Intrigued with boas.....

[DooLittle]

Boas have been catching my eye and interest lately. I like the looks of redtails, and dumerils. I don't know much about any of the boas. I do know that I don't really have room for a great big enclosure to keep a redtail in. Which boas stay smaller, and which have the best temperment?

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[Evenstar]

Dumerils stay smaller and so do rainbows. Another option would be a male BCI - they don't usually get past six feet in length and can live happily in a 2 x 4 x 1 (L x W x H).

All of these have nice temperaments, although rainbows can be slightly snippy as babies but that usually gets better as they get older.

[DooLittle]

So I was reading a sticky on how to tell the difference between bcc and bci. But it seems there isn't a set rule. What about hog island boas?

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[Rob]

What about hog island boas?

My friends hog island is 7 feet, so I dunno if you consider that small. I just got my red tail a little while ago and I have nothing but good things to say about boas, eats like a champ and seems to actually enjoy getting out and being handled. Go get you a boa!

[DooLittle]

Yeah, we were looking pretty hard at them. I just don't want a 10 foot snake. Maybe a male bci. 7 feet would be good.

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[DooLittle]

What do you keep yours in??

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[ktint]

Pure 100% Hog Island is small and generally sweet. Mine is 3 feet long baby (female) and eat like a pig with one exception. f/t rat must be warm. Never hiss or bite but just very curious of everything. If not feak of nature, they will not pass 6 feet.

[weird_science04]

I have almost 20 boa's and not one of my boa's is even close to 10 foot long. My female boa's are around 6 foot long.

Here are a couple of my largest boa's from last summer:

This is a suriname, which is a BCC (Born 2005)

Same day with me holding her for size reference. I am 5'3


This is my albino: She is a BCI and about 3 pounds less than my BCC above (Born 2006)


Snake Room Picture:


Now, I will say, looking back, if I could have redone all those cages, I would have done 18" high instead of 11.5". My older snakes use to be in display cages that were huge and when I got too many snakes, I had to get more economical with my space. So, I went with boaphiles - 4x2x 11.5". I guess it is because I was use to the larger size myself but I wish I had some higher height.

I actually moved my females into higher height enclosures for breeding:
Extremely dark Surinames from the breeding season but as you can see, 2 snakes fit into a 4x2x18" cage just fine.


Now, my largest male boa is a little bit smaller than the size of Ember. I feed him medium rats every 2-3 weeks. (Born 2005) My husband holding him:






Oh, he is just a very pretty normal BCI. Nothing special but I still love him dearly.

Star

[weird_science04]

I also have an adult Brazilian Rainbow Boa:





For attempted size reference: I couldn't keep him still at all:




Star

[DooLittle]

I have almost 20 boa's and not one of my boa's is even close to 10 foot long. My female boa's are around 6 foot long.

Here are a couple of my largest boa's from last summer:

This is a suriname, which is a BCC (Born 2005)

Same day with me holding her for size reference. I am 5'3


This is my albino: She is a BCI and about 3 pounds less than my BCC above (Born 2006)


Snake Room Picture:


Now, I will say, looking back, if I could have redone all those cages, I would have done 18" high instead of 11.5". My older snakes use to be in display cages that were huge and when I got too many snakes, I had to get more economical with my space. So, I went with boaphiles - 4x2x 11.5". I guess it is because I was use to the larger size myself but I wish I had some higher height.

I actually moved my females into higher height enclosures for breeding:
Extremely dark Surinames from the breeding season but as you can see, 2 snakes fit into a 4x2x18" cage just fine.


Now, my largest male boa is a little bit smaller than the size of Ember. I feed him medium rats every 2-3 weeks. (Born 2005) My husband holding him:






Oh, he is just a very pretty normal BCI. Nothing special but I still love him dearly.

Star

They are all very beautiful, thank you for sharing. That makes me want even more.

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