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03-01-2005, 11:31 AM
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breeding gaboons
Does anyone have any info on breeding gaboons? My friend and I are going to start. He has a beautiful west african male about alittle over 3 feet in lenght and very fat. I have a red and pink colored female west african. Ill have to wait awhile before she is breeding size. Gaboons are the coolest.
The strike from a gaboon is absolutely amazing. Ive heard they have the fastest strike of any snake. I put a mouse in the cage with the female, she was facing the opposite end of the cage than the mouse. She wasnt even looking at the mouse and in a split second(literally)she swung around backwards and landed a strike on the mouse in the back and held on. The fang size is also amazing(the longest of any snake) I would definetly not want those peircing my skin.
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03-01-2005, 11:39 AM
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Do you have plans for the babbies ?? It might not be easy selling the offspring, or do you plan on keeping them ?
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03-01-2005, 12:24 PM
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Can't have them here in Jersey or I'd be interested. They are beautiful animals.
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03-01-2005, 12:34 PM
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gaboon
Im giving all of the babies to him. I think he has some buyers at specialty pet shops.
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03-01-2005, 07:03 PM
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Yeah, I'd be interested too, but no venomous in Cali. Yeah, gabboons have a speedy strike allright. Makes up for their sluggish nature, but compliments their ambush tactics well.
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03-01-2005, 08:27 PM
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I cant keep gaboons either here in georgia so mine is located in the carolinas.
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03-11-2005, 07:22 PM
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you have more guts than I do. ive seen and heard to many horror storys to get involved with venomous snakes
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03-26-2005, 06:50 PM
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I can't believe I've only just read this thread about my favourite snake!!! 
Have you got any pics????? I wanna see!! 
Good luck with breeding - and good for you for being responsible to get rid of any babies to specialist places. Are your snakes venomoids? Gaboons certainly do have a fast strike,. an amazing creature! As much as I love them though I think I will just stick with my adopted ones at the zoo - not quite ready for anything venomous. And also I don't think we could afford the licence! - don't you guys need Dangerous Wild Animals licences to keep venomous snakes?
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03-29-2005, 02:04 PM
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I have to agree they are most beautiful and one of my favorites as well. Good luck.
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03-29-2005, 05:39 PM
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Gaboons are my Favorites too. Those fangs are just amazingly long I can't get over it.
You have GOT to show us some pix.
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