I know of several people who have Rainbow Boas that are over 30 years old. My oldest ones were imported as adults in 1991 and 1992 and are probably around 25 years old. They are still doing great and reproducing today. If you get the husbandry right snakes can live a long time. I think we are just now exploring the limits because for the first time in history there are many snakes in captivity that are over 30 years old and some even older. 20 years from now some of these snakes may still be alive and we may be saying that snakes live 50 years. BTW, my oldest Boa Constrictor, a Surinam is 10 years old. I got rid of my Boa Constrictors in 1993. Some of them were 15 or more years old. So my collection of Surinams is relatively young.
Jeff


>>I hear that boas can live 30 years in captivity, but I have not seen anyone post pictures of one anywhere near that old. Is that because of IBD? I heard that 1/2 of the imported boas have IBD, so is that why it is rare to see one older than 10, or am I really wrong and many of you out there have older boas but you just don't post pictures of them? Thanks

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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
• Oh by the way... - Jonathan_Brady, Thu Aug 21 13:12:43 2008
• RE: how old is your oldest boa? - reagorfu, Thu Aug 21 13:49:40 2008
• 30 is possible - Doug T, Thu Aug 21 16:03:35 2008
• RE: how old is your oldest boa? - Slithering_Serpents, Thu Aug 21 19:32:49 2008
• A slight correction: - boaphile, Fri Aug 22 09:06:40 2008
• RE: A slight correction: - jscrick, Fri Aug 22 10:19:26 2008
• RE: A slight correction: - Slithering_Serpents, Fri Aug 22 15:04:49 2008
• RE: A slight correction: - Slithering_Serpents, Fri Aug 22 15:08:56 2008
• RE: A slight correction: - jscrick, Fri Aug 22 17:52:54 2008
• I have one in its 40's - Warren_Booth, Thu Aug 21 16:11:54 2008
• RE: I have one in its 40's - reagorfu, Thu Aug 21 17:10:49 2008
• RE: I have one in its 40's - Slithering_Serpents, Thu Aug 21 21:13:25 2008
• RE: I have one in its 40's - Warren_Booth, Fri Aug 22 08:03:14 2008
• RE: I have one in its 40's - Slithering_Serpents, Fri Aug 22 18:33:51 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
• She looks to be in great shape too n/p - Slithering_Serpents, Thu Aug 21 19:38:18 2008
• Thanks - SenorSnake, Thu Aug 21 20:37:07 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
• CORRECTION: 40 years, not 30 years. - jscrick, Fri Aug 22 12:59:27 2008
• RE: CORRECTION: 40 years, not 30 years. - AbsoluteApril, Fri Aug 22 14:10:38 2008