The Blumen Boas Blog

GAME OVER - well at least for a little while...

2008-11-24T19:49:00.004-05:00

So much for my third marathon for the year...As the picture to the left shows, my right leg is currently in an air cast. I started the Philadelphia Marathon yesterday with a little soreness on my shin that I have been ignoring over the past 3-4 weeks. I just figured the pain was a shin splint, and the pain would go away after I warmed up with a few miles in the marathon. I had been doing some long runs leading up to the marathon (20+ mile runs), and just figured that contributed to the shin splint/soreness.

So, about three miles into the marathon I'm keeping pace with no issues and am heading down a hill with 18,000+ other maniacs running in 30 degree weather. My pain starts in my leg after the downhill, but this time instead of going away, it gets worse to the point that I had to stop because I couldn't put any weight on the leg at all. After hobbling to an ambulance along the course, the "sweep wagon" comes and retrieves my sorry butt to take me back to the start/finish line. I gather my stuff in disgust and disappointment and head back for home. A trip to the ER shows no fracture on the x-rays, but the doctors say an MRI will probably show a stress fracture, which I will have done in the next day or two. So, crutches and a nice big cast in the meantime, and no training for the next 4-6 weeks while it heals. Did I learn anything with my latest marathon? Yes - don't train too much too soon (a common problem which causes stress fractures - I don't think I did that in my training though), make sure to replace shoes frequently (I went WAY too long with my last pair during my training for this marathon), and above all don't ignore/explain away pain while training! 6 months worth of training for 1 day down the crapper because I explained away a little pain during training....

Oh well, there's always next year! I think fitness is very important, especially as I get older. I have my sights on a marathon or two next year (and maybe the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike race), and I'm not giving up until I qualify for the Boston Marathon - everybody needs goals right?!?!

Some new pics of Camo

2008-11-14T22:22:00.005-05:00

Here are some new pictures I took of Camo (short for Camouflage) this past weekend. He's almost 2 years old now and he is a possible DH Sharp Snow. He's turned into such a mellow-yellow dude, I'm glad I held onto him!

A picture of his "soul patch":

The faded saddles:

A macro shot:

More pictures of him can be found in his photo gallery.

5 Months?!?!

2008-08-08T18:20:00.011-04:00

Time really DOES fly when you are having fun! It's been almost 5 months since the litter on March 11th, and I FINALLY found the time to take pictures of all 27 babies. Between enjoying the summer, training for another marathon, and taking care of the "new kids", I just couldn't find the time.

I think that I have finally figured out how to get good shots with the photo tent that I bought a while back. I used a black background for the albinos, and a white background for the possible double hets and anerys. The black background really helped the albinos stand out a little better. I also used a 20 dollar bill in some pictures to help potential customers determine their size and color. 900 pictures later (all in the same day and with the same lighting setup), I was finally done, lol. You can view the pictures of the babies here, and there are more pics for each in their photo gallery.

There's definitely a wide variety in this litter in color and patterns. Even the possible double hets have very different looks. It was tough deciding which ones to keep as my holdbacks. There are two great looking anerys that I just can't make up my mind on which one of them to keep, so I decided to keep them both for the time being....I'll figure it out when they get a little older :)!.

Decisions, decisions.....

I'm leaning towards the second one...
I hope you all are having a great summer - I know I am!

Snow White?

2008-05-27T21:12:00.001-04:00

OK, maybe I'm just anal, but I had the same issues with "Snow White" as "Whitesnake" - I just couldn't get good accurate pictures of her indoors. I feel it's important to accurately represent your animals, especially as people and potential customers are always wanting to see what they look like "now". I have a photo tent and indoor photography lights, which I have used once, but I really need to figure out the camera settings to capture quality and color-accurate pictures.

She is now 11 months old, and her tail has now turned a purple/lavender color. Her body is still a very off-white/faint yellow color - much different than Whitesnake. Whitesnake had turned yellow within 2 months of being born, and he lost his purple/lavender tail color by the time he was 8 months old. Maybe she is just a late bloomer, or maybe like Sharp albino's there are different "shades"...only time (and more Sharp Snow's) will tell....

I put both of them together for a series of shots to compare the colors between the two. You can see more pictures of her, as well as her and Whitesnake together here.

Well, it's about freakin' time!

