So many amazing litters produced over this past week. This is an eye opener for what’s to come in boa morphs over the next few years. But always remember, with the ‘good’ comes the ‘bad’ and if you skimmed the forum this past week, you may have overlooked some of the hardships various people went through with losses and/or slugs. Someone once said that breeding boas is not as simple as putting two snakes together in a cage. I forget who said it, but it appears to be true.
TRIBUTE(s):
Davey suffers a gut-wrenching loss this season. I’m sure she will be missed for years to come.
Condolences go to Kathy & Denny losing one of their baby boas.
Props go out to Demetrius for taking the time, patience and courage to revive this Emaciated, abandoned boa. When he’s feeling photogenic, please post some updated pics of him.
THINGS TO CONSIDER:
how often should a cage with aspen bedding be completely cleaned out
Gestation stress by LauraV
How have had female boas eat all the way through there gestation period?
are the paradox albinos reproduceable? By Siegi
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
Paul Mitzelfelt shares his experience:
“This is our result and a huge reminder that boas can and will humble anyone in a hurry. I think our Feb. 13th litter were the first motleys of 06', which was a high, this is definitely a low! Here's hoping the rest of our litters and everyone elses go better from here on out. Take care!”
2 stillborn hypo motleys
TIP OF THE WEEK:
removing hide boxes
I have had three or four Boas that seemed to become aggressive after I introduced a hide box...I have hypothesized that they tend to become more territorial when they have a hide in place, or that they are more easily surprised when you remove the hide box and thus become irascible. Removing the hide seemed to make a big difference.
Hope this is helpful- Jim Elliot
LONGEST THREAD(s) OF THE WEEK:
Get your coffee, this is a long story by gray
Celia’s thread with LOTS of photos
what the….
um…speechless….
MORPHS PICS OF THE WEEK:
Admit it Mr. Caruso, the reason this baby is so clean is b/c you washed it.
I have a deal for you…give me your 3 Paradox Sunglows and the 7 Hypos (I didn’t say it would be a fair deal.lol) Once again, CONGRATS! Post some more pics of those paradox thingamajigs.
Hypo Colombian by amiemac9
Matt, stunning male red albino!
Coral Albino wannabe? by shedthegear
Kevin from Holland with a nice pic of a salmon
and a little diversity in Holland.
JBrant’s Scarlet Hypo outside getting some R and R
some cool pics snapped by macajuel at the white plains herp show (calico and paradox)
5.5ft Coral Sunglow Fem and Mot. Het alb by RyanHomsey
very nice red group hypos 50% poss het coral sunglow by Jesse (aka Sojourner)
03 Monstertail Hypo by biophiliacs
type II anerythristic sonoran boas by Warren_Booth
entomology, cool….Do you keep any insects or do you study them in the field?
dbrasher proudly displaying his bloodred sunglow
A neat pic by Matt (mdc)
Steve (sreps) I didn’t know if this is a locality boa or a morph or none of the above….maybe selectively bred?
Anyway, I placed the photo here so I apologize in advance if its in the wrong place.
Amanda & David showing off their eye for detail (no pun intended)
Very nice female sunglow by Brandon
Magma Stripe. It just rolls off the tongue. Cool Pics zenzinia!
LOCALITY BOA PICS OF THE WEEK:
Gus at RioBravoReptiles posting some fine pics of a crawl cay (1st pic) and a caulker cay (2nd pic) boa
“Lets see all of you who have been hiding their Nics for fear of admitting that they are really cool snakes” Bob, there are ways of ‘taking care’ of people who reveal too much information. Let’s just keep this a secret...nothing to see here people….move along…scroll to the next pic…
Kevin from Holland showing off his massive madagascar ground boas
Female Hog Island by biscuit71
followed by sebring’s male that wants a date with biscuit71’s lady
Bolivian Quick shed & strange skin color by tcdrover
Hey DonV I can take that off your hands for you.lol.
COOL OUTDOOR PHOTOS
I found myself staring at this pic for a little while, as if there were other hidden things to find.lol. Pretty cool shots.
boa in a tree by philllll
Ed Lilley displaying some awesome outdoor boa shots
Pics of Steve Hammonds possible super arabesque boas posted by Albinoboa7
Some nice shots of Matt’s superb boas!
A valiant attempt by Slacker6848 to get some outdoor-looking pics of his male Guyana
ChristianC going for some outside pics
FLRT outdoor pic by Trueredtails
Suriname outdoor photo by Mark Damico
NEW LITTERS, PAIRINGS, BREEDINGS, or ABOUT TO BURST
vcaruso15’s amazing discovery
CONGRATS TO BILL KIRBY! I know you could probably now get some sleep BUT I bet you can’t stop peaking in on them!
2nd litter looking much better by bthacker (hey Brett, looks like you have a few cocky ones in that litter.lol)
Babies born yesterday! By Matt, mdc
Surinam pair in action by KevinNL from Holland.
Bill has to be the most excited kid on his block! Especially with talk of triple hets
Jeff Clark’s XXX Suri Boa-nography (must be 18 years or older to view this!)
THINGS THAT SUCK:
Thanks Vin for sharing and while the slugs suck, at least you have proven your female to be a super hypo het Sunglow
3 am and find these by junglehabitats
FINAL THOUGHTS:
pic taking tip: Be sure to read-up on the macro feature of your camera . It’s a symbol that looks like a flower and it’s meant to be used when taking pics within a 3-12 inch close range of your subject. Otherwise, close-up shots of your boas may come out slightly blurry. Check it out!
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Sincerely, Jason
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