what to expect from a hog island boa

well jamie if you get a jawline like that... well, let's just say i'll be very impressed :D:D:D:D

yea just wait til my girl gets to size, i think that her and rob will have to meet!!!

Rob loves the ladies...

Ok as for the size thing.. hog islands are considered one of the dwarf insular (island) boas. Here is a picture of my (large) female hog. You average male hog island will not be this big.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...8/divahold.jpg

She is strong yes, but not nearly enough to overpower me, and I'm not what you'd call muscular. lol

so males are the same size around only shorter in length?

Yeah.. pretty much. Maybe not quite so thick.

well we went out to pick up the enclosure for da hoggie :)

i got a sterilelite 23x16.75x9 - i figure this should do him for awhile!

Sounds good. I guess you've decided you want one then. ;)

Males are shorter and less girthier. Glad you decided to jump in with both feet! Cant wait to see some pics. By the way, make sure you are getting a PURE Hog Island Boa if you are paying in the $175-$250 range. A lot of people are crossing Hogs with RTBs and I am not a fan of the outcrossing.

$300 and i'm in canada. i can't even find any other breeders up here who breed hoggies.

my friend works in a petstore and she said that her cost on a hoggie is $350-$450 depending on the morph etc. so she feels $300 is a good price up here. esp. since i can go there and choose my own!

i asked the breeder if they are pure and he said yes they are. i didn't see any morphs on hoggies on his site... only pures - so i can't imagine they would be crossed.

i will be able to see the parents and the siblings when i go there which is also good IMO. now just to get an appt with him!