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WEEK IN REVIEW:
I thought it might be fun to do a ‘week in review’ for the boa forum, similar to Tosha’s week in review in the BP Forum. Not sure if anyone even cares but I thought it might be cool to try, especially since I’m sick and don’t feel like doing much at the moment. Now, I tried to make light of some posts so do not get upset or offended if I poke fun at you. Its all meant to be in good taste. Also, please correct me know if I linked a thread or a name wrong. I may have also forgotten some people (sorry in advance). I also held back on re-posting pics so I wouldn't offend anyone but I'll try to link them.

THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2006:
SNOGLOWS!
more Posts titled: “Is this a Jungle?” (the debate continues)
A true albino BCC
Super Arabasque Thread: by Brian Ott
some amazing pics in this thread.

THINGS TO CONSIDER:
Tsusnakeguy post stirs talk of ethics, capitalism, reptile economics and more

This thread also offers a great QUOTE OF THE WEEK by Tsusnakeguy:
"please if you have a snake no matter what type, enjoy it for what it is, not what it can do for you and how you can make money off it"

Rescued boas usually equal bad news and require lots of time, including a trip to the vet.

TIP OF THE WEEK:: Dave at Rainbows-R-Us: Don’t put your spouse or kids in your signature profile along with your reptiles….we don't know how happy they'd be to see that 3 snakes, 50 rats and 7 hamsters are higher on the list than they are. LoL. This leads me to wonder, Does anyone else have a spouse that looks over their shoulders while your online to make sure you are NOT buying yet another reptile?

Is inbreeding okay? apparently it’s okay to inbreed in the south. Hey southerners, don’t get too excited…bthacker was talking about BOAS…not people. Lol

Does anyone really have to ask what thoughts are on T Positive albinos? They’re simply awesome! It was nice to see the amazing pics posted by Tom Burke, LindaH and others. Tpositive post

Is it suriname or surinam?
Yawn….j/k…they are awesome-looking boas, I doubt anyone will care about the e BUT just don’t add that extra g onto Hog.lol

dmac proves you can still find a good deal every now and then that is “too good to be true”, when he finds a 5.2 cu ft. freezer for fifty bucks. The magic 8ball says: “Lookout Mrs. dmac, his collection will soon grow”

What is the difference between a hypo, normal and super hypo?
ExecutiveReptiles gives a very nice explanation with photos too…check it out:

Hog Island X Argentine. Does anyone else worry about what will be hybridized next? It’s probably just me.

What are follicles?
ChristianC Thanks for asking what a lot of us wonder but are maybe too afraid to ask. And thanks to Bryan Brown for taking the time to answer.

Purple Pic 05 Columbian
bigbarret85, I’d move away from the high-power lines IF your boa really looks that purple.lol

Mike’s (kitchi) post Do you prefer LIGHT meat or DARK meat?
anyone else craving turkey?

I’m with pythonis, I’m not quite sure what to make of this post Hog Island Boa Feces with a picture attached? It’s ok Derek, no one will harass you…it did make people smile though.lol

LONGEST THREAD OF THE WEEK:

Chiracer1’s thread about how to spend $4000 is the winner this week. Some say Jungles, some say Sharp Albinos. Bcijoe says to buy PCP (it’s a joke). Pythois says go for a bridge he is selling (fyi…he may actually have a bridge for sale…better check the classifieds)hmmm…if I had $4000….hmmm…..anyone else jealous? Chiracer1, please contact me for adoption…please

Photos of the week:
mike_panic Burke Sunglow, Hypo het Albino, and a cool female that’s anything but normal….WOW

Ms. Peaks LIVES!
Nice Peaks Mike!

Celia Chien’s collection photos….Hard to beat!

David Beauchemin, High End Herps.Inc holdback 03 Sunkist Orange Line female…we hope she produces some nice babies too!

Ron (RON745) proves that boas ARE better than a brazilian wax. (I’ve never had either so I don’t know but I now want one….of his boas that is)

Kelly Haller’s 12 ft Anaconda out for a quick photo

Eddie Kim’s collection photos
…very nice stuff. By the way Ed, you’re not the only one who plays around with the dry ice from the frozen rodent shipments.lol

Ron Michelotti, Class Reptilia’s Sharp Sunglow
….WOW

Ed Lilley’s Orange Kling line of Pure hogs….AMAZING!

Jungles by Brandon Weik, Summit Reptiles

Nicaraguan Pics
posted in reply to jloganafcc’s request for Nic pics

PBandJ’s well-answered post calling for Suriname Pics

Gus at RioBravoReptiles: Brazil BCC, a Belem (Atlantic coast) baby from 2005

FIELD HERPING
LeeBarrie’s Trip to the Caribbean
I think I speak for everyone when I say COOL…I’m envious….maybe someday my wife will…..uh…yeah right.

