Candoia bibroni australis - Page 3

CDN_Blood · 01-02-12, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by strutter769

Blood, I just stumbled across the candoia tasmai tasmai today myself. Really bummed to hear they are tough to cross over to rodents and to breed.

The ground boa counterparts aren't nearly as difficult to get eating or to breed. They're a hearty, angry snake which can take much larger food than the tree boas, which makes them easy to keep. They are not, however, pleasant animals to work with and that's why you don't see them in any numbers in private collections.

I looked after a Candoia carinata while a buddy went over seas for a year and it was not something I'd do again. Angry, unpredictable and problematic, it was probably the worst herp experience I've had. Those things just aren't happy being captive, but the are easy to care for. The problem in breeding the ground boas is finding homes for them - people tend to steer clear of them.

Strutter769 · 01-02-12, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by CDN_Blood

The ground boa counterparts aren't nearly as difficult to get eating or to breed. They're a hearty, angry snake which can take much larger food than the tree boas, which makes them easy to keep. They are not, however, pleasant animals to work with and that's why you don't see them in any numbers in private collections.

I looked after a Candoia carinata while a buddy went over seas for a year and it was not something I'd do again. Angry, unpredictable and problematic, it was probably the worst herp experience I've had. Those things just aren't happy being captive, but the are easy to care for. The problem in breeding the ground boas is finding homes for them - people tend to steer clear of them.

Really? What do you know about the Madagascan Ground Boa? I have researched them quite a lot, and although still rare in the hobby, they are said to be very gentle giants. Do you know of that being accurate?

CDN_Blood · 01-02-12, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by strutter769

Really? What do you know about the Madagascan Ground Boa? I have researched them quite a lot, and although still rare in the hobby, they are said to be very gentle giants. Do you know of that being accurate?

That's a totally different ball game - night and day

It's *Candoia* ground boas that are...unhappy snakes, lol.

I should add that although I base my opinion on these things upon my own experience, I do know a local who really got heavily into these, but the fascination left quickly and she decided very suddenly that they 'weren't the snake for her'. The novelty of such a challenge wore-off quite quickly.

Now, don't get me wrong, I think these little guys are really cool, but I know enough about them that I wouldn't take one-in unless I was it's last resort. There's just something about knowing my charges are unhappy that I can't stand, so I'd quite likely only take it until I could find someone else who was specifically looking for the challenge.

Strutter769 · 01-02-12, 12:02 PM

Gotcha! Whew, there's a relief! Lol

CDN_Blood · 02-14-12, 08:25 AM

Gracie was playing in her water and looked so wet and shiny after that I figured I'd snap a couple of shots to share. Enjoy

alessia55 · 02-14-12, 08:28 AM

Her head shape is sooooo awesome! What a unique snake! How big will she get?

CDN_Blood · 02-14-12, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by alessia55

Her head shape is sooooo awesome! What a unique snake! How big will she get?

Yeah, she's got a shovel head and she knows how to use it for digging, that's for sure, lol.

She's already maxed-out for size. She's a pinch over 4 feet and that's big for what she is, but then again she is a mature snake and only sheds once a year - about every 8-9 months. Growth is negligible at her age and you can't notice it at all. I don't think she's even added a full inch in the past 3 years, but she does eat like there's no tomorrow, lol.

Trent · 02-14-12, 09:41 AM

Nice looking snake!

Strutter769 · 02-15-12, 12:43 AM

She's really super-cool Todd. Like Alessia said, the head shape is just really sleek, Verizon unique. May be a silly question, but does her color change at all? Either with age or time of day/night?

jaleely · 02-16-12, 09:18 PM

Love her. I did look up the species when i saw this post a while ago. She is a great, healthy looking, beautiful snake! Nice shape and awesome cool color changing!

CDN_Blood · 02-16-12, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jaleely

Love her. I did look up the species when i saw this post a while ago. She is a great, healthy looking, beautiful snake! Nice shape and awesome cool color changing!

Well thanks, I sure enjoy her! She's always such a pleasure - so chill and steady and with so many different outfits, she's never boring