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Some pictures of my largest Bluefields
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Tula_Montage
It's Jager time!
I have to say I am sceptical of these guys. What on earth makes them so genetically small?! I wouldn't believe it until I had raised them myself to be honest...
Strange little boas.
Strange little boas.
Roy Munson
New member
That's crazy! I have '05 corns that look MUCH larger. Beautiful snake. I hope I'm still on the list for a male, Steve. 
I don't know much about these beyond the fact that I guess "Bluefield" means that they're Bluefield Nicaragua locality. Right? Have they determined if the dwarfing is a result of a mutant gene or if they come from a population of naturally selected dwarf animals (or both)?
I don't know much about these beyond the fact that I guess "Bluefield" means that they're Bluefield Nicaragua locality. Right? Have they determined if the dwarfing is a result of a mutant gene or if they come from a population of naturally selected dwarf animals (or both)?
You're on the list. :cheers:
The name comes from the city of Bluefields in Nicaragua.
What I know about these is they are from the East Cost side of Nicaragua by Costa Rica instead of the side where most nics are imported from.
That may explain why these do not have the classic circleback pattern and more closely resemble Costa Rican boas in appearance and size.
I have spoken to sevel people who got these at the time I did when the group was made available. Believe it or not, the one I posted a picture of in this thread is one of the largest of them. :grin01: He's a monster by these boas standards. LOL.
Most are around the 24 inch mark with a few somewhat larger. Only one has passed the 3 foot mark (37 inches).
These were broken into 5 groups when offerred for sale. Groups A,B,C,D,and E. They were set up this way to be able to tell which parents produced which animals. Since the animals in the 5 groups were produced by 5 different sets of parents, it made it easier for Ron to keep track of them and allow us to see what the adults looked like when choosing a baby.
From what I have been able to gather, the animals from the D group (which this one is from) are the ones growing the largest while animals from the C group (the one my female is from) are staying the smallest.
The other groups are somewhere in between.
These were born in April 2005 and so far the smallest is a 24 inch female and the largest is a male at 37 inches. Yeah weird, I know. Females are larger in most boas but these things seem to want to keep you on your toes. :shrugs:
The name comes from the city of Bluefields in Nicaragua.
What I know about these is they are from the East Cost side of Nicaragua by Costa Rica instead of the side where most nics are imported from.
That may explain why these do not have the classic circleback pattern and more closely resemble Costa Rican boas in appearance and size.
I have spoken to sevel people who got these at the time I did when the group was made available. Believe it or not, the one I posted a picture of in this thread is one of the largest of them. :grin01: He's a monster by these boas standards. LOL.
Most are around the 24 inch mark with a few somewhat larger. Only one has passed the 3 foot mark (37 inches).
These were broken into 5 groups when offerred for sale. Groups A,B,C,D,and E. They were set up this way to be able to tell which parents produced which animals. Since the animals in the 5 groups were produced by 5 different sets of parents, it made it easier for Ron to keep track of them and allow us to see what the adults looked like when choosing a baby.
From what I have been able to gather, the animals from the D group (which this one is from) are the ones growing the largest while animals from the C group (the one my female is from) are staying the smallest.
The other groups are somewhere in between.
These were born in April 2005 and so far the smallest is a 24 inch female and the largest is a male at 37 inches. Yeah weird, I know. Females are larger in most boas but these things seem to want to keep you on your toes. :shrugs:
