BRB's in Ontario too !

cheekeebandito · 07-12-11, 04:29 PM

Wow, it's been a while ......... lost both Columbians and my beloved 17 yr old Mangrove Monitor "Spencer" in the past year ...... Any my son's been very sick and missed 7 months of his school year..... Anyway, my son's slowly getting better, and my trio of Brazilian Rainbow Boas surprised me in the nicest way on sunday morning (July 10th) ..... I came home from work , and went straight to their enclosure to change out their water......When I opened the cage , a little head took a nip at my hand...... Wow !! I slowly opened up the cage and looked around in the mulch to find 11 babies , 3 slugs , and 4 stillborns...... that part made me sad , but the 11 others have been extremely amusing , to say the least ! I've got them separated into two aquariums , with moss, hiding areas , climbing branches and a water dish...... whenever you reach in , at least 3 take a nip at my hand .... they're nippy little guys ! Once you handle them individually for a minute, they calm right down and don't offer to bite......... Anyway, I am going to look for homes for them , but no huge hurry ..... having a ball with them right now ! Here's a couple of pics ..... Cheers, Les

stephanbakir · 07-12-11, 04:33 PM

Great find, but were they being housed together or something?
If you are giving away freebees I'd take one :P I'd pay shipping and I'm not far away lol.

cheekeebandito · 07-12-11, 04:47 PM

Actually I kept my two females together for about 5 years, before discovering that my "breeding pair " were both females !! Anyway, I located a nice looking male , about 1 year old at the time, introduced him to the females , and kept them all together in a large enclosure ever since.... I had actually pretty much given up on them having babies , being busy in other aspects of life, kids , work , etc.... So I was content just keeping them healthy and happy for the rest of their lives....... Sunday was a big surprise , and we're very happy ..... Cheers, Les

marvelfreak · 07-12-11, 05:23 PM

Congrats! Would love to see more pics.

Snakesitter · 07-12-11, 05:48 PM

Sorry to hear about your recent troubles, Les, but congrats on all the new arrivals!

cheekeebandito · 07-12-11, 05:51 PM

I'll try to post more pics soon........... there won't be any freebies , sorry....... I want to make sure they go to good homes , as somewhat of an investment ... No hurry to see them go either ! thanks for the comments !

Rog · 07-12-11, 05:55 PM

Nice pics. Great find. Hope your son mends quickly!

cheekeebandito · 07-12-11, 05:58 PM

Thanks Rog, we had to take him to the USA for treatments , but he's slowly showing some steady improvements.... been a tough year ! Appreciate the thoughts.... Les

cheekeebandito · 07-22-11, 03:57 PM

update : they're settling down nicely , all shed their skin a few days ago, and are eating f/t pinky mice....... not as nippy either, they are easy to handle , don't seem nervous.......... here's some new pics , Enjoy ............ Cheers, Les

cheekeebandito · 07-22-11, 03:59 PM

and here's a couple of proud Momma

stephanbakir · 07-22-11, 04:07 PM

Sexy mama

SpOoKy · 07-22-11, 07:05 PM

Beautiful snakes! i just realized I am kinda a neighbor to you, just a little south in Caledon

cheekeebandito · 07-23-11, 10:48 AM

thanks stephan and Spooky......... yeah Caledon isn't too far........ The mama is about 8 years old, papa is ready for shed, so I'll wait until after to post a pic or two of him....... Cheers , Les

marvelfreak · 07-23-11, 11:08 AM

Beautiful BRB's. Moms got some nice color.