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10-12-16, 03:54 PM
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Boa
So much for a dwarf boa 😁
Last edited by stevo-d; 12-11-16 at 08:20 AM..
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10-12-16, 04:05 PM
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Re: Boa
How old is he or she? Does it still seem to be growing or has it maxed out?
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10-12-16, 04:15 PM
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Re: Boa
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Originally Posted by SWDK
How old is he or she? Does it still seem to be growing or has it maxed out?
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It's a boy and he's 2 and a half. Well he will be 3 in March. He's 5 foot or just over it.
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10-12-16, 07:18 PM
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Re: Boa
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So much for a dwarf boa 😁
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He was mean't to be a crawl cay x common
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10-12-16, 09:22 PM
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Re: Boa
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He was mean't to be a crawl cay x common
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Seems like the crawl cay genes are taking a back seat.
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10-12-16, 09:57 PM
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Re: Boa
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Originally Posted by stevo-d
He was mean't to be a crawl cay x common
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If he is a Crawl Cay x Colombian/common (which seems unlikely considering how extremely rare Crawl Cays are - any breeder in their right mind wouldn't muddy up the genes), the 50% common blood is going to negate any dwarf genes.
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10-13-16, 06:42 AM
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Re: Boa
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Originally Posted by SWDK
Seems like the crawl cay genes are taking a back seat.
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Yip taking a back seat and right out the window
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10-13-16, 06:47 AM
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Re: Boa
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Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785
If he is a Crawl Cay x Colombian/common (which seems unlikely considering how extremely rare Crawl Cays are - any breeder in their right mind wouldn't muddy up the genes), the 50% common blood is going to negate any dwarf genes.
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It was you that told me the common would oust the dwarf blood. I was told he was a dwarf from a crawl cay and a common. I wasn't planned as they had a 5 foot crawl cay female and a 8 foot common male in the same enclosure.
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10-13-16, 09:32 PM
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Re: Boa
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Originally Posted by stevo-d
It was you that told me the common would oust the dwarf blood. I was told he was a dwarf from a crawl cay and a common. I wasn't planned as they had a 5 foot crawl cay female and a 8 foot common male in the same enclosure.
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Even with the unplanned breeding that was highly irresponsible. :/ But yeah, especially with the male being 8', do not plan on a very small snake. It would need roundabouts of 75% dwarf blood at least to stay a smallish size.
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10-14-16, 10:24 AM
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Re: Boa
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Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785
Even with the unplanned breeding that was highly irresponsible. :/ But yeah, especially with the male being 8', do not plan on a very small snake. It would need roundabouts of 75% dwarf blood at least to stay a smallish size.
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I originally wanted a normal male so I'll be happy with what ever size he gets to. He's great for handling , feeding but hates his tail getting touched ??.
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10-14-16, 10:29 AM
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Re: Boa
Cool boa!
Most snakes dislike their head, neck and tail being touched so it's nothing out of the ordinary there.
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10-14-16, 09:47 PM
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Re: Boa
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Originally Posted by Andy_G
Cool boa!
Most snakes dislike their head, neck and tail being touched so it's nothing out of the ordinary there.
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My python hates his head getting touched but the most balls do. The boa shakes it like he's getting tickled so I just don't touch it anymore. Not that I deliberately touched it in the first place.
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10-16-16, 05:00 PM
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Re: Boa
nice snake! i thought dwarfs were around 5 foot anyways, so if hes a male and 2.5 years old and 5 feet, that's kind of on track, isn't it?
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10-16-16, 06:15 PM
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Re: Boa
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Originally Posted by PatrickV
nice snake! i thought dwarfs were around 5 foot anyways, so if hes a male and 2.5 years old and 5 feet, that's kind of on track, isn't it?
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Nope. 5' is actually rather large, even for a Colombian of that age. A bit better than 2, but he's still a bit large. Good for a Colombian, but nearly twice the size I'd expect a dwarf to be at that age.
At 2.5 years old he also still has another good 3.5 years of reliable growth ahead of him, and another 3+ years of possible random growth spurts after that.
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10-16-16, 06:27 PM
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Re: Boa
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Originally Posted by PatrickV
nice snake! i thought dwarfs were around 5 foot anyways, so if hes a male and 2.5 years old and 5 feet, that's kind of on track, isn't it?
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My adult Nicaraguan boa males are true dwarves, one is 6 years old and 3ft, the other 5 years old and slightly longer ~3,3ft. So i agree with bigsnakegirl, 5ft for a 2,5 year old is pretty big.
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