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I was just trying to find out some information about Ecuadoran Milksnakes and if anyone breeds them. Any information would be appreciated on the species. Thanks
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Cameron

The Columbian form is available in the US from Nate Wells and Dave Doherty in limited numbers every summer. It'll be a few more years before they become mainstream assuming we have the breeding figured out.
To my knowledge, these are the only Micros in producion outside of any in South America.
Jeff

Cameron, as Jeff said, you need to get in touch with Nathan Wells on those. He produces some real screamers and has a nice adult breeding colony of the Colombian form.

Maybe you can get him to put you on his waiting list for later this fall

Scott

Great snakes! I had one that I purchased from Western Zoological in 1971 along with a L.t.stuarti. It was from the lowland pacific coast of Ecuador and was very bright tangerine orange (this was pre-tangerine hondurans) on the venter but even though the dorsal was the same color orange, it was obscured with black pigment over the orange. As I remember the bands were very few but wide. I also remember it was a female and about 3.5 ft. but very stout, also would reach out and grab anything it could get its mouth on to give a good nip. Was not the most mellow tri I have ever had! Maybe it was a hybrid with a cooks tree boa.

Those are the only ones I have seen like this since that time.
Would be great to get some of those animals up here for captive breeding and try to lessen the black pigment on the dorsum so the Tangerine ground color could show through on top like the venter.

Bill Lamoreaux