BREEDINGS
CONGRATULATIONS go out to MarkS….had the best litter ever…a healthy baby (human) boy and future herper no doubt.

Miro Voutilainen, MKV Reptiles, hogs breeding. Who woulda thunk we’d all get so excited at the sight of hemipenes. What’s wrong with us, really?

Ryan Homsey, www.topnotchboas.com
Normal X Salmon

Celia Chien, www.ExoticsByNature.com
male Motley x female Anery Boas plus others

Joe Rollo’s (BCIJOE) Random courting/breeding pics
some amazing pics in this post….

Jimmy (pythonbreeder) Arabesque Het Albino breeding a Hogg Hypo cross

THINGS THAT SUCK:
we can all agree that mitessuck. Best wishes Scott/SpectreBCIs. Keep everyone posted on your efforts to get rid of these nasty little bugs. Please let us know if you go with bigdnutz suggestion on using vegetable oil. (another store-bought product used for reptiles). I have heard of this before, but not really sure if I’d try it. Good news is maybe you’ll have enough left over to bake a cake. Over the years, its amazing how intuitive we can sometimes be at finding alternative uses for things bought at places like Home Depot, Walmart or the grocery store.

Other solutions, Provent-a-mite, Pest strips, Repti-relief, something about virgins and olive oil, oh…and using a temporary container with a smooth surface to house your snake so the mites cannot hide in the grains of a wooden enclosure.

Joe’s (Deadlyjoker) posts, which include the following titles:
Weightloss in boas
Deworming
Injection site
Runny poo
Sounds like you’ve got some work ahead….best wishes and keep us posted.

UNANSWERED POSTS:
chiefmeat68: no one answered his breeding questions.
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=988079,988079

snakefreak666: differences between bci and bcc?
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=988128,988128

Marter’s Barry Miller Bolivian Pic….what a beauty!
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=987993,987996

Patrick’s salmon and normal…nice pics patoquack
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=988841,988841

Are dwarf Boas diurnal or nocturnal? By kc0bus
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=991294,991294

GOTTA LOVE A ORANGE HOG(what phase do you think she is?)
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=991730,991730

Inquiries and MIA’S
Derek Robert’s please call AC Chicago
Randy Middleton please contact SecretSReptiles
Chuck at CFRB, please contact supple reptiles if you haven’t already

WELCOME new poster
Kevin and some of his snakes
(scaleman)

HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED! I MAY ADD PICS NEXT WEEK AND IF YOU CAN THINK OF ANY OTHER SECTIONS, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL OR REPLY. Sincerely, Jason
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Sincerely, Jason
www.NortheastSnakes.com
NortheastSnakes@aol.com

Im Kinda new on this forum, but this week I was on alot and I saw most of the stuff you were talking about, very funny stuff, good job, keep it up!!!
Brian
1.1 bcc
1.1 wierd finches
3.0 split personalities
oh yeah and
0.1 wife
2.0 kids

You are a smart man.
Good job on capturing the week. I especially liked how you posted questions that were not answered.
John
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"To be the best..........You must lose your mind."

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very witty.

Cool Jason, now ya gotta figure out how to put the pictures in

Quig

np

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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

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Please keep this up its great!

Shot

n/p

Hey that was very informative and entertaining. What you did was a great idea. Did you finish your snake room from awhile back? If you did, I missed your post. Can you re-post some pics of your room? That is if you posted already. Thank you, Derek

np

no offense, but if you being sick lets you put out awesome work like this, stay sick. great job! (jk...get better soon)
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1.1.0 Colombian Redtail Boas
2.1.0 Sumatran Blood Pythons
1.0 Black Blood Python
1.0 Dumeril's Boa
0.1 Coastal Carpet Python
0.1 Jungle Carpet Python
1.0 Texas Tiger Salamander

I am soo honored...I actually made the review...I think its a great idea, How hard/Long did it take to do it. I would lOVE to see a weekly review...THanks
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www.executivereptiles.com

It should read I made it IN the review...Not made the review...Don't want to try and get credit for such a great job...
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www.executivereptiles.com

LOL, we knew what ya ment

Quig

Im glad I asked for the suri pics, i saw alot of beautiful snakes, however, I am a little upset because I posted a rant of my own titled whats the deal, it was about people charging astronomical prices for snakes that may or may not be worth much at all and all the hype with morphs and hets, it got interesting with about 20 or so replies , was a little heated at times, but informative, but to my suprize , almost the entire thread with the exception of the last 2 post's were deleted? for content maybe? no I actually dont know why it was deleted but any way thanks for your hard work and effort, there needs to be more people out here who dedicted to the information aspect, of the hobby, not just posting pices of their snakes that they had to take out a home equity line of credit to buy. Or people asking to identify their snake and post a pic of a sunglow or striped albino, just for attention, very informative.

Nice to put it all in a nutshell like that. The threads can be confusing on here sometimes..
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Ed Lilley, www.constrictorsnw.com

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