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VXRossi
New Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 17/08/2012 : 19:33:42
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Here are a few pictures of my new male snake. He has such a good temperament and is a really good feeder. I will be uploading a few more pictures of him soon. He is currently living in a small plastic vivarium, it is only temporarily for about 10 - 12 months while He gets some size then he will be going in with the female once I have gotten her larger vivarium. All pictures below were taken within 1 month of each other.
This picture I took before the seller removed him from the viv he was in. So small and cute :)
This was him on my bed still in the transportation box, again so cute.
Here Leo is curled up after I removed the piece of bark he was hiding under.
Holding Leo in my hand, such a cute and very light snake, until he gets bigger ha! Will still be cute but not very light.
Leo just after constricting a fuzzy mouse (I think it's fuzzy, might be a size bigger)
Holding Leo in my hand, even though he is a male I still feel the need to call him beautiful :) |
VXRossi
1.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
0.0.1 Argentine Rainbow Boa
0.1.0 Common BCI |
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smart bunny
Hatchling
174 Posts |
Posted - 17/08/2012 : 20:23:30
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| Awww he is stunning - congrats! |
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Nathair2012
Hatchling
United Kingdom
158 Posts |
Posted - 17/08/2012 : 20:46:53
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| Gorgeous :) |
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IncurableFlirt
Yearling
USA
516 Posts |
Posted - 17/08/2012 : 21:45:11
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| Wow, wonderful pictures! Leo is fantastic. :) Thanks so much for sharing these. |
Jenn.
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 20/08/2012 : 21:34:05
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Very handsome little fellow! It's interesting how much of a difference different lightning conditions make in the end photos. Whatever lighting, however, he looks great!
BTW, I would urge you not to co-house snakes unless breeding. It causes more problems than it solves. |
Cliff Earle
Living Gems Reptiles
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VXRossi
New Member
United Kingdom
86 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2012 : 15:05:42
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| Yes it is amazing isnt it ive noticed that! Wish i could give him your compliments ha! Oh does it yeah? I may keep them seperate then if thats the case but im sure they would like to keep eachother company??? Also have a look at my post on "other boa species" and tell me what you think! Thanks Cliff |
VXRossi
1.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
0.0.1 Argentine Rainbow Boa
0.1.0 Common BCI |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2012 : 21:00:59
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| Snakes are pretty solitary animals. Separate should be safer. If one gets sick, that way the other is safe. |
Cliff Earle
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VXRossi
New Member
United Kingdom
86 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2012 : 14:37:42
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| Hi, just a quick question, i have fed my male brazilian rainbow boa every 4 days, but for the past 4 feeds, she did not constrict the mouse, just took it like a corn snake would. What could be the cause of this?? |
VXRossi
1.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
0.0.1 Argentine Rainbow Boa
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Moppet
New Member
United Kingdom
60 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2012 : 00:27:55
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What a beautiful little snake  I hope you don't mine me asking but where did you get him from? |
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VXRossi
New Member
United Kingdom
86 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2012 : 12:53:24
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| Not at all :) thank u, he is handsome isnt he ha! I got him from www.contactpets.co.uk i live near the shop, i got all 3 of my snakes from there! |
VXRossi
1.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
0.0.1 Argentine Rainbow Boa
0.1.0 Common BCI |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2012 : 02:24:12
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quote:
Originally posted by VXRossi
Hi, just a quick question, i have fed my male brazilian rainbow boa every 4 days, but for the past 4 feeds, she did not constrict the mouse, just took it like a corn snake would. What could be the cause of this??
SOmetimes they just take it that way...nothing wrong with it, in fact it may mean he's pretty smart and saving his energy. BTW, every four days is *very* frequent. You may want to halve that frequency (every eight days), or at least once a week. |
Cliff Earle
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VXRossi
New Member
United Kingdom
86 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2012 : 22:09:42
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| Ah yeh thanks for the heads up. I said "she" i meant "he" its a male! Also, does that once every eight days apply for young ones aswell? Cause my male brb is pretty small as you can see in the above pictures, i was told to feed twice a week with good space inbetween each! This incorrect info? Twice a month now for my big female brb though |
VXRossi
1.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
0.0.1 Argentine Rainbow Boa
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2012 : 21:15:28
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| More and more evidence is emerging that lowering food intake prolongs life. I feed my babies once a week, my juvies every other week, and my adults only every third week...and they are all doing fine on that schedule. |
Cliff Earle
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Nathair2012
Hatchling
United Kingdom
158 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2012 : 08:37:48
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| At what age does a baby become a juvenile and a juvenile become an adult? #128563; |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2012 : 21:38:50
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Every breeder will answer that differently. Some go by age, some by weight, and some by length; and all have different criteria within those parameters. Personally, I use age first, and weight/size as secondary indicators. I set my cutoffs as follows (in months):
00-12: Baby
12-18: transition
18-30: Juvenile
30-36: transition
36+: Adult
The transition periods are when I wean them from more frequent to less frequent meals, and varies by animal -- larger, longer snakes get changed over earlier in that period, and smaller ones toward the end of it.
I hope this helps! |
Cliff Earle
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