2008-05-26T23:25:00.000-04:00

Where does the time go?? It's been 9 months since the last time I posted pictures of the first Sharp Snow affectionately named "Whitesnake". Don't get me wrong, I've taken a ton of pictures in the past few months, just none that I thought were worthy enough to publish on the website. It is extremely tough to accurately capture his "colors" indoors, as I certainly have tried over the past 9 months!

I finally had 2 things in my favor - a weekend that was warm and sunny, and the time to actually take some pictures. I figured the best way to get some quality pictures was to take him outside. The picture above was taken in the shade. He is now almost 15 months old and doing great. He has a great attitude, and I have never had a problem with him. He's very tame, but loves to explore - especially while he was outside. I certainly didn't let him out of my sight for a second, especially since there are red-tailed hawks that frequent the area...I can't imagine the horror of seeing one of my prized possessions flying away as a hawk's snack...

He lost the lavender color in his tail when he was around 8 months old as it eventually turned white. The rest of him has turned a buttery yellow with white for the saddle color. I took some pictures in the sunlight which really shows the bone-white color of his tail. You can view additional pictures that I took here, and you can compare how he looked before as well. I also took some pictures of his counterpart, "Snow White", which I will post tomorrow.

One more down, one more to go...

2008-05-06T21:18:00.006-04:00

This past weekend I hobbled my way across the finish line of my second marathon for the year. I ran the New Jersey Marathon in Long Branch, New Jersey. It was a great, relatively flat, 2-loop course which I thought I could run in 3 hours 45 minutes (which would improve my personal record). My first 10 miles I was on target for my 3:45 marathon, but then I started to break down. I made 2 "rookie" mistakes that killed me and my time - I should have known better than to make these mistakes....

The first mistake was that my first 4 miles were faster than the 8 minute 34 second pace I should have been doing. I was clocking in 8 minute miles for the first 4 miles before I finally settled into the right pace. This definitely killed me as the race went on as I put too much energy into those first few miles.

The second HUGE mistake that I made was not hydrating properly. They had plenty of drinking stations out on the course (a big thanks to the excellent volunteers!), but I think that I was too intent on keeping my pace where I wanted it to be to think about drinking enough water and Gatorade. I was running through each station only taking a swallow or two of water - DOH!

By mile 10 my pace started to slow, which I think is because of my fast start. By mile 20, I was in a world of hurt. I developed extremely bad cramps in both legs because I was dehydrated so badly. From that point on I had to walk a few yards, then I would shuffle my feet for a few yards (not even close to "running"), then go back to walking. Both legs felt like 2 bricks, and every step shot pain up through my legs - it was the most intense pain I've ever felt....good times, good times :)! I just wanted to hurry up and finish, but my legs didn't want to cooperate. I finally came across the line in 4 hours 33 minutes. Did I learn a lesson or two? You bet I did! Now I can't wait for my 3rd and final marathon for this year...Let the training begin - all over again!!

A huge thanks to my lovely wife and wonderful daughter for hangin' in there and being patient while this old man tried to finish. They definitely helped bring me across the finish line with their cheering and motivation.

Oh, I almost forgot - the pic above is of one of the albino's from Colombia's March 11th litter. Now that I have some time on my hands, I will try to take some pictures of the rest of the babies. They are all doing great, and wait until you see them! Some of them have incredible colors - they're going to look awesome as they mature!

I'll end my rambling for the night - enjoy the funny pic below which pretty much sums up my pain out there this weekend pounding the pavement :)!

Free At Last Part II

2008-04-23T22:05:00.002-04:00

Here is the other free boa that I was lucky enough to receive with the Boaphile cages last year. Her name is Sunset, and I'm definitely diggin' her color! She is three years old, 6 1/2 feet long and 11 pounds. She was purchased by her former owner from a pet store in Frederick, Maryland as a neonate. She can be a hand full at times, but once she is out of her cage she settles down quickly. She works well with the snake hook that I have, so she knows that when the cage opens and she is touched by the hook that it's not dinnertime :). I think that it is important that as a boa gets bigger to make sure that you take extra care to not get bit. A good quality snake hook definitely helps to avoid any accidental bites as you first go to remove a large snake from their cage.

Here are some more pics of Sunset from this past weekend.

Free At Last!

2008-04-19T22:39:00.007-04:00

After 4 months of quarantine, Samy has joined the rest of my snakes in the "snake room". She is a beauty that I got for free - yes free! I bought some Boaphile cages last year from a woman in Maryland, but she couldn't find a home for Samy or Sunset (more on Sunset in my next blog post). Samy's previous owner kept extremely good care of her and it shows. Samy is a 9 year old B.C.I., close to 8 feet long, and weighs in at 37 pounds. She is very calm and docile for a snake this big, but I take great care in respecting her and her size that's for sure!

