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jjmetro · #1 (**permalink**) 12-18-2005, 10:22 PM

he's a honduran bci, maybe 2-3 weeks old, has soooo much red on his belly that one could mistake him for a fire belly!! he is gorgeous!! Ill have pics as soon as he settles in!

Fitch · #2 (**permalink**) 12-19-2005, 05:48 AM

sounds gorgeous....vant wait to see pics

jjmetro · #3 (**permalink**) 12-19-2005, 06:53 AM

okay, now im seeing a lot of conflicting info on the hondurans..... some say they only get 5-6 foot. i haven't seen anything online about a honduran that is not a fire belly.... are all hondurans fire bellies??? I'm confused..... i thought i was getting a normal boa with really nice coloring.... now i dont know if i have a dwarf type boa, a fire belly, a normal with exceptional coloring or what........ anyone know a good place to find some info??? I stopped by prehistoric pets with him to find out just what i got and they said def a honduran, but what does that mean?????

jjmetro · #4 (**permalink**) 12-19-2005, 07:07 AM

here's a pic, i'll get a better one tomorrow when i can take it in the sunlight to show the real red.....

jjmetro · #5 (**permalink**) 12-19-2005, 09:45 PM

Here's the pics i promised!!!

Dbutton · #6 (**permalink**) 12-19-2005, 10:09 PM

Mainland Hondurans are well known for their beautiful bellies. That is a really nice specimen too. And another nice thing is that they don't get as big as other localities of BCI's.

jjmetro · #7 (**permalink**) 12-20-2005, 01:55 AM

so he wouldn't be considered a fire belly???

jjmetro · #8 (**permalink**) 12-20-2005, 01:58 AM

one more thing..... since i got him, he's been VERY active, climbing on his tree and on top of his hide and what not, are hondurans aboreal at all, or is he just exploring??

jjmetro · #9 (**permalink**) 12-20-2005, 02:11 AM

another pic.......

Pork Chops N' Corn Bread · #10 (**permalink**) 12-20-2005, 02:43 AM

What a looker....I believe females max out at 7' and males 6' although 7' is uncommon. I don't believe very many people keep them so there are lots of unknowns such as the growth rates and MAXIMUM size over time.

Dbutton · #11 (**permalink**) 12-20-2005, 02:58 AM

They all like to climb when they are babies. That will slowley stop as they get larger. But that could mostly be because nobody offers anything that a large boa can climb on after they get over about 3ft.

safaridave · #12 (**permalink**) 12-20-2005, 04:47 AM

I always thought that FireBellies where the Island form, That they come from a small island off the coast. Fantastic Central you got there, I miss mine, she had beautiful red coloration to her too. Good luck with him, and thanks for sharing pics. Are there any good website about Fire Bellies?

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