You gotta look in his profile in his gallery. He has 2 pictures. And yes that is a BCI. Technically its a BI as now there is no more Boa Constrictor Imperator or Boa Constrictor Constrictor. Its now either Boa Imperator or Boa Constrictor but whatever right? :D
Got it!
Yep BI!!
05-06-2016, 06:52 PM
yaboyyoungd1234567
And what would make it a BI because the peaks on the saddles are just slightly risen. Or her head. Color of tail? & thank you all for your time, sincerely...
05-06-2016, 07:22 PM
AbsoluteApril
Boas are highly variable in both pattern and color. BCi (BI) can have peaking on saddles, it's rather common for a few to have some mild peaks.
05-06-2016, 08:39 PM
Gio
Re: Bcc or bci
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Originally Posted by AbsoluteApril
Boas are highly variable in both pattern and color. BCi (BI) can have peaking on saddles, it's rather common for a few to have some mild peaks.
Yes,
It is the totality of several traits the make up the "visual" determination.
There is overlap in the wild in certain areas, and it is not at all an oddity to have each species show traits that bridge the gap.
Scale counts are the best way go about confirmation.
But I have a feeling in the very near future it will be DNA.
I really think Vincent Russo's book gets to the bottom of a lot of this.
05-06-2016, 11:43 PM
yaboyyoungd1234567
That makes sense. How do you determine by skill count?
05-07-2016, 12:02 PM
AbsoluteApril
just saw your photos, very cute little boa. looks like a classic BCi (I'm going to have a hard time using Bi, it just doesn't look as nice and almost 20 years of using BCi/BCc is going to be a hard habit to break lol)
I don't usually bother counting scales. You can use a shed skin to count. You can count dorsal scales in 3 ways:
Right definitely gonna be hard to get used to! But thanks for the photo! And thanks for saying she's a good looking one!
05-15-2016, 01:55 AM
yaboyyoungd1234567
Looking at my pictures is it possible she's a hypo? All the "regular" red tails I see are dark and she's very light with high pinks and a purple tint. Thank you!
05-15-2016, 02:31 AM
CloudtheBoa
Re: Bcc or bci
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Originally Posted by yaboyyoungd1234567
I'm gonna post a picture all I really have to go off of us looks right now and size. My red tail is a female and about 6 months old and 3 feet. Please any clues? I'm gonna post a couple pics!
6 months and already 3'? How are you feeding it? That's the size I'd expect of a boa twice that age. You sure it isn't older?
05-15-2016, 01:35 PM
yaboyyoungd1234567
Re: Bcc or bci
No I'm not sure just an assumption. But she eats 1 small rat every 7 days gonna move that to 5 she's a very aggressive feeder!(: but FULLY stretched out she touches 3 feet not real thick yet though... How old should a 3 foot red tail female be about?! I just got her about a month ago
