12/20/2023 0 Comments Pink boa constrictor![]() All animal orders are shipped in a styro-foam lined cardboard box used specifically for shipping reptiles. We pack your order in the safest, most efficient way possible. SOMEONE MUST BE PRESENT TO SIGN FOR THE PACKAGE or our Live arrival guarantee is VOID. We will ship according to above schedule and are very accurate and on time. Overnight shipping is a FedEx SERVICE not a time frame. If you Order Thursday before 2pm, arrival is Friday and so on. If you Order Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, shipping would be Monday to arrive Tuesday. Please email us at to let us know what day works for you.ĮX: If you order Monday before 2pm, arrival would be Tuesday. You may request an alternate shipping day. Sometimes snakes are fed the day you order, and we like to wait to ship them so that they don't have a rough time shipping with a full stomach.Įx: If you place your order at 5pm Monday, we will ship tuesday, and you will receive Wed. Orders placed after 2pm est, get shipped the following day. FEDEX DOES NOT SHIP ANIMALS FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS OR SUNDAYS.in other words do not expect your animal to arrive Saturday, Sunday, or Mondays. Sometimes we are able to ship out the same day if order placed after 2pm, but not always. This also depends on how many orders we have. Orders placed before 2pm EST usually get shipped the same day but not guaranteed. We also offer HOLD FOR PICKUP at your closest FedEx center, in cases that the weather is extreme or fedex is estimating a late arrival to your address. If you live in a smaller town, or in a rural area it may arrive between 12-4pm. Status: Not listed on IUCN Red List CITES, Appendix II.We ship FED EX overnight. The Boa constrictor ortoni is a Peruvian coastal boa. Habitat/range: Boa constrictors are found in various habitats, primarily in rainforest edges or clearings but can also be found in dry tropical forests, grasslands, woodlands and semi-desert areas. The young are born live and are independent soon after birth. ![]() Fertilization is internal Boa constrictors are ovoviviparous embryos develop within their mothers’ bodies. Only about 50 percent of adult females will reproduce annually. Reproduction: Males are polygynous, mating with several mate with multiple females females may mate with more than one male in a season. They are able to sense terrestrial and sound vibrations.Ĭommunication: Boas mainly communicate by use of chemosensory and visual signals Their vision is good (except when shedding). Senses: By flicking their tongues, the chemosensory organ in the top of their mouths, give them chemical cues about their surroundings. Boas kill by suffocating their prey by constricting as its coils around the animal. They are particularly unpredictable when shedding (vision is not good at this time).ĭiet: Usual food is large lizards, birds (such as antbirds) and small mammals (squirrels, opossums, spiny rats, pacas, agoutis and mice). Even though they are non-venomous, they will strike and can deliver a painful bite if threatened. Their prehensile tails are used for attaching to branches they become more terrestrial as they grow in size and age. If night temperatures are low, they may bask during the day. Males are usually smaller than females.īehavior: These snakes are solitary and nocturnal. Size: Adult average size is 6 -10 feet (1.5-2.4 m) long weight is less than 60 pounds (27 kg). Those boas referred to as “red-tails” have red colorations on the tail. The markings are on a background of cream, pale tan or gray. Boas have diamond, oval and/ or narrow rectangular-shaped patterns of brownish- red with black outlines. There are several subspecies that are identified mainly by their range, rather than their appearance, but form, size and color does occur within regions. Description: Orton’s boa is a subspecies of Boa constrictor.
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