Hogg Ialsnd Boa

[First_time_herp]

How big do they grow?

[wolfman38]

They can be any where from 6 to 9 feet in length. They get about the same length as the BCI (Boa Constrictor Imperator) Red Tails do. Look for caresheets on BCI snakes. The caresheets on this website are very helpfully.

[emroul]

About 4'-5.5' on average. But you have to be sure to have a PURE hogg, which may be difficult to find these days.

Jennifer

[First_time_herp]

Well I just saw them on a magazine described as mini boas. So I guess that is small for a boa.

[emroul]

Umm, I'm pretty sure that hogg islands do not get NEARLY as big as you (wolfman38) mentioned. They are considerably smaller than the common BCI.

[wolfman38]

Yes, that is small for Boas. Generally a "true" boa wil get around 10 maybe 12 feet long.

[First_time_herp]

Oh, cool. the reason for asking was because I want to get one way later in the future.

[Stormyva]

The Hogs do stay smaller... as someone else said though, make sure you are getting a real HI and not a cross with something else. Most female HIs will max out around 6'-6.5' and are a bit lighter bodied than a Colombian. Males will reach 5-5.5'. One thing that is really neat about the HIs is that they change color. You may see them in the evening and they are a light putty grey with almost invisible markings then in the middle of the day they will be a bright coral color with a highly contrasting pattern.
Here's an example (Logan again)

[First_time_herp]

Sweet!

[hhw]

If you're looking for small boa constrictors, there's also Caulker Cay, Crawl Cay, Sonoran Desert, and Corn Island boas (all dwarf froms of BCI's)

I'm not a big fan of the hypomelanistic look to the Hogg Isle ones, so if you're like me you may want to look into some of those. They are harder to find though.