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These are my Rainbow Boas, they`re a really beautiful snake this species aren`t they?! My female "Cirano" is prettybig for a Rainbow Boa, she`s eight feet long and immensley strong!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk294/feebix/Feebs003-1.jpg
As I`ve said in my other threads I`ve just started, I`m planning to do some better pictures soon so I`ll get one of Cirano so as you can see her size a bit better. She was very nervous at first but has calmed down nicely, she`s now one of my most trusted snakes, not that you ever properly trust a snake of course....
This is Jaffa my baby male, this photo was taken quite a while ago so he`s a fair bit bigger now. I think he`s actually prettier than Cirano :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk294/feebix/newrainbow016.jpg
infernalis
12-31-09, 05:08 PM
WOW nice. Cheers.
Just plain sexy aren`t they? lol :D
infernalis
12-31-09, 05:11 PM
I wouldn't mind one of those myself.
And I am more of a colubrid fan.
marvelfreak
12-31-09, 06:29 PM
:Wow: sweet! My next snake is going to be a Brazilian Rainbow. I love them they're so cool. Jaffa look really sweet!:)
Ooooh he`s a little dude isn`t he lol :D
kayleegrace
03-08-10, 07:41 PM
i am looking for a rainbow boa what is their price range? how big do they get i need lots of info i really want one and am very eager yours are real beauties
I forget what I paid for mine, prices where you live are likely to be quite different to UK prices though I think. They`re very secretive, my big female is always to be found in the best hide spots, the tank just looks empty, even at night, turn the light on and she`ll disappear. I`d say not for the first time owner, or indeed the general newcomer, these guys need a fairly precise regemin of humidity as well as temperatures. A damp tank quickly leads to fungus and all sorts in inexperienced hands. Sorry if I sound like I`m trying to put you off but these guys really do need someone that`s had a few years snake keeping experience. You`re right though, beautiful snakes eh ! You tend to find these guys in pet shops as babies or juveniles, you rarley see a large snake for sale, over here anyway, unless it`s wild caught which adds a few complications for the inexperienced, like worming and taming a large very bitey and powerful snake. If you have any specific questions I`m happy to help :)
marvelfreak
03-09-10, 04:21 PM
i am looking for a rainbow boa what is their price range? how big do they get i need lots of info i really want one and am very eager yours are real beauties
Check is site out. Prices range from $100.00 on up.Kingsnake.com Classifieds > Other Boas (http://market.kingsnake.com/index.php?cat=62)
Geckogal
03-10-10, 05:11 AM
I saw some of these babies at the expo last weekend! They so cute when they tiny lil babies!
I`m absolutely gutted :( My smaller Rainbow Boa that I was growing on to breed with my huge female has died :( Blood poisoning by bloody mites. I spray my "wet" tanks every day, I`ve recently changed his water obviously too, and I noticed NOTHING until it`s too late. Mite numbers are moderately high, I`ve seen worse but this litle guy wasn`t a big snake. Probably too small to even treat with Front line, I would have had to treat him with soapy water if I would have caught it. You`d think you`d have to be proper negligent to have this happen wouldn`t you :( It`s just gotten bad enough to kill a small snake before I even picked it up. I`m really upset, he was a lovey snake, I can`t believe I won`t see him grow up and breed with my female, I`ll really miss him. R.I.P. Jaffa.....
emseeKAY
05-25-10, 03:27 PM
sorry to hear that, he was a beauty. sorry for the loss :(
marvelfreak
05-25-10, 03:44 PM
:no:I am so sorry to hear about his passing. He was a handsome little guy.
Lankyrob
05-25-10, 04:50 PM
Hey mate - so sorry to hear about Jaffa - what a bummer.
shaunyboy
05-26-10, 09:55 AM
my condolances mate.poor wee jaffa :no:
have you ever used provent a mite.
its worked for me first time every time mate.you dont have to treat the snake.you treat the tank and its furnishings (not the water bowl) leave for 2 hours until the fumes clear up.then pop snake and water bowl back in and that should be it.it remains active for 30 days.it dont kill mite eggs but wipes them out as they hatch.also kills any adult mites right away.ive had a few debates about snake mite treatments on here but this product has done me proud with a 100% cure for mites record with me.
cheers shaun
Do you use that stuff all through the summer then? I`ll look into that. I use Frontline once I spot mites. I totally empty the tank, all the furnishings get thrown out of the window, I won`t even take them through the house. The tank is then washed with soapy water, disinfected with reptile disinfectant. I Frontline each corner, each nook and cranny, treat the snake and return once danger of fumes is gone. I then keep the affected snake in sterile conditions for a week or two. That usually works ok.....
Geckogal
05-30-10, 04:31 PM
Im sorry about your loss man, that single pic you posted of Jaffa made me do allot of research on Rainbows and I hope to own one myself in the near future. He inspired allot of people while he was alive.
Cheers :) He was a beauty eh.... Such a terrible shame :(
shaunyboy
05-31-10, 06:49 AM
im not sure i understand what you mean by do i use it right through the summer mate.
i use it anytime of the year if theres a mite problem.only twice have i had the miss fortune of mites in my collection.when i bring new snakes into the house i put them in a sperate room for quarintine.in that room i always have a tank thats been treated with provent a mite a few hours before the snake arrives.imo that guarentees me that even if the new snake has mites that they will be killed when the snake enters the tank (treatment remains active for 30 days).when i bring a new snake in the house as extreme as this is about to sound this is what i do.
i enter my house walk straight into my kitchen with the new snake in the pillow case ive used for transportation.my kitchens on the ground floor of my house,my quarintine room is upstairs on a different level..i then strip of every piece of clothing i have been wearing while picking the snake up and put it straight into my washing machine.i then put on a wooly hat my wife has left out for me (it stops any mite eggs falling from my hair).i then walk through the house wearing only my hat,go upstairs to my quarintine room.put snake in his new tank.i then walk back downstair with the pillow case i used to transport the new snake.i put the pillow case in a polly bag and tie it secure before i leave the quarintine room.downstairs i put it all in an outside bucket.i then go back upstairs and have a long shower.i do not go near any of my other snakes until the next day and ive had a second shower.
as said this may sound extreme but in all the years ive kept snakes i have only had a mite infestation twice.the above measures are to prevent me from moving mite eggs around my house and other snakes.
granted its not a pretty site me padding about starkers in the house wearing a wooly hat with a snake in a pillow case.but for me its been a very successfull protocall that imo has helped me keep those horrible little pests away from my collection.
just make sure you have your curtains shut so you dont get a knock at the door from the police.who have had reports of a naked man and a pillow case streaking past their windows,ha,ha
cheers shaun
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