Hogg Ialsnd Boa

[First_time_herp]

Ok, cool, thanks!

[Stormyva]

Caulker Caye and Corn Islands are gorgeous snakes! As hhw said they are a LOT harder to find and can be a lot more expensive as well. On the positive side, because they are not as popular in the pet trade you can be more confident in the fact that you are getting a true specimen and not some muddied cross. This site has probably some of the best info on the different locality boas.....
http://www.boa-constrictors.com/com/com.html

[Tigergenesis]

I love the Hogg Island look, but have never seen one in person - let alone an adult. With an adult male, about how 'thick' do they get - how large of prey and how often woudl an adult male eat?

[Stormyva]

They will get about the the diameter of a large rat
The male in the pics above is currently being fed a f/t large rat every 14 days. I will sometimes go a few days longer than that if he isnt "cruising" around towards the end of the 14 days.

[Tigergenesis]

Thank you.....I've got a new species to start looking into (just what I need).

[Stormyva]

Not a different species or sub-species just a different locale. The Hog Island boa is of the same sub-species as the Colombian boas, Boa Constrictor Imperator it just comes from a different place.
You might want to check out the article a couple of months ago in Reptiles magazine about locale (island) boas.

[Tigergenesis]

Thank you.....I've got a new species to start looking into (just what I need).

Actually I meant a new species that's not in my collection.
I do have that issue so I'll dig it out.

Would a cage 48x24x12 be okay for a single male it's whole life or do I need to go bigger?

Thanks.

[Stormyva]

4x2x12 would be fine.... might want to go a little higher if you have the space and money. It seems like my HIs like to climb and move around bit more than the Colombians do. My male has a wood "jungle gym" in his 4x2x2 and he spends most evenings with the front half of his body up on the jungle gym and the rest of him coiled about it. I am sure they would be perfectly happy in a 12" cage though.

[Tigergenesis]

Your cage sounds nice - do you have pics? And how old is your Hogg?

Thanks again!

[Stormyva]

Sorry no pics of his cage
I really need to get some new pics of the herps and herp room taken!!!

He is almost three years old.
I also have a 1 year old female and a ~2 year old female.