Any Longicauda Keepers?

Hello all,

I'm currently in the process of purchasing a longicauda (or pair) from a breeder.. So excited. I've been wanting BCLs for a long time now and eventually would like to breed them.

I thought I'd post and see if there were any BCL keepers here on the forum. If you are currently a keeper, which line is your BCL? What are your thoughts on how they compare to keeping BCI? I currently have a common hypo BCI, a BCA, and a CA BCI. All of my current boas are what I'd consider to be "pet quality" animals and although I do enjoy keeping them as pets, I'm looking forward to purchasing animals with establishing a breeding program in mind.

Right now, I'm trying to decide between purchasing Russo yellow line animals and an anery animal. Once I've finalized my purchase, I can guarantee that there will be many pics posted. :)

If you have any feedback or input on keeping or selecting BCL or any thoughts on them in general, I'd love to hear it.

Hi
I have a pair of bcl from a German hsstockle line there really nice , great snakes and amazing colours, they nice and easy to keep, I keep BCI and BCC also and not much difference, they great to handle ,the female would eat every day if she could but the make normally only drop feeds in the dark but it always gone within half hour of popping it in
These are mine,the female is alot more silver than the male but I really love them ,these have never hissed or nipped and been super chilled from the start, hope this helpshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bb5a62811b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...50b5fbf513.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b354ac13d4.jpg

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Not yet but def on my list. Gorgeous boas. Waiting for Pucallpa babies first.

Very nice Richard! I love those large spears on their head. :)

I believe Sauzo has one (Louie?) as well.

Thanks Cletus and reinz, there headspears are just so cool, they are a bit of an ugly duckling when young a bit drab almost but with in a couple of years they really transform mine are 3 next April

Your right reinz ,Sauzo has absolutely stunning bcl too he's meltzer/Lincoln line called louie who is also on here

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Thanks for your comments everyone! Richard- Your two are great looking animals, I especially love the coloration on the female. I've seen some photos of other stockl animals online and I really like his line of BCL. It is too bad people aren't working with them here in the states.

I'm on a notification list for a breeder that works with denton / meltzer line anery BCL for next year also. I'm beginning to think that I'll get a pair of yellow line animals from this breeder and then get the anery pair from the other breeder next year...I'm waiting for additional pics from the breeder I'm talking to now.

Thanks artgecko, yes the female is pretty cool totally different to the male, I love. Her silvery sides compared to her black and saddles.Stöckl do some amazing anery lines as you say, good luck with your quest, I think you will really enjoy having them ,can’t wait to see the pics


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I have a juvenile Bessette line BCL. She's still very small, and I'm not sure how she'll change color-wise as she grows, but I'm excited to find out. :)

She's much more interesting looking in person. My phone doesn't do a good job of capturing her coloration. She's already starting to get some black speckles.

Best of luck in your search, and I can't wait to see photos!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ae7a9b7c98.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6b719411a5.jpg

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Here's Louie. He's from a Meltzer/Lincoln dad to a Russo yellow mom. Not the best pics but i overall kind of suck at taking pics of my snakes lol. He'll be 3 years old this coming July and he's het anery.
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@ Cletus-Best of luck on those Pucallpa BCC. I still havent found the perfect one yet...except those owned by others already lol.

Well, I have an update. I just sent payment in for a 1.1 pair of Russo yellow line BCL. They are from unrelated parents and bred by Scott Miller. I won't be getting them until after new years (due to shipping and weather delays) and I can't wait. I will post pics below.

Female
https://i163.photobucket.com/albums/...CL%2012-18.jpg

Male
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...CL%2012-18.jpg

I will update once I receive them. :) If anyone is looking for a BCL, Scott still has some available.

nice Xmas present for sure

Very nice Xmas present.
,be cool to watch how much they change over the years for you

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Thanks! Yes, these guys are my Christmas present. :) When I told my husband how much the pair would cost, his response was "Do these snakes do the dishes too?". LOL.

I'm on a BCL group on FB also and that is both a good and a bad thing. That is where I saw these listed, but I've also been approached by a member there that is trying to get up a group of people to go in on importing some BCL from Europe... There is a guy based in France (Florian I think is his name) that has some stunning BCL.. I wouldn't mind getting one, but I don't think my husband will go for it, especially considering how he thought the cost for this pair was a lot. I'm sure importing will be a LOT more. There are some breeders in the US on that group with nice anery and hypermel BCL also, so I can definitely see myself wanting to purchase a pair of those also..Maybe next year.

Once I get these guys, I will start a progression thread in the boa forum so that everyone can keep up with how much they change. Scott sent me pics of the parents and they both have very good contrast on a light yellow background.

I've not got face book but have got Instagram,there's some nice bcl on there too, they really are a nice boa and not over sized too, looking forward to breeding mine next year,theres not that many in the UK either.
really look forward to see there progression

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I literally know nothing of the lineage of my BCL, but I love him anyways.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...404b51f1_c.jpg

Very nice Piper,they really are great boas

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