Since it was such a nice day today, I took her and Sunset out for some pics. While I was taking pictures, a rabbit came into the yard - if he only knew he was 20 feet away from being dinner :)! He hung out for a good 5 minutes before finally taking off, lucky for him in the opposite direction of Samy...Don't worry, I wasn't about to let "Bugs" become dinner!

Here are some more pics of Samy.

New Babies!!

2008-03-11T21:45:00.006-04:00

Colombia had her litter at 4:30 this morning. I knew she was getting close as she had her waxy poo on Saturday, and she had been cruising the cage for the past 48 hours. She also was making a nest with the newspaper that I put in the cage for her. I took yesterday off from work because I thought for sure she would have them during the day. Of course she didn't, which meant waking up every couple hours to check on her. She ended up having the babies under ALL of the newspaper and corrugated cardboard on the bottom of her cage. She was 103 days P.O.S. (Post Ovulation Shed), which is exactly the amount of days she took last year to have her litter! She gave birth to a litter of 27 little squirmies. There were 9 Sharp Albinos 66% Het Anery (Het Sharp Snow), 5 Anerys 66% Het Sharp Albino (Het Sharp Snow), 13 Normals 66% DH Snows, 1 stillborn, and 2 slugs. Unfortunately, there were no Sharp Snows in the litter - I guess the odds Gods weren't on my side this year (especially with 27 in the litter!). All the babies look great with no yolk sac, which is always a plus. Some of the Albinos have some funky patterns going on and they have a range of colors. I can't wait to really see them once they've shed!

The best news is that Colombia is doing great and took a meal without a problem. I probably will not be breeding her again in the future. She is such a great pet, and I don't want to take the risk of losing her. Breeding/birthing can be very stressful on a boa. I do have some plans for next year though....stay tuned :)!

Here are some photos of the litter for you to enjoy!

Proposed Federal regulations banning Boas and Pythons

2008-02-02T23:34:00.000-05:00

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has made a significant move towards banning the importation and interstate transport of Boa Constrictors and Pythons in the United States. Quietly published in the Federal Register, the agency is accepting public comments until April 30th. Please go to the online petition that I created to find out more information and to add your name. Spread the word, and please voice your opposition to this proposal at http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=09000064803a565f (be sure to fill in ALL requested information otherwise your comments will not be considered). Thanks!

A Pregnancy Update

2008-01-25T22:04:00.001-05:00

Colombia has been progressing nicely through her pregnancy. She ballooned up that's for sure! She has been alternating between the warm end and the cool end of the cage, and for the past month or so she has been slowly losing her "water weight" as the babies develop inside her. My fingers are crossed for a nice healthy litter. Judging by how big she is this year compared to last year, she should have a decent sized litter in another 45 days or so. The pictures above were taken on December 30th.

I've had a few people ask me if I feed my females while they are pregnant. I choose to not feed them any meals while they are pregnant. Before I introduce the male, I make sure that they have plenty of reserves and can handle not being fed for 4 months. If a female doesn't have enough weight to handle being without food for that period of time, then I feel she is not ready to breed. By not feeding the female while she is pregnant, I think I give the babies as much room as possible to develop. I also avoid the possibility of her giving birth prematurely while trying to defecate.

Well, hopefully I will have some good news soon!

Yep, I'm Goofy!

2008-01-21T19:23:00.000-05:00

Well, I guess it's official now - I'm Goofy! I have been training for the past few months for the Disney World 1/2 Marathon on Saturday January 12th, and then I ran the Disney World Marathon the next day. By completing both races back-to-back (39.3 total miles), I was awarded a 3rd finisher's medal for completing the "Goofy Challenge". My "vacation" was a lot of fun, although I didn't think it was much fun around mile 21 of the marathon - my body was complaining, that's for sure :)! I had to walk through the water stops at that point, but I knew I would finish - just not with the time I was hoping for. I wanted to run a 3 hour 40 minute marathon, but after running a 1 hour 57 minute 1/2 marathon the day before in warm and humid weather, I just didn't have it in me. I ended up with a 4 hour 23 minute time, but at least I now have a new Personal Record (PR) by beating my first marathon time by 30 minutes (NYC marathon in 2006). I'm sure a 3:40 is within my ability, just not after running 13 miles the day before....The next 5 days were spent walking the Disney World parks with my wife, which certainly helped keep my legs from cramping and alleviated the amount of pain that they were in. My goal is to run 2 more marathons this year, and if possible qualify for the Boston Marathon (3 hours 20 minutes).
I'll be sure to post an update in the next few days on how Colombia is doing so far with her pregnancy, and maybe an update or two on the Sharp Snows too - it's been a while!

