Meet Hammy, '06 Hog island boa (DU death!)

He was one out of two baby Hog island boas available at the expo I went to today (I really was lucky!), and was priced at $150. I'm going to give him a week then offer him a hopper. Unfortunately, the 32 qt. was a little big for him, but I made due with adding crumpled newspaper instead of getting another tub. Here's a bunch of pictures!

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I like how Hog islands kind of look like hypos (tail excepted, of course).

Nice snake. Great pics. Love his tail.:)

Thanks. I'm so excited! :D

wow that is one handsome hog you are very lucky.

wow , really like the coloring , how big do those get ?

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wow , really like the coloring , how big do those get ?

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Four to seven feet, full grown, though since he's a male, probably about four feet or so.

Very nice, I love it. Hogg Island Boas are naturally Hypomelanastic(sp?) which explains why he "looks" hypo. lol
I love his color and cute little beady eyes.
Congrats on the great find!

He's adorable; great choice!

He's beautiful, congratulations on him! I'm going to move this to the boa forum so all the boa lovers won't miss it and can admire him too!

what kind of hides are those? And what a beautiful snake

Thanks everyone!

All right, you can move it. ;)

They're half coconut hides, available at Petco, reptile expos, etc.

Aww! It looks like he's smiling! I saw a picture of a Hogg Island awhile go when I was researching what snake I want, I want one really bad. You're so lucky! :) He's beautiful.

Nice boa!!! Congrats on the new purchase!! Its always nice to see pics too, you can never post too many! :P

Hah, no you can't.

@ mousch- I really am lucky to have even gotten him... I almost wasn't allowed to. Parents, you know. They don't understand why we need MORE... ;)

Very sharp looker. Hoggs are a special treat to me. They are all orangy and very colorful, I like'em a lot.

He's beautiful! About how old is he? And this my be a goofy question, but the Hog Island boas are a type of red tailed boas, right?

I love those high orange Hogs.

@ tweets_4611 - He was born in June '06, and yes, Hog islands are BCIs, but they're a dwarf species.

Nice hogg!


I am getting another boa and had narrowed it down to an argentine but you just made it a hard decision again! Thanks! lol

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@ green_man - Hah. Glad to be of help.. ;)