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dworon1
at Wed Feb 16 22:51:43 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by dworon1 ]
personally I think they should just be used as convenient labels for the morphologies that are associated with them - guyanan = peaked thin and/or thick saddles, darker pink or purple color - surinam = peaked and/or thin saddles, pink or orange color. I don't really care where they come from considering that the countries are so close together and that it's very difficult to be sure where your animals are from with animals being collected here and shipped out of there. While I respect the efforts of those who breed localities (eg essequebo (sp) guyanans and pokigron surinams) at this point, I wouldn't mind if breeders sold their "guyanans" and "surinams" from out of the same litter. For most people, I think that's what they're looking for when they want a "surinam" or "guyanan" - a certain look. Then again, I don't have any information regarding whether these snakes have different habits, behavior or something else that makes them unique that isn't obvious and it would be a shame if we diluted it with crossbreeding. So take my opinion with a grain of salt. But anyway, I think there are two distinct hobbies associated with boa constrictors - make that 3, all are cool in my opinion. The purists who are trying to preserve nature for future generations, the locality hobbyists who appreciate the traits of different localities and try to accentuate them through selective breeding, and the all out morph people who would breed an argentine boa to a leucistic garter snake if it were possible and looked cool - with shades in between. I guess I'm a locality guy and I just see these labels like brands. Would you like a Ford or Chevy - Surinam or Guyanan? As long as my Ford has Ford parts, it's what I asked for.
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RE: I agree - long - dworon1, Wed Feb 16 22:51:43 2005