@drwndntornasundr Anacondas are in the boa family! There different types of snakes yes but stll in the same family. Both types of snakes give live birth.
They are gorgeous Boas and for sure VERY addictive. Great personalities and temperaments if handled and worked with. My two were the length of Isla at the age of 3 years and mine will be 8 years old this year.
@1softkiss wow you'll have to show me those pictures sometime! That'd be awesome to see! Thank you for all the information :) I feel the same, it is wonderful to be able to talk to someone about them!
You also have to consider snakes that have a huge enclosure and get a ton of exercise build up a lot of muscle mass and naturally have a much thicker girth so really has nothing to do with over feeding. Thick with a Boa doesn't mean obese if you count muscle mass like mine have. Rabbits furnish higher calcium content in comparison to rats but the Degus furnish the same high calcium content.
@1softkiss The Rabbit put a good size lump in her. I will have to look into finding Degus to feed my argentines, right now rabbits are the easiest for me to come by. I also like that they have a higher protein to fat ratio than rats.
@DraoiSidhe Much higher calcium content than rats for sure and Degus aren't much bigger than a colossal rat but they are the Argentines native food for a reason. Their oils in their fur are essential and help the Argentines maintain their glossy skin and overall health. Don't let anyone know they are for feeding snakes or they won't sell them to you, why I breed my own Degus.
I've tried rabbits with mine and every time I gave them rabbits they had a very bad loose stool so never did it again.
@1softkiss I will remember that incase my girl has loose stools. I will have to find someone who sells degus around here and maybe I could start breeding them myself. that is if my fiance will let me have more animals around haha.
They are still on the endangered species list and can't be shipped outside of South America but fortunately their population has drastically increased in South America and it's very common to see them in the cities and parks.
She is beautiful. I actually feed my two adults every other month and they are huge but also the grandparents of mine came from Chile and are of wild caught stock. Actually I've been talking to someone a lot lately from South America and there have been documented reports of some Argentines in South America that are 14 feet in length and this person informed me they are VERY abundant in South America now. Mine eat their native food which is Degus alternating with Colossal rats.
@1softkiss wow thanks for all the information! Isla is about 3 at the moment. a rough estimate from her past owner. she is just an all around wonderful snake. We fed her a rabbit this past weekend, it was her first rabbit ever. her previous owner didnt like the idea of feeding rabbits so shes been eating jumbo rats.
@DraoiSidhe Good call She is the size mine were at the age of 3 years. I'm SO happy to see someone else with Argentines and crazy about the species because they may be big, but they are gentle giants. The person I've been talking to is going to get some pictures of the 14 ft. Argentines for me can't wait to see those beauties :O) A lot of people that fed rabbits to Argentines had problems with them getting bound up because of the thick bone density in a rabbit another reason I don't.
I knew Peruvians and Bolivians were larger bodied, but i've never seen one as big as a full grown argentine before. I will have to check that out!! Thanks for the information! :)
"Argentines are one of the biggest boas next to anacondas."
I really hope that was a joke. Boa's and Anacondas are two completely different types of snakes lol
drwndntornasundr 9 months ago
@drwndntornasundr anacondas are in the same family as boas.... I'll message you a link.
DraoiSidhe 9 months ago
@drwndntornasundr Anacondas are in the boa family! There different types of snakes yes but stll in the same family. Both types of snakes give live birth.
Karmacode2012 9 months ago
They are gorgeous Boas and for sure VERY addictive. Great personalities and temperaments if handled and worked with. My two were the length of Isla at the age of 3 years and mine will be 8 years old this year.
1softkiss 1 year ago
@1softkiss wow you'll have to show me those pictures sometime! That'd be awesome to see! Thank you for all the information :) I feel the same, it is wonderful to be able to talk to someone about them!
DraoiSidhe 1 year ago
You also have to consider snakes that have a huge enclosure and get a ton of exercise build up a lot of muscle mass and naturally have a much thicker girth so really has nothing to do with over feeding. Thick with a Boa doesn't mean obese if you count muscle mass like mine have. Rabbits furnish higher calcium content in comparison to rats but the Degus furnish the same high calcium content.
1softkiss 1 year ago
@1softkiss The Rabbit put a good size lump in her. I will have to look into finding Degus to feed my argentines, right now rabbits are the easiest for me to come by. I also like that they have a higher protein to fat ratio than rats.
DraoiSidhe 1 year ago
@DraoiSidhe Much higher calcium content than rats for sure and Degus aren't much bigger than a colossal rat but they are the Argentines native food for a reason. Their oils in their fur are essential and help the Argentines maintain their glossy skin and overall health. Don't let anyone know they are for feeding snakes or they won't sell them to you, why I breed my own Degus.
I've tried rabbits with mine and every time I gave them rabbits they had a very bad loose stool so never did it again.
1softkiss 1 year ago
@1softkiss I will remember that incase my girl has loose stools. I will have to find someone who sells degus around here and maybe I could start breeding them myself. that is if my fiance will let me have more animals around haha.
DraoiSidhe 1 year ago
They are still on the endangered species list and can't be shipped outside of South America but fortunately their population has drastically increased in South America and it's very common to see them in the cities and parks.
1softkiss 1 year ago
She is beautiful. I actually feed my two adults every other month and they are huge but also the grandparents of mine came from Chile and are of wild caught stock. Actually I've been talking to someone a lot lately from South America and there have been documented reports of some Argentines in South America that are 14 feet in length and this person informed me they are VERY abundant in South America now. Mine eat their native food which is Degus alternating with Colossal rats.
1softkiss 1 year ago
@1softkiss wow thanks for all the information! Isla is about 3 at the moment. a rough estimate from her past owner. she is just an all around wonderful snake. We fed her a rabbit this past weekend, it was her first rabbit ever. her previous owner didnt like the idea of feeding rabbits so shes been eating jumbo rats.
DraoiSidhe 1 year ago
@DraoiSidhe Good call She is the size mine were at the age of 3 years. I'm SO happy to see someone else with Argentines and crazy about the species because they may be big, but they are gentle giants. The person I've been talking to is going to get some pictures of the 14 ft. Argentines for me can't wait to see those beauties :O) A lot of people that fed rabbits to Argentines had problems with them getting bound up because of the thick bone density in a rabbit another reason I don't.
1softkiss 1 year ago
@1softkiss 14 feet wow, that is one healthy sized argentine!!
DraoiSidhe 1 year ago
very beautiful girl nice size to her and argentines are i believe third to Peruvian and bolivians in size
grubbadub420 1 year ago
@grubbadub420 thanks, she is such a beauty!
I knew Peruvians and Bolivians were larger bodied, but i've never seen one as big as a full grown argentine before. I will have to check that out!! Thanks for the information! :)
DraoiSidhe 1 year ago