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Are surinam's that hard?

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Hello all,

I am new to this site but have kept reptiles for almost 15 years. I haven't kept anything other than turtles(for the wife) for the past couple of years. When I started reading up on surinames, I started getting scared off due to their husbandry requirements. Are they really that much more difficult to maintain than say a Columbian BCI? Are the captive born suriname's any hardier? Thanks for your help.

Jason
 
Surinames are not much more difficult at all, but I would recommend starting with a captive bred specimen. Imported animals are always more difficult. The temp an humidity requirements are similar, I always kept mine at the same temps as my other boas. 88-90 warm and 80-82 cool. The big difference is feeding, Surinames do not grow as fast as BCI and their feeding schedule must be adjusted to match. I feed my BCI every 7-10 days for the first 18 months, but a young Suri should only be fed every 14 days. Feeding them more often stresses them out and causes them to regurge. Hope this was helpful.

Chris
 
JCCS,

Thanks for the reply. I am definitely buying a captive bred, regardless of what I end up with. That does reassure me that they aren't impossible to maintain.

J
 
i agree with JCCS surinames boas are no harder to keep then say a BCI just MAKE SURE IT IS CAPTIVE PRODUCED that is the most important thing about true red tails "also temp and humidity can be different but keep it exactly like JCCS said

wild collected animals usually die of stress and or dehyadration and most wont eat sometimes u might get lucky and get a wild collected boa that is in good health but i always go with captive produced reptiles of any kind hope this helps thanks
 
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