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Lucky catch, first boa!

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  • 01-09-2016, 10:59 PM
    Ufoo9k
    Lucky catch, first boa!
    I got extremelly lucky today and was able to get a hog island boa. She is 2 years old and so sweet! I was the temporary keeper of a bci (no idea which kind) for a few weeks a few years ago and its so weird to have my own now! Especially has I have just begun getting snakes. I do not have any pictures yet (that dont have my face in it :P ), but she looks at lot like what she is supposed to look like xD

    She was kept in a big tub in a converted shelve unit to rack. It seems to be enough from what I read and for now I cannot get anything bigger for her but I do hope to instal branches or something she can climb? I'm lost to what she needs except the basic stuff and what the ex-owner said.

    The person that sold ger to me was quitting the herps and also had a bci sonoran but I was already at my top spending wise.... Still wish I got it too...
  • 01-09-2016, 11:26 PM
    olstyn
    Congrats. Also, Yoda is disappointed with you:

    http://www.hunt101.com/watermark.php?file=839384
  • 01-09-2016, 11:40 PM
    Ufoo9k
    Tomorrow I will have all the photos! Or at least try, she's a facehugger, as long as she does not start laying anything anywhere...
  • 01-10-2016, 08:05 AM
    LightningPython
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ufoo9k View Post
    Tomorrow I will have all the photos! Or at least try, she's a facehugger, as long as she does not start laying anything anywhere...

    Sounds awesome! I cant wait to see her!

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by olstyn View Post
    Congrats. Also, Yoda is disappointed with you:

    Quote:

    Dude, you just killed me with that picture XD :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
  • 01-10-2016, 06:40 PM
    Ufoo9k
    Thar you go!
    http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/a...psjqtqdunp.jpg
    http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/a...pslf8gq8co.jpg

    Hard to take! She kept movong away, thankfully had a friend to try and keep her somewhat in place.
  • 01-10-2016, 07:13 PM
    AbsoluteApril
    any lineage info? Doesn't look like a hog isle to me. She's a cutie though!
  • 01-10-2016, 07:22 PM
    Ufoo9k
    Thats what the owner said! Google seems to think it is somewhat the same, but I find boas hard to identify xP
    The lights make her more orange then she really is.
  • 01-11-2016, 07:31 PM
    midgard
    Re: Lucky catch, first boa!
    Congrats she is gorgeous!
  • 01-12-2016, 08:31 AM
    Ufoo9k
    Trying to make the tub more intetesting....
    http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps0kkqlswd.jpg
    Also trying to figure out feeding schedule...
  • 01-12-2016, 12:40 PM
    JoshSloane
    That is absolutely a hog isle boa.
  • 01-12-2016, 08:25 PM
    AbsoluteApril
    the last photo shows the eye line dipping down which does lean towards hog isle, just doesn't look like any of the hogs I've seen before, more like a cross.
    Doesn't matter if the OP isn't going to breed her anyways, I was just curious. :)
  • 01-12-2016, 10:38 PM
    Gio
    Whether it is identified as a pure Hog Island or a cross does not matter at this point. You have a nice new pet.

    The island boas have a tendency to be more semi arboreal than the mainland boas, but they are all semi arboreal.

    The caging is up to you, and you can successfully keep BCs in various setups.

    I personally prefer having a setup where they will display the full spectrum of their behaviors. I always provide climbing options and very much enjoy seeing them use their whole cage.


    My locality boa (Barranquilla, Colombia) often feeds from his perches and I don't think anybody would say it is not exciting to watch. Check out the rabbit he has up by the front perch.

    http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/IMG_2596.jpg


    You have a nice looking snake and I'd wager it would have a climb if given the opportunity.
  • 01-13-2016, 06:23 PM
    Ufoo9k
    Thanks guys!

    I'm waiting for a tank to show her off in my living room and get to watch her more. Hopefully will get to see more action and also play around with a bigger live vivarium (I just love making it as real as possible). Hopefully I'll get all I need soon to do it :D
    As of right now the largest I went was for geckos at 24"x24"x18". It'll be quite an adventure to get bigger !
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