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 Whats the difference??

There is prob. a big one but...i just don’t see a difference between a TRB a Colombian boa and my Nicaraguan boa! Is it just because there found in different parts of the world?
08/07/08  02:30am

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   Message To: Tactic10   In reference to Message Id: 1822527


 Whats the difference??

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a TRB a Colombian boa and my Nicaraguan boa!



RTB not TRB lol



08/07/08  03:16am

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   Message To: Tactic10   In reference to Message Id: 1822527


 Whats the difference??

Generally True Red Tails are Boa constrictor constrictor found in South America South of the Cordillera Occidental in the Northwes corner of South America. They tend to have much brighter tails than boa constrictor imperator which is found north of the moutains through Central America. Any B.c.ssp can have a red tail. But years ago, the term "Red Tail" was for the much more colorful B.c.c. Made it so a seller could ask a lot more for them because they had better color then the "common" boa.

Color is brought out in selective breeding more nowadays. So finding a Nicaraguan, Colombian, Honduran, etc with a red tail is not that uncommon anymore. Especially if there is mixed breeding between B.c.c and B.c.i.

Amie
08/07/08  07:24am

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   Message To: Tactic10   In reference to Message Id: 1822527


 Whats the difference??

There is also a difference in scale counts between B.c.i and B.c.c.

Amie
08/07/08  11:39am

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   Message To: Bciaddict   In reference to Message Id: 1822769


 Whats the difference??

Nicaraguan:



Colombian:



Suriname BCC:



Kayla
08/07/08  12:29pm

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   Message To: New.slang   In reference to Message Id: 1822823


 Whats the difference??

Thanks! i see now lol that pics help to. (now i no were there located lol

Thanks,
Matt
08/07/08  04:14pm

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   Message To: New.slang   In reference to Message Id: 1822823


 Whats the difference??

Thanks! i see now lol the pics help to. (now i no were there located lol

Thanks,
Matt
08/07/08  04:14pm

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   Message To: Tactic10   In reference to Message Id: 1823060


 Whats the difference??

One thing I didn’t see mentioned here is Nic boas are dwarf boas. Typically they don’t exceed length of 5 foot where as the others you mentioned can get around 7-9 foot. I have 2 nic boas and that was the main reason i bought them first. They stay a pretty manageable size. Now I have an albino and a RTB. The boa bug must have bit me. LOL



08/10/08  02:09pm

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   Message To: Bekers71   In reference to Message Id: 1826016


 Whats the difference??

The Nic in the the picture above was 2 1/2 at the time and was 42 inches. He’s in a 12 quart tub for size. My first boa was a Nic as well, I got him just under two years ago, now there’s a Surinam, a suri cross het albino, a dh sunglow, a dh snow, two suri cross possible het albino, an anery het albino, an arabesque 66% het albino, a pair of het leopards, a coral albino, an Aby pastel, and a normal, with a pair of parahets on the way. I got attacked by a swarm of boa bugs!

Kayla
08/10/08  06:10pm

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   Message To: New.slang   In reference to Message Id: 1826256


 Whats the difference??

Boa bugs??
08/10/08  11:52pm

 #1826662


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   Message To: Tactic10   In reference to Message Id: 1826659


 Whats the difference??

Yea nvn that lol my GF explained what you guys ment :-) lol....(evan tho its to late) are nics good starter boa’s?



08/10/08  11:55pm


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