105 Days and Counting

2007-11-29T22:30:00.000-05:00

Well let the pacing and sleepless nights begin :D! I repeated the breeding from last year (DH Sharp Snow x DH Sharp Snow) that produced the first Sharp Snow. Everything is looking good so far - Colombia just had her Post Ovulation Shed today - yahoo! I introduced the male, Bogota, on September 19th, and he immediately got down to business - the little stud! He courted her non-stop for the past 2+ months and I witnessed multiple copulations. He got a nice big juicy rat tonight, he definitely deserved it!

She had her pre-ovulation swell on October 22nd, and ovulated on November 14th.

Well, hopefully I will have good news to report around March 13th....

It's all about the genes!

2007-10-21T14:56:00.000-04:00

I have received quite a few emails from people asking what a litter would consist of if they bred one of the babies I have for sale with a snake that they have. So, I put together a few webpages with outcomes for different breedings to answer these questions. I decided to only focus on the snakes I have for sale, as the list would be WAY too long if I included every type of morph or combination possible! Assembling the Punnett Squares for all of the possible combinations took me back to my days in High School Biology class - I knew paying attention in school would payoff someday, LOL! Here are my two days of Punnett Square fun, and please let me know if you find any errors.

The picture above is of an Anery 66% Possible Het Sharp Albino (Het Sharp Snow) from my July 8th litter. She has been sold and is on her way to Florida - I wish I was on my way to Florida! More pictures of her can be found here.

Love Is In The Air!

2007-09-26T19:27:00.000-04:00

Well, it's that time of year again! I'm repeating the breeding last year that produced the first Sharp Snow - Colombia (female) x Bogata (male) - both are DH Sharp Snow's. Hopefully I will have similar lucky results! Colombia rebounded extremely well (15 pounds empty weight, 7 ft), after her pregnancy. Bogata was eager to say the least - as soon as I put him in with her he got down to business :). They've been going at it for a week nonstop - love is in the air! I quickly snapped a few pictures as I didn't want to disturb them too much - I don't think they even noticed...

I will not be breeding my other female, Cartagena, this year as she is still recovering from her litter born in July. Colombia will be taking next year off as I will have no reason to breed her, and she certainly deserves a break!

Well, my fingers and toes are crossed, and I will of course post updates as Colombia progresses.

A Sharp Snow Comparison

2007-09-03T13:25:00.000-04:00

My second Sharp Snow finally shed a few days ago, almost 2 months after she was born on July 8th. I noticed that she (affectionately named Snow White by my beautiful wife) does not have any yellow coming in. Her entire body is white, while her markings are an off white. She even has a white tongue instead of pink like the first Sharp Snow. Her tail color also is a light pink compared to the lavender color of the first Sharp Snow.

When the first Sharp Snow shed for the first time at almost 2 months old, he already had some yellow coming in (he's now 5 months old). She's definitely different, and hopefully Snow White will stay white - Yellow Snow White just doesn't have the same ring to it, lol. Only time will tell, and I'll be sure to post updates as she gets older.

Above is a picture of both of them together along with another baby from the July 8th litter - the normal from my July 29th Blog entry. You can find more pictures of her here.

Fun with stained glass

2007-08-28T18:30:00.000-04:00

I thought I would post some of my "artistic" work. I read a thread on a forum about using black plexiglass or opaque stained glass to take pictures with a different kind of look to them. I wasn't able to find any black plexiglass in my area, but I was able to find some opaque stained glass. Out of a couple hundred pics these are the one's that turned out the best. I did run into a few problems taking the pictures - it's a little tough to get the lighting right without getting reflections from the light source (I ended up using indirect sunlight for these pictures), and also any spec of dust on the glass will DEFINITELY show up in the picture. The beautiful subject matter are a couple of my Sharp Albino's from my March 20th Sharp Snow litter. Hope you enjoy!

How about updating the blog?!?

