select who will live and who will not in a certain condition.
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