red tail boa

You know... I sat and tried to think of a good answer to that question but I can't seem to think a good reason.

What would you chose, and why??

I think a RTB would be nice also but what do you think??

Well research BCI and BCC. Red-tail boa is usually used as a more general, all encompassing term used to describe boa constrictors. BCI is the more common of the two, and if I'm not mistaken, tend to stay smaller than BCC.

Check out this link. http://www.reptileguides.herpcenter....boa+localities

Ah I C...

I will do that!

You have a RTB? So would it be a BCC or BCI?

or am I saying this wrong??

RTB is a group of different kinds of boas?? and BCI and BCC belong to the RTB family??

Check out that link I posted above. I have a Central American boa constrictor, and he is BCI.

I have a 3 year old BCI female(common boa) who is 7.5ft and 24lbs(give or take some as she was in a pillowcase inside a sterilite(and that weighed 26lbs altogether). She eats a live or f/t 2lb rabbit every 2-2.5 weeks. Those keep her MUCH fuller for a longer period of time. With the rats, she was ready to take my hand off at about a week to a week and a half.

I keep her in a modified VE-175 tub from Reptile Tubs, and while she is outgrowing it, she's still ok for a bit and can curl up without touching the front and back walls. Even at her length/weight/size, she still uses her cat pan hide sometimes, especially while digesting.

She's very curious about what you are doing, always. Very aware of her surroundings. She's a handful, but really is a great snake :) They can get to be a workout when you have them out, because they are always looking for something to latch on to(refrigerator handle, shower curtain rod, bookshelf, your leg or other unmentionable body parts).

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They can get to be a workout when you have them out, because they are always looking for something to latch on to(refrigerator handle, shower curtain rod, bookshelf, your leg or other unmentionable body parts).

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LOL takes me back to the days she lived with us Becky. Does she still like to grab random pieces of furniture and haul them around. I remember her getting under Mike's "man chair". That was fun! Mike had to physically haul the chair and heavy arse boa attached to it up in the air so I could unwrap her (we were scared to try to tip the chair and accidentally smush a coil). She sure can give you a work out when she's out for some exercise! :)

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Originally Posted by Jonny2184

Ah I C...

I will do that!

You have a RTB? So would it be a BCC or BCI?

or am I saying this wrong??

RTB is a group of different kinds of boas?? and BCI and BCC belong to the RTB family??

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red tail boa is just a general name for many of these boas. Boa constrictor imperator (BCI) usually stay smaller than Boa constrictor constrictor (BCC). There is also different locales to choose from. Some locales stay smaller than other's and some get larger than others. Suriname and guyana are BCC and they get the largest. There are Colombian BCC but they are hard to find and usually arent actually BCC. There are many different locales for BCI and these are usually smaller than the BCC (not by that much though).

Haha Jo! YES she sure does! She grabbed onto a bookcase, the front door to our house, my butt, my face, etc etc. THEN I had to shove said big butted snake into a too-small pillowcase, that I had to close with zipties. I can't knot any of them now when I bag her up :eek: :D

Her middle can sit on my shoulder and her tail touches the floor.. I'm 5'6 if that says anything. She's gotten BIG, but is definitely not fat at all. Nice squared up boa body :)

well as one of the most bitten people around been bit by a big ball -python our girl brennagh and a big red tail sonya or rauri, the bp's bite was more of a violent attack the boa's more of I really don't want to do this leave me alone.But if your afraid of getting bit you shouldn't own snake's it's going to happen,but if I wasn't in love with snakes for pets and morp-genetics,and I was only going to have one snake for pet it would be a redtail. They fit that role where you can have interaction and just watch them without causing them any harm.