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07-05-04, 06:53 PM
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I have over 30 snakes of the species Boa constrictor imperator and they all change colours. All my Rainbows do it too. Babies included.
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07-05-04, 09:01 PM
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Ok, that's a pretty good sample size I think. You likely keep most of them in the same room under very similar conditions, so do you notice that they will all go into their light or dark phases at the same time?
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07-05-04, 09:15 PM
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Pretty close to the same time. I'll look tonight. Might be too late though. Its almost 8:00, so they may already have changed...........and I'm eatin stirfry...sooooo........LOL!!
On a side note, boid scales RULE don't they? I mean, aren't they the CADILLAC of snake scales? Not big and dumb and clunky like colubrids or other keeled snakes. Boids ROCK!
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07-06-04, 12:58 AM
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Wow, you're nuts. lol!
Yeah I guess you could say boid scales are the Caddies of snake scales, they're super silky especially as babies and the scales are really tiny. Keeled scales are cool in their own armour-plated sort of way though, especially on Pits.
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07-06-04, 01:53 AM
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LOL!
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07-06-04, 01:20 PM
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We have 14 boa constrictors, not as many as Jeff, but we've noticed color changes in all of them.  I noticed with my super light boy, when he spills his water dish and the enclosure goes up to 100+% humidity, he goes right into a dark phase. His tail goes almost brown from bright orange. So, humidity or moisture MUST be at least one factor.
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07-06-04, 04:36 PM
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OH man, I hate when they spill the water dish!
I haven't noticed the change then but it may have eluded me while I swore and mopped up the puddles. I will make millions one day by inventing either the truly untippable dish or a simple to install cage drain. lol!
I've personally noticed, in my single pair, that the male seems to brighten up at night most often but the female seems to do it at all different times. This led me to believe that it may have something to do with appetite because, while both are greedy pigs, he is in active hunt mode almost exclusively at night while she practically never stops cruising.
It sounds like it could be any or all of these factors that trigger a colour change but it's function and the processes within the skin itself remain a mystery. Wish I had the brains and bucks to look into it more thoroughly.
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