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Lately I've posted pics of some of my favorite boas.Do you all like this Anery male?
My 1.1 Anerys are the weirdest morphs I own. They have grown the slowest & are very nervous. They don't bite. They just get excited & try to speed away.
I've got Hypos,Albinos....ect & none of them act this way NOR grow slow.
The Anery in the pic is 4 yrs old. Eats regularly..but grows slow.
Does anyone else with Anerys see the same thing or have I got a weird pair?
I've owened this pair (unrelated) since they were babies. Thoughts ?

He looks cool, nice and dark. I prefer the really light anerys, but that one is nice as well. I told you this before when you asked about slow growing anerys, but I'll tell again, just in case you never saw my reply. I have a female anery that eats rats like they're going out of style, and she sheds as regularly as any other boa, but her growth rate is slow. I would think it's more the genetics of the animal vs. the genetics of the morph..if that makes any sense. I held back quite a few boas from a litter last year, and they are all related, feed the same time, kept in the exact same set ups(seperate bins, all the same specs) and definitely all have grown at different paces. I have one that seems to take after the male who produced these boas, in that SHE is small and slow growing. There are also three females that seem to grow daily. And a couple females that are showing average growth. Out of the 6 females I held back, 3 grow fast, 2 moderately, and 1 much slower compared to her siblings. So, I guess what I'm trying to say is that it's probably just those two animals growth rates vs. anery's as a hole. Take care.

Paul

Thats a great loking Anerythristic. My fastest growing boa is my Anery. Isn't that funny? In the last 3 months she has grown from 6 oz to 15 oz on a weekly feeding shedule. My slowest growing boa is one of my Hog Island Boas.

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Jaremy Douglas

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nice pic!!!
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Greg Holland
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Ive experienced the exact oppisite with anerys. Ive only kept 3 for any length of time, and as of yet none to adult age. However all 3 (from two seperate breeders, seasons) were some of if not the most aggressive feeders Ive had. Compaired to all the albinos (exept my sharp) they eat far more frequently. Compaired to all the hypos Ive had they seem to grow much more rapidly (and compaired to the ghosts or albinos for that matter). Ive also noticed the ghosts tend to grow faster then my hypos, and to top it off the more anery influenced (nice way to describe ugly I guess) ghost is growing more quickly then the prettier hypo looking ghost from the same litter. And the topper is the female anery from the same litter as the two ghosts. This girl is a MONSTER. I swear she is going to be 9 ft plus. I am sure she will be the largest of my females I currently have. I have to keep her away from food, never feeding more then one SMALL rodent a week, and she is still paceing the whole group, includeing siblings.

Honestly I think its different from snake to snake, but in my experiences (thoose listed, and friends animals, ect) Ive always believed the anery to be one of the stronger of the morphs. My thinking behind this is that for starters there are far more core anerys to start with. Not sure Im saying that right, but Ive always heard that anerys would come in quite frequently since the 70's.

I would have to wonder, and guessing by the looks of that anery (very nice by the way) if its not a more insular anery specimen. I would assume nic or mexican anerys would not get nearly as large as a columbian anery.

Take a look at the anery adult listed on Chuck Ts web page. Thats a great looking anery, and I would guess from the photos its a rather larger specimen.

Just my experiences

Mickey Hinkle
The Lizard King Reptiles

You can see the anery on top of the pile. I thought I had a pic of just the ghosts and anerys together (all siblings). I will try and post it to show size comparison better.

This picture is a bit misleading, but Its the best I have on file. Theese 3 are from the same litter, and like I said, the anery is acutually the largest of the 3 animals. The ghost male (the speckled one) was likely fed a good deal more then the other two, and is still just a tad smaller. The clean ghost female has actually been fed nearly a 1/3 more then the anery sibling, getting 2 similar sized rodents every 3rd week to try and help bulk her up (and then only one rodent the other 3 weeks).

Once spring pops back my way I will try and get updated comparison shots of the group (if I remeber then ....lol)

Mickey Hinkle
The Lizard King Reptiles

Mickey; I'll send you my address so you can send that anery over!!!DAMN that's nice, oh and I'll pay for shipping!LOL
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Greg Holland
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Sorry I cant do that man, I would have to build a dog house and then sleep in it, as the anery is the wifes pet.

And thanks I think they rock too...lol.

Mickey Hinkle
The Lizard King Reptiles

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Greg Holland
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