Candoia

[python_punk]

ive always been a fan of the cryptic patterns and variable coloration of the solomon island ground boas (candoia p.) but it is difficult to find good specimens because they are not too popular. am i alone in my admiration for this species and where can i find good specimens

[Steve_M.]

Jerry Conway is a Candoia breeder heres his web site
http://www.kingsnake.com/candoia/

[Boamaster]

Here are too very different looking specimens. I too used to like them alot, but they are just way too small and thin when born - something like shoe strings with heads. And they prefer small lizards when there new borns than pinkies, and this then makes them a pain
to scent over to mices later on.

Good Luck with your quest. 8)

[Cockroach]

your not alone, exept maybe in your frustration looking for good info and specimines. jerry conway's site is small but still the best i've found so far.
this is my soloman Cynide

[Boabrat]

Greetings,

No you are definately not alone, but alot of people agree with Boamaster about the difficulties faced raising newborns. They are a pain in the :-X. One thing to keep in mind, the number of listed Candoia species will prolly increase in the not to distant future. Basically alot of the boas being sold by wholesalers/importers as 'Solomon Island Boas' are most likely (In many peoples opinions) genetically different. Of course it takes time to prove all that out, but there are several research groups doing studies throughout the pacific islands and all them researchers love having new species named after them. So for now the two main groupings you see are Isabelle and Solomon and they are mainly catagorized by color by most wholesalers. Isabelles being the white phase and Solomon everything else. I have also run into some striking size differences in breeding adults, ranging from 4-5 ft to 2 ft (females). This makes me think that there may be a dwarf version of an already very diminuative snake out there. Anyhow, just my two cents, good luck and happy herping.

- John da BoaBrat