I did notice the availabilty of some species that either were too difficult and expensive to get, or they were always wild caught.

Like the suriname's. I used to get a few of those each year at one of the reptile stores I worked at. They would always come in loaded with parasites/worms. Sad...but I only lost a few over the years. They were a difficult boa to sell in the pet trad though. Nice to see more and more of those are captive born.

Same thing with Amarali. I used to want to want those soooooo bad! 10 years ago hardly anyone had them. Heck you couldn't even find a decent photo of one.

I think all the crazy genetically engineered morphs are cool, but I still dig a pure phase boa any day.


My son is almost 5 and showing a lot of interest in snakes. I want to start slow with a pair of something. Leaning towards Hog Islands due to their size and price. However, I still want those darn Amarali!

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• Can O' Worms Question!!! - agentcooper0103, Tue Oct 4 09:31:50 2005
• There are quite a few...... - bthacker, Tue Oct 4 09:58:03 2005
• RE: There are quite a few...... - agentcooper0103, Tue Oct 4 10:33:31 2005
• Im with ya - topnotchboas, Tue Oct 4 10:44:45 2005
• "focus specificly" was the wrong term. I will always have both: - topnotchboas, Tue Oct 4 10:45:52 2005
• What I meant rather... lol. np - topnotchboas, Tue Oct 4 10:46:15 2005
• You'll find many... - ChrisGilbert, Tue Oct 4 11:33:10 2005
• RE: You'll find many... - bthacker, Tue Oct 4 12:10:27 2005
• Here you go... - ChrisGilbert, Tue Oct 4 13:51:33 2005
• RE: Here you go... - bthacker, Tue Oct 4 15:17:10 2005
• I love seeing pictures... - ChrisGilbert, Wed Oct 5 20:57:57 2005
• RE: Can O' Worms Question!!! - aaahbiteme, Tue Oct 4 13:43:30 2005
• RE: Can O' Worms Question!!! - agentcooper0103, Tue Oct 4 13:49:44 2005
• RE: Can O' Worms Question!!! - bthacker, Tue Oct 4 15:11:46 2005
• RE: Can O' Worms Question!!! - agentcooper0103, Tue Oct 4 15:18:58 2005
• RE: Can O' Worms Question!!! - robertmcphee, Tue Oct 4 17:47:34 2005