Hi - anyone working with the insular Epicrates or Tropidophis? Doesn't seem to be too many people out there. Anyone expecting some insular Epicrates/Tropidophis babies this year?
Regards, Ryan
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Anyone keeping ins. Epicrates or Trops?
prprjp
Aug 28, 2007 10:10 PM
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Sunshine
Aug 29, 2007 10:33 PM
...that's a cool looking snake. Would you tell me more about it? Insular species do kind of captivate me.
Linda
>>Hi - anyone working with the insular Epicrates or Tropidophis? Doesn't seem to be too many people out there. Anyone expecting some insular Epicrates/Tropidophis babies this year?
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>>Regards, Ryan
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prprjp
Aug 30, 2007 07:17 AM
Hi Linda - the snake in the pic is a baby Turks and Caicos boa. There are very few in the US and their status in the wild uncertain. They are found naturally in both a spotted and striped phase.
Fun to keep but they prefer anolis as food, although easily switched.
Thanks for your interest.
Ryan
pete25
Sep 12, 2007 08:08 AM
Hi.
I work with the folowing insular boas.
Epicrates fordii
Tropidophis haetianus
Tropidophis melanurus
0.1 haetianus
0.1 melanurus
0.1 melanurus
1.0 melanurus
My haetianus males where not sow photogenic.
The 3 females have been mated and are showing the signs of pregnancy.
Nice Epicrates chrysogaster you have.
Cheers peter.
