Okay, without trying to sound like a complete idiot (which I'll probably fail miserably at anyhow.), what's the difference between a jungle boa and an abberant boa?

One is genetic one is not. Okay. I've seen quite a few boas that are jungles and that look perfectly like normal boas, except for the 3k+ price tag on them. How exactly, (other then buying one from a reputable breeder) do you tell them apart?

What exactly is to say that an abberant boa you find in a personal collection, or a pet store isn't a jungle as well? Is breeding solely the way to 'prove one out'? What qualities would I be looking for if I am trying to prove out my abberant to be truely a jungle and not just another pretty normal?

For instance, the abberant boas with entire body stripes. Couldn't the parents of such offspring be het stripe? (Of course then you breed to see if what you have *is* indeed genetic, obviously?)

Please and Thank You!

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Violette Garcia
www.shakahnsgrove.com

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• Jungle boas, or not jungle boas? - Atistaldi, Mon Jan 23 05:28:31 2006
• RE: Jungle boas, or not jungle boas? - drimes, Mon Jan 23 06:56:53 2006
• Hey Violette... - wetceal, Mon Jan 23 09:09:00 2006
• Thanks Celia, very informative..........n/p - JTrott, Mon Jan 23 12:47:15 2006
• Well said Celia! np.. - Locolizard, Mon Jan 23 12:50:10 2006
• The best explaination to date... - ChrisGilbert, Mon Jan 23 14:05:03 2006
• Thanks Chris...and here you go... - wetceal, Mon Jan 23 23:08:28 2006
• RE: Thanks Chris...and here you go... - ChrisGilbert, Tue Jan 24 13:51:46 2006
• I was going to say... should have that auto-posted to all 'jungle?' posts! - bcijoe, Mon Jan 23 14:44:43 2006
• LOL Joe... - wetceal, Mon Jan 23 22:43:09 2006
• Thanks Celia, look forward to speaking with you soon.. -Joe - bcijoe, Tue Jan 24 07:42:53 2006
• Great idea....or you could post it on your site. - michaelburton, Mon Jan 23 23:40:56 2006
• Yea... exactly... What she said, LOL.......>>> - drimes, Mon Jan 23 14:55:00 2006
• Thanks Celia! - Atistaldi, Mon Jan 23 22:38:05 2006
• You are very welcome Violette! - wetceal, Mon Jan 23 23:10:27 2006