2007-07-29T22:26:00.001-04:00

Yes, I know it's been wayyyy too long since I posted an update on my blog. With summer here, I've been busy enjoying the weather, and of course taking care of babies! I just haven't had much time to update my blog. The picture here is of one of the "normal" babies that has a 66% chance of being het for Anery and Sharp Albino. She has a ton of pink/red coming through which will only get better as she gets older. She and the other 2 normal's have been the only babies to shed so far from my second litter this year.

The second Sharp Snow hasn't shed yet, but the first one took almost 2 months to finally shed, so I will be patient....The second Sharp Snow is definitely special, and once he/she has shed I will of course have pictures and share with you all why I think it is "special". The babies are doing great, and the three normals ate their first meals (thawed pinkie rats) without any problems. So far so good!

Cartagena is coming back strong and looks to have made it through the whole process without any problems. She ate 2 small meals after she had her litter (I fed her 1 medium rat a week apart), and then went into shed just like she should. She ate a large rat last week, so she is rebounding great. It will be a slow process to get her back up to her pre-birth weight, but since I will not be breeding her again this coming fall/winter, she has plenty of time.

CAUTION BUSINESS NEWS AHEAD - end your reading now if you don't want to be bored :)! I have sold two normal 66% chance for Anery and Sharp Albino females from my first litter this year, so that's good news. They are both going to a good home, and in a way I will miss them. They both have some great markings and colors, and they are so easy to handle. I try to handle all the babies for a little while at least once every day (except if they have had a meal in the last 24-48 hours) to make sure that they remain friendly. I don't want them to get an attitude from being neglected. I want to make sure that when I sell a baby, their future owner will be happy with their purchase. OK, BUSINESS NEWS IS DONE, lol!

Well, I hope everyone is having a great summer, and hopefully I will update the blog a little more frequently than every 3 weeks!

Boa babies - finally!!

2007-07-08T21:17:00.000-04:00

Well, after 135 long and agonizing days for me, Cartagena finally had her litter today! She had 7 babies, and one of them was a Sharp Snow - the second one to be born in the world! I definitely got lucky with the odds, that's for sure...

According to the Punnett Square, the probability for having a Snow from a breeding of a DH Snow to DH Snow is 1 for every 16 offspring. Since she only had 7 babies, I definitely got lucky! She also had 1 Sharp Albino which has a 66% chance of being Het Anery (Het Snow), 2 Anerys 66% possible Het Albino (Het Snow), and 3 Normals that are 66% DH Snow (Het Anery and Het Albino). She also had 1 stillborn (an albino), and 5 unfertilized ova (slugs). For more pictures of the litter, click here.

Cartagena and the babies are doing great. She was a little feisty when I went to remove the babies, but she calmed down quickly. I weighed her and she lost a little over 4 pounds during her pregnancy. She will get a small meal tomorrow night to start the process of recovering the lost weight from her pregnancy.

Now that my worrying can officially end, I can finally get a good night's sleep!

Where are the babies?!?!

2007-07-01T22:24:00.000-04:00

Well, after looking over my records again I realized that the actual date of her last ovulation was February 23rd, not the 20th. Also, I made a mistake in my previous blog entry - it's give or take 10 days from 123 days (on average) for a boa to deliver after her last ovulation. So her correct due date was June 26th (123 days from February 23rd), and she could go all the way to July 6th. Maybe she is just holding out for some Independence Day babies? She's still looking good, and doing everything that she should, but yes, it is driving me nuts. I wake up in the middle of the night to check on her to see if there are any little ones slithering around...Oh well, I'll catch up on my sleep some day!

The Waiting Game.....

2007-06-18T21:44:00.001-04:00

Pictured here is one of my Female DH Sharp Snow Boas, Cartagena. She is due any day now, and it's driving me crazy! She has been maintaining her heat conservation position like a champ throughout her pregnancy (as in the picture above which I took yesterday). She also has been gradually losing weight in the front half of her body over the last few weeks which is a good sign of a healthy litter to come....

Unlike Colombia who had a Post Ovulation Shed (POS), Cartagena shed mid-way through her pregnancy - 43 days after her final ovulation. So, I can't calculate her due date by the POS date, which is usually 105 days (give or take 5 days). Colombia had her litter 102 days after her POS, so I had a good idea of when to expect babies.

