Canada' s future in Boas.

[BOAS_N_PYTHONS]

Hi there folks:

I was thinking and rethinking last week about boas of course and was wondering what boas are rare or non-existant in Canada and what boas people in Canada would like to work with, raise up and breed, and provide Canadians with.

Basically list the boas and there scientific names you wish to see in Canada within the next 5-10 years?

I, myself am very interesting in seeing and working with these in coming years:

Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boas (Corallus Canina)
Arabesque Boas (Boa Constrictor Imperator)
Blood Boas (Boa Constrictor Imperator)
Jungle Boas (Boa Constrictor Imperator)
Motley Boas (Boa Constrictor Imperator)
Red Pacific Boas (Cancoia Carinata)

What about everyone else?

Cya...

Tony Pharosx

[BoidKeeper]

We need more locals of Rosy Boa and more people working with them as well as more Rubber Boas. Boid fans who don't have the room for larger species need more options. I think the futre in this hobby is small species any way. Easier to feed and house and not so frightning to the public.
As for scientific names, sorry man, can't be bothered. Scientific names are for Herpotologist, not Herpotoculturist.lol
Cheers,
Trevor

[Tim_Cranwill]

Feather boas... any color, just MORE feather boas!

[BOAS_N_PYTHONS]

TREVOR:

LOL, OK here are a few of those Rosy Boas I can remember from my research:

GIVING CREDIT to http://www.vmsherp.com/ViewRosies.htm

I apologize forgetting to write the site.

Mexican Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata trivirgata)
San Felipe Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata saslowi)
Bay of LA Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata saslowi)
Lake Chapala Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata saslowi)
Barrett Lake Unicolor Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata roseofusca)
Ensenada Unicolor Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata roseofusca)
Hemet Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)
San Gabriel Mtns. Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)
Carrizo Road Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)
Box Springs Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)
Anza Borrego Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)
'Limburg' Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)
Corn Springs Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)
Pioneertown Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)
Black Mountain Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)
Box Canyon Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)
Long Canyon Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)
Kofa Mountain Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata arizonae)
Harquahala Mountain Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata arizonae)

And the California Rubber Boas that I can think of:

Rubber Boa (Charina bottae bottae)
Southern Rubber Boa (Charina umbratica)

Man you got a long list to get into, lol. The future in boids in my opinion is quality animals bred for genes, color, patterns, rarity, and value. These factors are what get people interested. Space is a factor but I have seen many who said they would only have 1 - 2 boas ever wind up getting 10 boas to date....the passion is addictive indeed.

Cya...

Tony

[BOAS_N_PYTHONS]

TIM:

Check out places like WalMart, Zellers, Sears or any designer stores I am sure they will have any size any color.....lol

Cya...

Tony

[Kimo]

Candoia Aspera!!!!!! (Viper Boa)

I'm gonna try and get a couple pairs in 2005

Josh

[D J N]

Well Arabesques and Albino Arabesques are rare as well. If I had the money I'd love to work with those!

[Ryan and Katie]

Boa constrictor longicauda!

[ReptileHQ]

Wow Tony, you "remembered" those rosy boa localities in exactly the same order as this link:

http://www.vmsherp.com/ViewRosies.htm

Thats pretty impressive stuff!

Chris

[Matt_K]

heh heh heh.. And wrote them out the exact same [way]..

-Matt

[BOAS_N_PYTHONS]

MATT and CHRIS:

LOL.........I see no reason to make something it is not.

I was only mentioning boas that Trevor brought up so anyone interested might look up a few names and decide if this is something they want to get into. Being my research on this species was from that site is exactly what I remembered....I guess I should have posted the site, oh well. Mentioning these boas is nothing more than that, not like I was saying I had these in my collection.

So don' t blow something from nothing....already we know Chris loves doing that here and the comment in his post to this thread comes from this.

PRESS THIS

So let' s stick to what this thread is about - future boas in Canada. And keep the drama on the soaps.

Cya...

Tony

[BoidKeeper]

Tony what would you rather see, three people with the room for 10 boas or 200 with the room for 20 small boas?
Cheers,
Trevor

[ReptileHQ]

I think everyone has seen that by now Tony, no need for the link.

Remember, I didn't start that.

I was just pointing out a funny "coincidence", that just so happened to be the first thing that popped up on GOOGLE under "Lichanura localities". Maybe next time you could say "these are the localities i found on google"

Cheers

Chris aka the Drama queen

[ReptileHQ]

I'm with you Trevor....small species

[Matt_K]

TONY:

LOL, OK here are a few of those Rosy Boas I can remember:

Why not just give credit to the WEBSITE that you took that list from?? Isn't that the proper procedure when stealing info???

Cya...

Matt