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what time of year does the nicaraguan boa farms start popping out babies, and how does someone get incontact with them?

I believe the time frame varies. Babies may be imported anywhere from April to July. As for how to contact them...you would first need import/export permits, which I'm sure are a pain to get. If you have them, many importers already have established relationships with the people down there. I'm not sure how you would go about getting your foot in the door...maybe take a trip down there....but who knows. If you are not an importer/exporter of exotic reptiles, then you would simply need to wait until they start popping up for sale in the classifieds. There are many people that import them...just do your homework and find out who the good guys are by asking around. If you are interested in captive born and bred Nics...I may have some available in another year or two.

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

I actually do have an import export license, I am in Canada so it is real easy to get. Yah I know of some people who get boas from the boa farms in Nicaragua but I would like to eliminate the middle man, plus they usually pick thru all the good ones first.
I have been trying to find a contact number for the boa famrs in Nicaragua for a few years now, no one will give up there contacts, and if I flew to Nicaragua I wouldnt even know where to find the farms, it is a good size country so I wouldnt want to go there if I didnt know which part of the country to go to.

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I read somewhere that some importers/exporters have actually gone to the less fortunate countries to setup farms and pay for cheap labor. Maybe it provides jobs for local people and, if done properly, could take stress off of wild populations after a farm is established. Maybe some universities or field researchers would know something about the well kept hidden locations of farms.

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