Advice on Boas

[SGB_74]

i've owned BP's and corns for several years now, and now i'm looking into purchasing a boa to add to the collection. but are all boas up to 60+ lbs and grow over 7ft? i love the suriname red tails due to that rich red coloration in their tail but i keep seeing that they get sooo big, i want a boa that doesnt exceed 7ft and doesnt weigh nomore than 60lbs is there such a species?

ive done some research but it seems as though all the websites i visit have different weights and lengths of this species, another thing i was looking into was a boa constrictor imperator being as though they're the sub species i would think that they would be slightly smaller than boa constrictor constrictor but it seems as though they get as big as boa constrictor constrictor. can i get some advice from users who breed and have boas for some while now so i can get an idea of a full grown boa and what species or morph doesnt grow that big.

[blackcrystal22]

Well, 'over 7ft' depends.
Many male Boas will get about 7ft maximum, and usually I see them more in the 6-6.5ft range.

Also, if you get a male, it will presumably weigh less too, 60 pounds just seems a bit much though..

[SGB_74]

Well, 'over 7ft' depends.
Many male Boas will get about 7ft maximum, and usually I see them more in the 6-6.5ft range.

Also, if you get a male, it will presumably weigh less too, 60 pounds just seems a bit much though..

so its like ball pythons, the female tends to be bigger than the male, when u speak of being bigger is it girth or length or the both of them.

[cinderbird]

there are a lot of smaller boa localities..

hogg islands, pearl islands, etc. The females can get big (7 feet or so ive heard for some female hoggs) but they are pretty slender. I'd look at boa localities.

[blackcrystal22]

Yes, females usually get bigger than males. (but it's usually a 1-2ft difference)

I would look at Hoggs for sure, they stay a pretty manageable size.

[Wh00h0069]

Here are two great sites that have good info on dwarf boas: http://www.riobravoreptiles.com/ and http://www.cuttingedgeherp.com/. I have two types of dwarf boas that stay under five feet and stay slender, which are: Nics and Sabogae (Pearl Island) boas.

[tRiP]

Hogg Island boa gets my vote as well That's my girl in the avatar, she's just over 6 feet in length.

[Vypyrz]

Look at the Nicaraguans, Panamanian, Costa Ricans, some of the Mexicans like the Temecula. Also, the insular island species such as the Hogg Island, Pearl Island, Corn (Maize) island, Caulkers Cay, and Crawl Cay.