You thought.... but you don't get it. (no insult intended). Don't worry! That side of the industry is all yours.



Friend, I'm poking a little fun at the craze to name things, that's all. I think that boa is pretty and a little unusual but so what? It's really not anything special. A lot of the traits we value are not uncommon, even anerythrism and hypomelanism. Those pop up quite frequently (though randomly) in F1 litters. We don't know what holds these traits in check in most wild populations but in captivity they survive (even thrive). If they interest you, go for it.



Every litter of boas has something a little special in it. I guess if one person works with that trait and polishes it up to the point that the offspring of those animals then produce a predictable quantity of progeny which display a visible amount of those targeted traits then they have made something. Call it a MORPH if it is no longer closely related to it's wild great-grandparents or call it a phase if it is still a Colombian or a Nicaragua boa or whatever.



For myself, having seen a whole lot of boas over many years, it is not the particular looks of a Pastel or a Reverse Stripe or a Jungle boa or (insert your project here) that mean anything.. because I see those looks (to some extent) in very many boas!.. it is the work and time and dedication to those multi-generational projects that impresses me and is the worth of the MORPH.. it ain't easy and it takes time..



So, while I am not a MORPHER (and am not getting into that) I respect my colleagues who are and I see the value of their work.



Thanks for reading this!

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Gus

A. Rentfro

RioBravoReptiles.com

www.riobravoreptiles.com



"Quality is not an accident. Perfectly healthy animals are a minimum requirement.. everything else is just salesmanship" gus

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• Nice Common Boa photo from today. - RioBravoReptiles, Thu Jul 14 10:12:58 2005
• I think you should breed them to Davey's high yellow line and throw - topnotchboas, Thu Jul 14 11:54:33 2005
• What? ............................................. - RioBravoReptiles, Thu Jul 14 13:00:44 2005
• Whatever you decide to do its a killer line, no doubt! I want a piece of it - topnotchboas, Thu Jul 14 13:50:36 2005
• RE: What? ............................................. - boids-n-more, Thu Jul 14 15:38:11 2005
• RE: What? (and a whole lot more) ..................................... - RioBravoReptiles, Thu Jul 14 17:10:58 2005
• RE: What? (and a whole lot more) ..................................... - boids-n-more, Thu Jul 14 21:27:54 2005
• RE: What? ..................IS THAT ONE!!!!........................... - ajfreptiles, Thu Jul 14 17:43:12 2005
• I like that idea..I don't like "line" - DaveyFig, Thu Jul 14 17:22:03 2005
• RE: I like that idea..I don't like "line" - AbsoluteApril, Thu Jul 14 18:17:20 2005
• RE: I like that idea..I don't like "line" - DaveyFig, Thu Jul 14 18:21:27 2005
• RE: Nice Common Boa photo from today. - bcijoe, Thu Jul 14 12:05:38 2005
• RE: Nice Common Boa photo from today. - DaveyFig, Thu Jul 14 17:44:14 2005
• I can't brain today... I have the stupid. Thanks Davey -Joe n/p - bcijoe, Fri Jul 15 11:01:52 2005
• I second topnotchboa's thoughts on that - VolcomHerp, Thu Jul 14 13:14:03 2005