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What exactly is a Harlequin boa? I have seen that around and I was curious. I am also curious about aberant boas and jungle boas, I am confused on what those are. Any information would be great.
Thanks

To info on Jungle boas...
Jungle?

To info on Harlequins
Harlequin?

I am still confused on what a Harlequin is. I do not understand is it a pattern or color and what it looks like.

You wrote:
"I am still confused on what a Harlequin is. I do not understand is it a pattern or color and what it looks like."

That line has suffered from being a little like a pastel and a little like a jungle and maybe hypo too.. I'm no expert at this stuff at all but I'm very experienced at watching how boas develop.. this I will say.. the people working with those are serious and qualified. And after looking at the animals for some time I think they are on to something.

IMHO

Gus.

If you went to the first link, you read the info on the jungle boas. They are only true jungle boas if they come from the original Swedish line. There are many aberrant boas out there. Some are genetic, some are not. A gravid female being too hot, too cold, or too stressed can produce aberrant animals that do not throw aberrant babies. Some breeders are proving genetic aberrant lines from other striped, reverse-striped, etc. snakes. True jungles have a totally different color and sometimes aberrant patterns. There is a reason jungle boas bring thousands of dollars. There is also a reason that the aberrant farmed babies, many of which resemble jungles in pattern, bring between $100 and $500 each year. Maybe they will be genetic. Maybe they won't. The harlequin line is similar. You may get a similar looking animal at random, but this line has proven to be genetic. Therefore, big money for beautiful animals. Hope this helps.

Phil Goss

I wanted to get some more pics but this guy started to go blue right after he ate. Just got him in on Saturday. His future mate below. Hopefully the pairing of the two will yield some awesome kids. Looking forward to adding some more Harlequin blood to my collection!