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I'm a locality boa guy, mostly "dwarf" to "mid dwarf" boas. I've always wanted to work with Candoia and am making serious plans to start. I've been reading about them for years but for now the only information I've found on the web is Mr. Conway's article here on kingsnake.

Any links to good info on these snakes? Either on the web or books. Specifically interested in scale counts for the various Island races.

Any good sources for c.b. Candoia? Even better, sources who have reasonable certainty about which island theirs come from?

How arboreal are the candoia tree boas. It seems I remember reading that they can do fine in a terrestrial setup but will utilize and arboreal one if provided. Is an arboreal cage an absolute requirement for them?

Thanks,

Tommy Carpenter
tcreptile.com

Hi,
I keep and breed Candoia. I also have an article I've sent out for publication, but can link it to you if you e-mail me.

I have a general care sheet here: http://nyexotics.blogspot.com/p/tear-care.html

You can find some cbb Candoia here and there, but there aren't a lot of breeders. I should have some C. carinata, C. paulsoni, and C. b. australis later this year. There are a couple other people producing some soon I believe.

As far as arboreal goes, Solomon Island Tree boas need an arboreal tank, New Guinea tree boas will do fine in a terrestrial tank but branches will be utilized, and ground boas are fine in terrestrial tanks of course, but they'll all utilize branches.
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Chris
Chris Carille Photography
http://nyexotics.blogspot.com/

Exactly the kind of info I was looking for. I'll be sending you an email. Myself and a good friend are both collectors of pure locality boa constrictor and are both interested in c.b. candoia of various types.

Again, thank you!

Tommy Carpenter