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How to get a colorful BRB....

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I am in the market for a rainbow boa. I have been to a few reptile shows in the past and have searched around the internet so I've seen some pictures. What I have heard is that there are many different subspecies out there that aren't as colorful as the brazilian. I've also heard that, like with most animals, you can get less colorful brazilians. I need advice as to how to differentiate a colorful rainbow boa so I don't buy one that will mostly be brown blagh.

I've had corns and a few other snakes that start out as one color and then mature into totaly different patterns/colors so I am a little worried that I'll miss out on a good deal because it is a hatchling and appears brown but will look more like it's name in a few years.

Sugguestions please! And is brazilian the way to go or would haitian, columbian ect. be better?

Thanks
Missy
 
brazilian rainbows are what you want and you caan tell (generally) when they are small if they are going to have goo crescents and the BASIC color.... try brian hummel @rainbowboas.com or tony hurt (i do not know his website) and jeff clark as well
 
Quite frankly I don't think I have ever seen a Brazillian that looked "blagh!" (The other kinds of rainbow boas all seem pretty dull in comparison to me though.) I find my brazillian extremely attractive even though she is rather brownish. She still has a gorgeous oil slick effect with an intricate pattern. The really young brazillians are greyish and have a slightly different pattern than they will as adults.
 
The show was ok. The only BRB there was sold ten minutes before I walked in the door.

I did talk to a somewhat local breeder and he said he'd have more this summer. I did get a honduran milk, corn that was het butter, and a female ball. So it wasn't a terrible loss.
 
with my brb he is only getting better and better (looks wise). just today he was showing off his colors.
 

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