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jscrick
at Thu Aug 21 23:15:35 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jscrick ]
At least three things come to mind that shorten a captive boas life:
1) A sedentary life. That combined with over feeding and a very rich diet. Most boas are confined in a very small space relatively speaking.
2) Many boa breeders raise their boas quickly in order to produce babies as soon as possible and recoup their investment. Just about everyone agrees this is detrimental to longevity.
3) Husbandry and keeper errors due to lack of knowledge or neglect. Most people haven't a clue. Others may loose interest or just don't care.
jsc
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"As hard as I've tried, just can't NOT do this"
John Crickmer
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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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