Just like biology class in high school = bad Biology class with snakes = good Great, informative video. Learned a lot. I have no desire to ever breed any animal, just not my thing, but I love learning.
Hi Brian, my boa hadn't taken a meal for 3 an half months, she is on jumbo rats, I'm not worried to much as she's a big girl so could probably go a while without eating but wondered if you had an advise on getting her going again 😊
Make sure that the temperatures are right and you are offereing what she normally eats. 3.5 months is actually a pretty long time for a boa not to eat, even a large one, so I would start to be a bit worried. If she doesn't eat soon, try to have a vet check her out to make sure there is nothigng medically wrong. Good luck!
Hi brian quick question, im about to buy my first locality boa, it is a male iquitos peruvian only born in April, is there any questions I should ask the seller so I can be more sure its a pure bloodline, its my first time ordering an animal from another country so I'm not sure what questions to be asking, any info would be much appreciated thanks
Hey! I have a 5 month old key west boa and she just won't eat no matter what I try to do Ive had her for about 3 weeks now and I haven't handled her so she can get use to her new surroundings. I put the rodent in there the first time and she took it and held on and readjusted her mouth a couple times then after 30 min she just let go. now she won't even attempt to take anything. any tips?
Inbreeding and the founder effect in dogs is very severe. I believe that data shows the average purebred dog is effectively a cousin to any other dog of the same breed anywhere on earth. Plotting the coefficient of Inbreeding shows a negative correlation with lifespan. It is too bad imports in boas are unlikely to happen out of the wild. If Inbreeding issues do begin to appear it might be necessary to cross localities and even species. What I do not like seeing are these morphs where neurological issues appear and people kind of ignore it. Also we can only tell so much about the health of animals that do not readily communicate like snakes. Obvious outward defects are noticeable, but we may be missing more polygenenic and less noticeable negative changes in our bloodlines. I don't think most reptile keepers are having their lines' DNA sequenced.
Reptiles are so much different than mammals tho too, in a wide array of ways, especially neurologically but also genetically and when it comes to breeding etc. Many wild populations interbreed constantly, especially on islands or other closed off ranges, so I am sure overall it'll be fine in the long run, especially with more connected breeders etc.
@@hi_tech_reptiles I see what you say but I just read an article about captive bred fish discussing inbreeding and how clownfish are now getting physiological problems that are visible like deformed fins. To the point where wild specimens are more beautiful than captives! Are we to think reptiles are mostly immune to inbreeding but groups as diverse as mammals and fish, (which encompass reptiles completely), are not?
It's really hard to predict the effects of inbreeding, and it will likely be more detrimental for some populations of boa than others. Many island boas are likely already inbred in the wild so inbreeding in captivity may be far less detrimental than for continental boa populations. But yes, we should definitely outbreed whenever possible, and many breeders just assume than inbreeding is not harmful to reptiles. As fas as DNA sequencing by boa breeders, other than a few academic labs, there would be no way to have this done, unlike the commercial DNA screens for dogs. And even if keepers sequenced all their boas' DNA, there is no the basic background knowlegde of the genetics of boa diseases that would make DNA sequence info of any use at this time.
