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Doug T
at Thu Aug 21 16:03:35 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Doug T ]
Frank Slavens, the former reptile curator of the Woodland Park Zoo, runs a website that shows that one facility reported a BC that was still alive at 31 years and others documented to live to 40.
My guess is that if kept for longevity, not mass breeding, a lot of our reptiles could easily top 30. I'm in my early 40's and have come to realize that some of the reptiles I get will be the last of their type that I'll work with.
Doug T
www.DougTaylorReptiles.com
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- how old is your oldest boa? - reagorfu, Thu Aug 21 10:50:55 2008
- RE: how old is your oldest boa? - Jonathan_Brady, Thu Aug 21 13:10:28 2008
- I have one in its 40's - Warren_Booth, Thu Aug 21 16:11:54 2008
- I have a 12 year old het albino. np - SenorSnake, Thu Aug 21 17:48:44 2008
- pic - SenorSnake, Thu Aug 21 18:08:53 2008
- RE: how old is your oldest boa? - HerpLver, Thu Aug 21 18:42:24 2008
- RE: how old is your oldest boa? - Slithering_Serpents, Thu Aug 21 19:20:17 2008
- hmmm... - Jonathan_Brady, Thu Aug 21 19:45:11 2008
- RE: hmmm... - Slithering_Serpents, Thu Aug 21 21:19:00 2008
- Lots of old Rainbow Boas - Jeff Clark, Thu Aug 21 21:48:43 2008
- RE: how old is your oldest boa? - jscrick, Thu Aug 21 23:15:35 2008
- 20 yr old normal, 10 yr old albino &more - AbsoluteApril, Fri Aug 22 10:33:46 2008
- How old indeed? - boaphile, Fri Aug 22 11:11:53 2008
- I still have my first 2 boas........... - garweft, Fri Aug 22 12:25:54 2008
- Rainbow Boa story... - jscrick, Fri Aug 22 12:54:35 2008
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30 is possible - Doug T, Thu Aug 21 16:03:35 2008