Since Cartagena didn't give me a POS, I have to calculate her due date from her final ovulation date. Cartagena's second ovulation occured on 2/20/07, so 123 days puts her delivery date at 6/23/07. Give or take 5 days puts her right on schedule for a nice healthy litter any day now. She also had a waxy stool yesterday (don't worry I won't post a picture of that, lol!), so she should hopefully go within the next 24-48 hours.

I'm wearing out the carpet in front of her cage constantly checking on her! I'm hoping for the best, and I just hope she makes it through her first litter OK. I'll of course be posting an update here as soon she has her babies!

One more thing, if all of the above info is Greek to you, or if you want more information on the breeding or parturition process of boas, I highly recommend you check out the article that Jeff Ronne submitted to Reptiles magazine in November 1996. You can also find an excellent chapter on breeding boas in the book The Boa Constrictor Manual.

Happy Father's Day!

2007-06-17T15:03:00.001-04:00

A happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there, especially those Dad's serving our country!

I spent my Father's Day morning running a 5K. I like running (but I don't love it...), and was fortunate enough to run and finish the ING New York City Marathon last year.

The run was the Michael's 5K Run and Fun Walk. The proceeds for the run went to the Michael Hafke Foundation. Michael Hafke is a 17 year veteran of the Clinton Township, New Jersey police department who served 18 months in Iraq for the Army National Guard. Michael trained Iraqi police officers in Tikrit. Upon returning from his deployment, he was diagnosed with Multiple Myloma, a type of bone cancer.

Michael is a father of 3 teenagers, so he really has his hands full! I personally know Michael, and you will not find a nicer, more generous guy. He really is a terrific person, and my thoughts and prayers are with him and his family as he goes through this tough time.

If you would like to donate to the Michael Hafke Foundation to help his family with medical bills, please visit the Michael Hafke Foundation website.

Playing hookie from work

2007-06-15T21:15:00.000-04:00

I took a day off from work and spent the day with my daughter and her friend at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson New Jersey. If you're any kind of a coaster nut like me and my daughter, you have to put this park near the top of your must see list! We've been season pass holders for the past few years, and we can't get enough of this park.

Great Adventure has 13 roller coasters including the tallest and faster roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka. This bad boy goes from 0 to 128 mph in 3.8 seconds, and shoots up 456 feet! Of course since it was built a couple seasons ago, it's had a few problems with reliability. When it's working though, it's well worth the 50 second ride!

The other coasters are well worth the trip too, especially El Toro. El Toro is the newest coaster at the park, and also holds the record for the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster in the U.S. (76 degrees). It's also the second tallest and fastest woodie in the world. My daughter and I think it's the best coaster in the park, and it is such a smooth and fast ride that it's surprising that it's a woodie.

The park wasn't very busy, which made for short waits for the coasters (except for the 2.5 hour wait for Kingda Ka). It also was only 70 degrees or so, which helped make it even nicer to be at the park for the day. My only complaint for the park is the EXTREMELY high prices for food inside the park.

Great Adventure also has the largest drive through Safari outside of Africa that is pretty cool. It opens an hour before the park, so you can get there early and drive through the Safari and enjoy the 1400 animals (the giraffes are the best!).

It was great spending time with my daughter, and I'm sure we'll be going back a few more times this year!

So I've jumped on the Blog Train!

2007-06-14T18:00:00.000-04:00

Well, better late than never! I've actually been looking at different types of blogging programs to integrate with the website for a while now. I finally settled on the one from blogger.com. It's free, can integrate with my existing web page layout (with a little tweaking of course....), and it looks like one of the more "user friendly" blogging programs out there.

So, I will try to keep my blog focused on the care and breeding of my pet Boas. I also will blog about the business side of things. Since I am far from being a major breeder (I have no intention of becoming a major breeder), I'll share with you (the reader - if there is any, lol) how hard or easy it is for a "small guy" to sell the offspring of a litter once they're born. Of course, I'll be sure to talk about all of the cool new types of Boa morphs being introduced out there in the world as well. There's some incredible Boa morphs being created, and many more interesting ones to come! I'm sure I'll mix in some other miscellaneous stuff every now and then too.....

I have also turned on the ability for readers to leave comments. Feel free to leave a comment (or you can email me if you don't want your comments to be seen by others), I'm always open to criticism. Don't worry I have a thick skin, lol. You can leave anonymous comments too for anyone that wants to stay under the radar :)!

Oh, and the picture is of the first Sharp Snow Boa born in the world - I love this little guy (can you tell?!? LOL)! More pictures of him can be found here.