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Crummy cage shots...

Jonathan_Brady Nov 16, 2008 07:36 AM

Sometimes crummy cage shots turn out pretty ok! These COULD be better, but I'm fairly happy with them.

This is my male Cay Caulker BCI. He's second generation stock from Rio Bravo lines. In about 6 weeks, I will have had him and the female for 7 full years. They've been GREAT captives, are EXTREMELY hardy animals, and have developed into BEAUTIFUL adults. Unfortunately they don't change in color as much as they used to, but I'm pretty happy with the color and contrast that they exhibit full time.

All of my animals will utilize anything in the environment to climb and exhibit their arboreal tendencies and abilities. I've found that out of all of my animals, these guys seem to be the happiest climbing. I'm unsure whether that means they're much more arboreal than we give them credit for or something else is going on. My guess is, they LOVE the trees and bushes!

As a BCC fan, I can still appreciate all of the beauty of this, and every locale boa. IMO, a boa doesn't have to have 18 saddles S-V, peaks, pink or purple color, and a long bright red tail. They can be various shades of brown and black, have a high density pattern of almost 30 total saddles, big fat blocky saddles with no peaks, and a dark brown tail and they're STILL an amazingly gorgeous animal!

Unfortunately, cage space is at a premium so he and the female will soon depart my collection, but I've enjoyed having them and learning from them! I've become extremely sentimentally attached to them. Something that rarely happens for me. But they're just so cool I couldn't help it. Hopefully they'll live a long, healthy life wherever they go!

Thanks for looking at my crummy cage shots!
jb

a little overexposed

also, overexposed

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Jonathan Brady
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Replies (7)

Joel_Thomas Nov 16, 2008 08:18 AM

Very nice J.B.
Seven years is a true mark of quality husbandry...that is what keeping boas is all about.

Joel

Jonathan_Brady Nov 16, 2008 08:26 AM


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Jonathan Brady
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Jonathan_Brady Nov 16, 2008 08:25 AM


This second picture was taken about 10 minutes after the pic above. The lighting was the same although the angle of the camera was a little different, but I can see a difference in her coloration. She lightened up some in that short time!

One of my better macro pics, for sure!

Thanks,
jb
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Jonathan Brady
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Joel_Thomas Nov 16, 2008 08:29 AM

That is cool.
I like the head shot, nice silver color.
Joel

jscrick Nov 16, 2008 08:30 AM

Nice snakes. Did you give us the size? Did I miss that?
I agree on the ability to change color quickly.
jsc
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"As hard as I've tried, just can't NOT do this"
John Crickmer

Jonathan_Brady Nov 16, 2008 08:42 AM

Hey John,
They're both around 5' long or so.
Thanks!
jb
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Jonathan Brady
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Viandy Nov 16, 2008 12:57 PM

Not the most artful shot maybe, but certainly not a crummy one. Hard to imagine a crummy one of those snakes! I really am glad you posted pictures of these adults, usually it's baby shots that are put up. While I do like those pics it is nice to see what they fill out into. You know what I mean, (hopefully), pictures that let you see what their color change is like, adult proportions, etc. Definitely great looking snakes!

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