I just got a really nice pair of BRB's last week. The male is orange. The female is purple. She's a little younger than he is but they're both babies. I'm really curious to see what she starts to look like because her coloration and pattern is really great. I plan on breeding them in the future. My question is, can I keep them together at all and if so, for how long? Shouldn't they be seperate for a while before breeding is attempted in a few years? These are my first rainbows. I also have a cuban boa. I'm really getting into the Epicrates. I'm not a big boa fan but this Genus is very interesting.



Also if anyone has any comments on why my cuban isn't eating, it would be greatly appreciated. Cubans don't seem to be very popular around here though. I've had her for 4 weeks. Offered food 7 times. One time she took a rat dipped in chicken broth but regurged it 10 minutes later. She went through alot of stress the day I got her. And I'm hoping that is the reason for her to not be eating. I know they're very prone to stress. I just hope she snaps out of it before she starts losing weight. The guy I got her from said he had her on rats with no problems. But that's not the snake I have right now. I also doubt she's WC. Her temps and humidity are perfect. She's losing some of her shyness and starting to explore her cage more and more and not just hiding all the time. I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this with cubans or similar insular species and what the outcome was. Thanks alot for any help or comments.

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• Question about keeping BRB's together? - kottonmouthking, Tue Sep 2 10:08:25 2003
• RE: Question about keeping BRB's together? - Jeff Clark, Tue Sep 2 14:14:01 2003
• Thanks alot Jeff. Very thorough answer and exactly what I was looking for. - kottonmouthking, Thu Sep 4 11:12:20 2003
• A different experience caging rainbow boas together - jfmoore, Thu Sep 4 23:49:39 2003
• RE: A different experience caging rainbow boas together - Jeff Clark, Fri Sep 5 10:27:34 2003