BCC Female size

I don't know if north brazilians are smaller, but I do know they are not commonly seen for sale. Good luck finding a pair.. they are pretty.

Well if you have someone that can come and help you whenever your holding your boa just in case something happens in a few more years and having a rather large (6' by 2' minimum for a male)cage then I would go ahead with it and get a BCC that you really like. Its not always easy to find someone to watch your large constrictor while your out of town and it will be a lot of responsibility. Good luck in whatever you choose

The 2 brazilians that Im looking at don't have very red tails. I thought I read that the redness there born with is as good as it gets, is that true.

Brazilians are one of the lesser reds of the true redtails, if that makes sense..lol. They usually don't have the bolder tails either, but rather smaller red saddles. Surinames have they best tail in my opinion.

Scroll through this page to look at pictures of True Brazil's: Click Here
They are after the Venezualians (sp?).
Read that page too. Gus is the man of the boa world, there isn't much about true reds that he doesn't know, if any.

Edit: Is this the pair you are talking about: Click Here Because if it is, they are Northern Brazils. BCC, and quite a good looking pair too. Gus's pics are the very top notch ones, but those in the latter link are what they usually look like. Pretty.

I agree on suris having the reddest tails.. although some of the light peruvians with the yellow on back and gemlike red saddles are very stunning.. I like the iquitos peruvians especially. Beautiful.

The thing about suris is there are many breeders and a wide selection for buyers.. you're sure to find one that you find very pretty.

Yes that is the pair Im looking at. I guess Gus's quality photos throw me off as far as what to expect. Although the parent looks very nice. I've read about every single page on Gus's site as far as the different species. Would the Brazilians be worth it to try and breed. They're about the only boa that I would consider breeding since there is so many of the other types on the market.

Not sure, I haven't really done any research on them. They are nice, but not as nice as some. They have a better temperament though, than say most other BCCs.

Since I asked so many questions about size, I thought I'd contribute something back.

http://www.boa-constrictors.com/com/com.html

Link didn't work right, click on size of a boa for an interesting read.

That's a good read!

Quote:

---

If you restrain the snake from feeding too much during this time, you will avoid the risk of getting a boa that you may consider to be too large for keeping it until its demise.

---

Not too sure about this part though. It sounds too much like the myth

Quote:

---

Keep your boa in a smaller cage and it won't grow too much

---

for me to swallow. The rest of it was good though.