Sonoran Desert Boas

[AussieDragons]

Almost yearlings... Eating huge meals, and growing like weeds. Quite the pair! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/bergerm/Boas/sonoran006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/bergerm/Boas/sonoran008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/bergerm/Boas/sonoran010.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/bergerm/Boas/sonoran011.jpg

[Kiote9]

WOW! Can't say that I've seen boas like THAT before! The patterns! The colors! Breathtaking!

[Haroldo]

Nice boa Mark. Seems like in some sections, it has the colors of a BRB?

[AussieDragons]

Sonorans kick butt. They change color quickly and frequently. They have a ton of iridescence, and an extremely variable pattern. They remind me of Hog Island Boas some times, but are quite a bit smaller.

Ask Cat about hers... She's got some nice adults.

[Haroldo]

Ask Cat about hers... She's got some nice adults.

Are you talking about ChaosCat?

[AussieDragons]

Indeed. We have a baby female from her adults.

[sputnik]

Nice rainbow sheen, very pretty! :D

[kenster]

very nice Mark..Ok Scott where is that pen and paper to add them to my ever so growing list :wink:

[AussieDragons]

Ok Scott where is that pen and paper to add them to my ever so growing list

I've found it is easier to just keep a word document open... And add to it as you go. And don't forget to prioritize! You must get the Children's and Spotted Pythons before you get the Komodo :wink: .

[Haroldo]

Sorry you guys. Got to go to class now and I HAD to reach the 200 mark. 199 was just killing me. See you guys later online.

[kenster]

Oh I agree Mark, I do want the childrens and at least one spotted when you get babies. Then maybe Scott will quit telling me that I keep "Kiddie" snakes :roll:

[sputnik]

Then maybe Scott will quit telling me that I keep "Kiddie" snakes

Heh heh :D

[sircat]

well, hoggs were on my list but smaller seems more feasable...and since then, if I have the extra $ ever, crawl cay and sonorans have been on my list since cat posted hers...
I love them in the pics when they're lighter...very cool

[ChaosCat]

Yup, he's talking about me :) My sonorans are breeding again this year! I can't wait.

Here's a couple photos of my adults Mark mentioned...

http://www.lowergroundreptiles.net/collection/boaconst/sonorandadm10-7-04%20009.jpg
http://www.lowergroundreptiles.net/collection/boaconst/sonoranADf9-5-04%20011.jpg

-cat

[Haroldo]

Nice boa Cat! I had checked out your web a while ago and you had some interesting specimens up for sale. Just checked it now, and I see you added a boa for sale. Love the dark color on her too!

[sircat]

yeah, love his light ones and your dark one...

[ChaosCat]

I did have her for sale, but I'm debating keeping her around. She was the darkest one out of the batch I had born. From what I've seen, the babies start off light, almost hypo, but not quite. After a year or so, they begin to develop the darker colors, and as adults, they turn golden brown and tan with salmon colored bellies.

My female is almost always light, but my two males change colors drastically. I have seen their heads go from tan to red in a matter of minutes. Their tails go from golden brown to near-black. The female pretty much stays the same.

[sircat]

wow...that's so cool...
when are yours due to hatch? what size tank do they need and what size mice or rats do they start out on?