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I am seriously considering acquiring a small group of M. boeleni. I've googled with no luck. Does anyone know who breeds them? If not, where I can find some detailed husbandry info. Thanks!
 
You'll mostly find CH babies - they are imported in small quantities. I haven't been paying a whole lot of attention, but I'm not sure there's been much luck with captive reproduction here in The States.
 
Harald is right. We acquired a group of them from Ball pythons south a couple of years back. They are the captive hatched ones that are the only ones that reproduce in captivity. From what I understand when they are collected from the wild they will not reproduce in captivity. Ours still aren't old enough as they take much longer than a ball python to reach sexual maturity.
 
I was recently tempted by a female I'd seen advertised....the only reason I didn't pursue her is that, IMO, she was too big for her stated age. (not implying that the age was wrong, just that she had to have been fed heavily to get to that size so quickly)
 
Harald,
Clark and I really wanted these awesome pythons. We have a couple of Angolans a small group of Bolenei and the rest is all Ball pythons. I have to tell you Clark and I think these pythons are some of the most unique in the world. When seen and handled in person they have a almost like gasoline fume look to their black scales. As well as being a bit on the aggressive side. They aren't as timid as most balls for sure but can be handled with care. Really big teeth but they seem to mostly only bite their prey items. When out the bins they aren't really biters but will use their bodies almost like a baseball bat and try and hit you hard with their heads. After owning them we both feel that they are one of the most incredible pythons out there. They do really well in captivity and are hearty eaters as well. Hope I helped
 
Ari R. Flagle has written a book on them..."Black Python Morelia boeleni".

This book has both natural history and husbandry information.

He works at the Fort Worth Zoo and has a group of them.

I have seen his presentation with him working with them in the wild and it's pretty awesome.
 
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