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Offline chrisr9240

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bi polar nics
« on: September 19, 2009, 03:09:14 PM »
  i am fairly new to nics only have a trio  but one female we have has always been nice a nd handleable untill recently she has reached breeding age/size and all of the sudden you cant open her tub with out getting tagged  hard and repeatedly she will strike at anything that moves past her tub  nothing has changed setup wise i think she just went ape s%*t on me i swear she is bipolar or somthing  just wandering if anyone else has had this when female nics  reach breeding size
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Re: bi polar nics
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2009, 05:47:57 PM »
from a nother person on here thats pretty much how they are, to bad cause i have a young one!!!! :crying:
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Re: bi polar nics
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2009, 02:51:36 AM »
nics are great boas just have a lil' bit of an attitude problem at times, i have one who some days i can handle without any problems and go in there the next day and she will tag me.  she is actually the first snake to bite my wife so she accomplished something lol. anyways i'm hoping to have some half nic half columbian 50% het blizzard jungles out of her this season
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Re: bi polar nics
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2009, 01:18:44 PM »
I have had Nics in the past, and I think just like any Boa, their temperament ranges from individual to individual. Some do get the classic Nic attitude, some don't, some get it earlier in their life some later.

However, I have noticed that almost all of my Boas, as they get older or reach a certain adult age, have to start being removed from their cages by hooks. Once out, they are completely fine. Maybe it's just because as they get older, their sense of territory gets stronger, and are territorial of their cage. Maybe its just the simple fact that they are bigger, and you never really noticed that defensiveness in that tiny little boa, cuz well, it just didn't really matter. LoL. Hope this helps.
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Re: bi polar nics
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2009, 01:45:47 PM »
in 100% honesty (and maybe just my personal experience), every single female boa I've ever owned of ANY locale has been like that... kinda why I got out of them on got into retics... lol
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Re: bi polar nics
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2009, 05:05:30 PM »
I've heard different things for every boa.  I believe that some will tend to be more tempermental but also believe it will change for every one depending on their personality, how often you handle them, and also their enclosure/temps/humidity/etc. {All in my personal opinion}
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Re: bi polar nics
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2009, 01:24:46 AM »
I agree with the "individual to individual" statement.  It really depends on the boa.  And then from there, handling time/stress etc...

I had a big female for years (11 of me owning her, and now onto one of my best friends, who still has no problems minus a few weeks after the move) who never once needed a hook going in or out of her cage.  A nice sized male I had was the same way, completely fine.

And then, I've had a lil hypo who was pretty nippy.  So yeah, personalities man, they got 'em hah
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Re: bi polar nics
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2009, 01:31:43 AM »
that is actually true with most of your common boas, even the hogg island boas are normally laid back but the nicaraugan and a few of your other dwarf species do tend to be a bit more aggressive than the columbians.  the main problem with my big nic is i got her from a breeder in ky who was getting out of dwarf boas and she more then likely wasn't handled as much as a pet would be. my 2 foot long nic on the other hand, she hasn't struck at me or my wife but will not hesitate when food is introduced, i've fed her live when i first got her, then prekilled, frozen, prekilled it dosn't matter she dosn't hesitate. but she is not aggresive on anything but feeding
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Re: bi polar nics
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2009, 11:25:31 AM »
Sounds like the perfect snake. ;) Docile, gentle, with an extreme feeding response.
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Re: bi polar nics
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2009, 06:00:54 PM »
Well last week ours was acting out! but all seems well this week!



If a snake can crawl on that hairy arm and not bite, I'd say thats pretty good :funny100:
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