Boelens pythons~

red boelens · 01-14-15, 02:37 AM

Hello, everyone~

The age of my Boeles pythons is almost 4 years old^^

Female + male = ???

CrotalusR#1 · 01-14-15, 02:43 AM

A snake at the top of my list!!
That is a very cool snake for sure, congrats.

shaunyboy · 01-14-15, 05:15 AM

your Boelens are beautiful snakes.....

it's such a shame,that it's very difficult to produce clutches in captivity,(outside of Indonesia)

from what i have read,it's to do with the altitude they live at in the wild,being nearly impossible to replicate in captivity

thank you for sharing your pictures

cheers shaun

eminart · 01-14-15, 06:38 AM

You don't see those every day. Very Nice! Maybe the best-looking pythons on earth, in my opinion.

**millertime89** · 01-14-15, 07:55 AM

Gorgeous! Definitely one species I would absolutely love to have some day. Absolutely stunning animals.

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Originally Posted by shaunyboy

from what i have read,it's to do with the altitude they live at in the wild,being nearly impossible to replicate in captivity

That's only a part of equation. A lot of work was done by Pro-Exotics here in Denver and we're between 5000 and 6000 feet up (I'm not sure where their shop was) and I believe that Bushmaster is working with them too and he's about as high up (he's somewhere out here in the metro area too). From my discussions with a few people working with them they basically have no idea what all is involved, seasonal weather changes, UV exposure, elevation, oxygen levels, hell it could be black magic as far as they know right now.

sharthun · 01-14-15, 08:37 AM

Wow beautiful!!!

marvelfreak · 01-14-15, 11:26 AM

Gorgeous animals.

**Aaron_S** · 01-14-15, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

Gorgeous! Definitely one species I would absolutely love to have some day. Absolutely stunning animals.

That's only a part of equation. A lot of work was done by Pro-Exotics here in Denver and we're between 5000 and 6000 feet up (I'm not sure where their shop was) and I believe that Bushmaster is working with them too and he's about as high up (he's somewhere out here in the metro area too). From my discussions with a few people working with them they basically have no idea what all is involved, seasonal weather changes, UV exposure, elevation, oxygen levels, hell it could be black magic as far as they know right now.

15 years ago nobody had a clue.

Today that clue is still yet to be found.

**millertime89** · 01-14-15, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

15 years ago nobody had a clue.

Today that clue is still yet to be found.

Yup. I'm going with magic myself. Some witch doctor voodoo or something.

**Aaron_S** · 01-14-15, 02:36 PM

Pretty close to magic.

I will say though there's been more available in the past 6 years than I ever saw before. People also seem to be able to keep them alive for longer than a few months now.

**millertime89** · 01-14-15, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Pretty close to magic.

I will say though there's been more available in the past 6 years than I ever saw before. People also seem to be able to keep them alive for longer than a few months now.

I'm not sure if that's the farms have it figured out or if there are just more collectors out there. At least it seems like most people have the husbandry for them down.

**Aaron_S** · 01-14-15, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

I'm not sure if that's the farms have it figured out or if there are just more collectors out there. At least it seems like most people have the husbandry for them down.

Yeah. I have seen "CBB" versions but I'm skeptical.

Husbandry is a big step. I still want some

Too bad they don't fit into my bylaw.