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RE: some questions on candoia

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Posted by: viper8red at Fri Mar 27 16:00:52 2009  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by viper8red ]  
   

I understand these snakes have a slow metabolism, and eat less often than most... does that mean they also grow slowly? how active are they?

Candoia seem like some kind of undiscovered treasure. They are very beautiful and yet very few seem to be keeping them, even though it sounds like they are pretty easy to maintain. They aren't even expensive... I wonder why they haven't caught on...


I don't know if I made it clear, before, but they are a very inactive snake and you will probably never see them roaming around their cage. 99% of the time you seem they will be still, but if you peak in they are likely to move, bury their head or shy away. With famaliarity they get very used to being picked up and do not fear it much.

In my opinion they are the best snake, and the only breed of snake I still keep and i've kept rosy boas, dumerils, kingsnakes, amazon tree boas, and garters.

The average viper boa goes around 50-90$ and they very quite a bit in color from light, almost white to near pitch black and of course the very unique red.





and of course they do look a little like the Cottonmouth, but only in appearance. Viper Boa's are of course, non-venemous.


   

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