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snowliz

08-30-2008, 11:32 PM

I saw a feeding vid on one of these. They look pretty cool but I read that they are really aggresive. I really plan on getting any but was curious about them. And I was wondering if anyone here keeps these.

markface

08-30-2008, 11:44 PM

i have a reverse trio of them . i think harold has some as well .

the 2 males i have are both nippy , but i have not really handled them very much either . the female whom i got in a trade , is fairly easy going . she does have her moods though .

i know people that do keep them and handle them more frequently than i am able to , and they say theirs are very easy going .

still great little snakes in my book .

snowliz

08-31-2008, 09:31 AM

Thanks. I thought they were pretty cool when I saw the vid.

markface

08-31-2008, 07:51 PM

here's a couple pics of mine .

female
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b372/mbryner/condia/IM000146.jpg

male #1
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b372/mbryner/condia/IM000144.jpg

male #2
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b372/mbryner/condia/IM000140.jpg

in your face female
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b372/mbryner/condia/IM000148.jpg

ReptileMan27

08-31-2008, 11:54 PM

They are cool looking boas :)

basuca

09-01-2008, 02:32 AM

I have to say this are one of the most beutifull boas

SNSnakes

09-01-2008, 04:42 AM

Chandler Rep

09-01-2008, 08:22 AM

I don't care how pissy they can be I just love the size....when you have 300 babies to satisfy all the orders give me a call because I really want a trio one day....

markface

09-01-2008, 09:30 AM

OOooooooo, nice boas!

Ever see the Isabelle Island strain? They are smokin hot!! Very washed out white pattern on white! I almost picked up a pair till I found out what a royal pain in the a$$ it is to get the babies trained on mice.

the isabella strain is nice , i have a friend that is working with them .

they can be a pain to get eating , but usually you get about half the litter to take mice right off . the other half of the litter isnt quite so easy .

I don't care how pissy they can be I just love the size....when you have 300 babies to satisfy all the orders give me a call because I really want a trio one day....

i'll definately keep you on the list . i'm hoping to be able to breed them this season .

kare

09-01-2008, 11:12 AM

OOooooooo, nice boas!

Ever see the Isabelle Island strain? They are smokin hot!! Very washed out white pattern on white! I almost picked up a pair till I found out what a royal pain in the a$$ it is to get the babies trained on mice.

Is that the pair Randy was selling in Omaha, that you were having him bring over and tempt ME into buying? Didn't know YOU were interested in buying them..:whistle:

SNSnakes

09-01-2008, 12:48 PM

Is that the pair Randy was selling in Omaha, that you were having him bring over and tempt ME into buying? Didn't know YOU were interested in buying them..:whistle:

Yes. I wasn't interested...just thought they were VERY nice looking! Doesn't mean I want to buy every hot smokin snake I see. Well, not EVERY one of them...LOL!

kare

09-01-2008, 01:39 PM

OOooooooo, nice boas!

Ever see the Isabelle Island strain? They are smokin hot!! Very washed out white pattern on white! I almost picked up a pair till I found out what a royal pain in the a$$ it is to get the babies trained on mice.

Yes. I wasn't interested...just thought they were VERY nice looking! Doesn't mean I want to buy every hot smokin snake I see. Well, not EVERY one of them...LOL!

Geesh! Make up your mind. All I know is that the two of you (Scott and Randy) were presenting a united front to coerce me into buying those beautiful boas. Good thing I have some will power! - and believe me it was hard! Randy kept dropping the price and saying "only for you" when it was bargain basement low....

markface

09-01-2008, 10:39 PM

Geesh! Make up your mind. All I know is that the two of you (Scott and Randy) were presenting a united front to coerce me into buying those beautiful boas. Good thing I have some will power! - and believe me it was hard! Randy kept dropping the price and saying "only for you" when it was bargain basement low....

you should have gotten them . long story coming.

the paulsonis are one of my favorite species . i've been working with them for 2 years now . i started with 4 hatchling isabella's , which all ended up being male , go figure . i traded 2 of them for 2 unsexed kind of greyish looking hatchlings we had just got in at the petshop , both ended up being male . i was getting frustrated , and was starting to wonder if i'd ever find a female .

at about this time , the guy i got the original 4 from lost his male(sudden death) and since i still was paying him for the snakes(still owed him for one) i gave him back one of the isabella's leaving me one and 2 grey males .

i met the guy that produced the grey babies , and started talking to him about them , and it turned out that he had 5 females , but only one male . paulsonis breed best with revers trios , so he was very interested in the isabella i had , and was willing to trade me a female even up for him .

i made the trade , and ended up with an adult proven breeder female for my 6 month old male . so now i have 2 males , both 2 years old , and a female that is about 7 years old . i worked hard to get these animals , and they were worth every second of time i put into them .

yeah some of them can be a pain to get started on rodents , but once they sart on them , they never look back . out of the 6 hatchlings i had go thru here , all of them were on mice by 3 month old .

definately a worth while animal to get into imho . if you have a chance to get some , i'd jump on it if i was you .

SNSnakes

09-02-2008, 01:36 PM