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11-08-03, 06:11 PM
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My "little" experiment........:-)
Well, I'm always one to try new things, so I decided a few years ago to conduct a little experiment with my Rainbows. Everyone always says that breeding boas too early and "power-feeding them" and accelerating their growth, etc etc etc is bad, bla bla bla......
So I decided to try something. Mind you, its not a closed experiment, and it won't really tell me much, but it'll be fun anyways. This "little" Rainbow is 4 years old now. I didn't breed her and I didn't gun her to breeding size in 18 months (like I have done with ALL my Rainbows). Instead, I fed her slowly and I never cycled her and I kept her seperate from all the other Rainbows. Well, she is now 4 years old and, I am not joking, closing in on 7.5 feet!! She is a MONSTER! I never paid much attention to her other than to feed once in a while, change the newspaper, and give fresh water. Well I was rerranging eveything for winter cycling (Nov. 15th folks!!!) and I pulled her out and I could barely lift her! HUGE is an understatement!
So it'll be neat to see what she does, this her first year of breeding.  She's just gone out of the blue and is now clear and should shed tonight. That explains the absence of the moons. But look at that RED!!!!!!! .
I LUV Rainbows!
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11-08-03, 06:13 PM
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Location: Victoria BC, Canada
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HOLY SH*T!! that's the reddest BRB i've ever seen!
Goodluck with youre breeding project
Clarke
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11-08-03, 06:17 PM
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Thats one he!! of a big brb. Nice work Jeff
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11-08-03, 06:20 PM
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very, very nice! It's hard to imagine that my little girl could get that big
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11-08-03, 06:25 PM
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Incredible Jeff!!! So I guess "slow and steady wins the race" definitely applies here. I've never even heard of a 7.5 foot rainbow boa. That's great! Maybe you and I can both enter the record books. (I have an E. c. maurus that is 5'8". Columbians usually don't get that big either.  It's no 7.5 feet, but I'm still impressed, hehehe)
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11-08-03, 06:27 PM
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She's MASSIVE Jeff! Holy crap! LOL... Bet she'll pop out a tonne of babies for you next year -- and if they're anywhere near as red as she is, they're going to kick ***!
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11-08-03, 06:28 PM
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Wow, that is impressive. She's gorgeous!
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11-08-03, 06:29 PM
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WOW thats a nice speciman.
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11-08-03, 06:32 PM
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Heh heh a 5'-8" Colombian is HUGE man! They are always stockier than Brazilians too! I love them!
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Incredible Jeff!!! So I guess "slow and steady wins the race" definitely applies here.
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Ha ha, I'm not sure about that. As I said, it remains to be seen what happens this season. What if she slugs out? What conclusions will be drawn then? But, again, its just one season and one snake. Hardly concrete data! LOL!
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11-08-03, 06:34 PM
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Bet she'll pop out a tonne of babies for you next year -- and if they're anywhere near as red as she is, they're going to kick ***!
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I agree Jen! There's a TON of cool Rainbows floating around in Canada, not just mine! Sooo many people have soo many nice specimens, its really a buyer's market! I'm just happy to be part of the game, and I take my hat off to all the other breeders that have chosen to work with them! You know who you are!
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11-08-03, 06:35 PM
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That is the most amazing BRB!
Jenn
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11-08-03, 07:00 PM
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Insane!! 
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11-08-03, 07:07 PM
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Location: Michigan
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Very nice BRB!!!
Your too lucky jeff!
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11-08-03, 07:08 PM
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holly~
that is one huge brb
why does all the huge snakes have small names...tiny, baby, now little...hahahh
they're huge!!!
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11-08-03, 07:52 PM
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Wow Jeff she looks incredible. Goodluck with her.
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