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I haven't read or seen much on nicaraguan boas i have seen a couple pics and know that they done't grow to big if anyone could point me in the right direction it would be appreciated. I am looking for Photos off young and adult boas along with general care but i suppose that they are similar to bcc or bci, and i am looking for some webpages or breeders of them.

thanks
derek

www.riobravoreptiles.com

Just about the best info you can get on Boas, especially these dwarf type Central Americans.

take care, Joe
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

.. thanks for the props.. but fact is, when mine dumped hypos, anerys and a ghost I moved the entire group out! .. don't keep them and have no info online except a couple of pics (which my Web-Person is supposed to trade out).

I just couldn't keep those.. too much like MORPHS!

LOL.

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Gus
A. Rentfro
RioBravoReptiles.com
www.riobravoreptiles.com

"Quality is not an accident. Perfectly healthy animals are a minimum requirement.. everything else is just salesmanship" gus

rotfl....

M/

The Burkes have their Ghost Nics and DH Ghosts?

Well Gus, if this ever happens again, please give me a call.... i'd be glad to take a group of animals from someone of oyur caliber.

thanks and best wishes this season, Joe
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

Derek,

I will post some Nic pics for you but it takes me a little while since I have a dial-up connection. I jumped right in with Nics and found that they are easy to care for and simply amazing animals. There was an article in Reptiles Magazine about a year ago that featured dwarf boas, including Nicaraguans. I haven't found much scientific literature (although I haven’t thoroughly looked). I suppose most of the information on private websites is based on personal experiences.

One thing that fascinates me is the ability of Nicaraguan boas to change color like Hog Island boas. I think this characteristic is extremely under-rated in these boas. I’m not exactly sure what causes it…Stress? Temperatures? Humidity? Feeding? Shedding? However, I'm not sure if this applies to all Nicaraguan boas. Keep in mind that Nicaragua is a big country and has coastal environments on either side. I do not know if morphological differences exist between Nics found on one side of the country vs. the other. Also, keep in mind the extreme variation seen in boas found on Corn Island, which is off the coast of Nicaragua. My Nics seem to do well with slightly cooler temps than my Colombian boas.

My group of 04 Nics is still very small compared to most of my other boas. In terms of their size, I place them one step above my Sonoran Desert Boas and my Cay Caulker boas, which are very small. I'm not sure if that helps much but I can tell you that true Nicaraguan boas do not get very big.

Some dealers/importers sell 'Central American' boas, which may not always be true Nicaraguan boas. Just be sure to inquire about the exact origin/locale of the boas, if possible. There are few people that breed Nics and captive born babies are few and far between. Some breeders are trying to breed larger boa species and morphs into Nic bloodlines to create smaller versions of existing morphs. Plus, there are many Nicaraguan morphs that are relatively new to the boa market, making them highly valued.

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Sincerely, Jason
www.NortheastSnakes.com
NortheastSnakes@aol.com

thanks for all the help i can't wait to get a couple of them

thanks again
derek

I still have a bunch of pics to post for you...i have a baby so its hard to finish posts or upload pics...especially when she starts fussing.lol. One thing I think this thread really emphasized was that Nicaraguan boas are highly variable.

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Sincerely, Jason
www.NortheastSnakes.com
NortheastSnakes@aol.com

wow nice pics, thanks for posting jason!!!!!!!!

Here are some pics of mine. You can find them, but there are only a few people that have websites with any info. on them.

www.cuttingedgeherp.com is a good place to start

www.burkereptiles.com

www.riobravoreptiles.com

Now some pics of mine

Bob

I especially like the red belly.

np

Robert, I think those nics are amazing. Lots of variety. If I'm not mistaken I think I asked you about mine. The general concensus seems to agree that she probably is nic but to me she is just my angel.

She also changes color amazingly like night and day. Most of all I love her orange.

When read the Reptiles magazine article (April 2004 issue, I believe) I decided to try and find some more info on these little guys. I found that Cutting Edge Herps and Rio Bravo Reptiles had the most info. I keep mine the same as I kept my Peruvian BCC (by the way, nicaraguans are BCI), and I've adjusted to each critter as needed. I would post pics, but I haven't figured out how to do that yet

Amie

If you'd like, you can email your pics to me and I'll post them for you.
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Sincerely, Jason
www.NortheastSnakes.com
NortheastSnakes@aol.com