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    Pure Hog Island Breeders

    Since I am now starting to rebuild my boa collection Hog Island boas are at the top of my list. I hope to add one in the next couple of months. Can anyone point me in the direction of some breeders that produce some nice PURE Hog Islands. I am not interested in crosses that way if I do decide to breed them in the future I will be working with pure bloodlines.
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    I can't recommend Chad Duggin enough: got my pure girl from him and she's one of the nicest I've seen.
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    4.15 Ball Pythons
    1.1 Angolan Pythons
    2.2 Cali Kings_______________________0.1 SSTP Black Blood
    1.1 T+ Argentine BCOs______________1.0 Snow Bull
    1.3 Colombian morph BCIs___________0.1 Coastal Carpet
    0.1 Hog Island BCI__________________0.1 Platinum Retic
    0.1 Het Anery BCL __________________0.1 Lavender Albino Citron Retic
    0.2 Central American morph BCIs_____1.0 Blonde/Caramel Retic
    0.1 Pokigron Suriname BCC__________0.1 Goldenchild Retic
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    Re: Pure Hog Island Breeders

    Quote Originally Posted by Daybreaker View Post
    I can't recommend Chad Duggin enough: got my pure girl from him and she's one of the nicest I've seen.
    Thank you Angelica. I was hoping that you would be one of the replies. I was looking through some older posts and saw yours and it was amazing. Does he have a website?
    Ball Pythons :
    0.1 Albino, 0.2 Mojave, 0.1 Black Pastel, 0.1 Bumblebee, 0.1 Butter, 0.1 Pastel, 1.1 Mystic, 1.1 Mystic Potion, 1.1 Firefly, 0.1 Lemonblast

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    Avicularia, B. smithi, B. emiia, 4 G. pulchra, 3 E. campestratus

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    Re: Pure Hog Island Breeders

    I recommend Vin Russo, he literally wrote the book and boas and localities. His website is cuttingedgeherp.com.

    I've also heard good things about legacy reptiles, I believe they focus on boa localities as well.

    Gus at Rio Bravo was another good source for localities, but last I checked he took his website down and took a break from breeding. Not sure of his collection though.

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    Re: Pure Hog Island Breeders

    Quote Originally Posted by notmyfault View Post

    Gus at Rio Bravo was another good source for localities, but last I checked he took his website down and took a break from breeding. Not sure of his collection though.
    Thank you. I guess you were right I couldn't find any website for Rio Bravo.
    Ball Pythons :
    0.1 Albino, 0.2 Mojave, 0.1 Black Pastel, 0.1 Bumblebee, 0.1 Butter, 0.1 Pastel, 1.1 Mystic, 1.1 Mystic Potion, 1.1 Firefly, 0.1 Lemonblast

    Tarantulas:
    Avicularia, B. smithi, B. emiia, 4 G. pulchra, 3 E. campestratus

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    Re: Pure Hog Island Breeders

    Quote Originally Posted by Daybreaker View Post
    I can't recommend Chad Duggin enough: got my pure girl from him and she's one of the nicest I've seen.
    Chad would also be my first choice for Hog Islands. He is amazing! I bought my Angolan python pair from him and was very very pleased with the transaction. He is very kind, informative, and professional. His website: http://cdreptiles.com/ But be aware that not everything he has is listed there, so if you're looking for Hogs, email or call him.

    Vin Russo is also fantastic, but I am not sure he's working with the insular localities any more. But I purchased a pure Sao Paulo BCA from him in the fall and there is NO ONE better to work with!

    Legacy Reptiles is another good resource, but like Vin, I am not sure if they have the insular localities.

    Gus Rentfro's website is down now because he has taken a sabbatical from the boa business for personal reasons. He was always helpful and had some excellent pure localities, but he is no longer breeding. You will probably have the quickest turnaround with Chad Duggin.
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    Re: Pure Hog Island Breeders

    Quote Originally Posted by jtipton View Post
    Thank you Angelica. I was hoping that you would be one of the replies. I was looking through some older posts and saw yours and it was amazing. Does he have a website?
    Thank you for the kind words Evenstar just listed his website: another I would recommend is Jimi Snakes (not sure what he has cooking this year) but I've gotten my Argentine pair from him and he produces amazing animals as well (including Hogs).
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    4.15 Ball Pythons
    1.1 Angolan Pythons
    2.2 Cali Kings_______________________0.1 SSTP Black Blood
    1.1 T+ Argentine BCOs______________1.0 Snow Bull
    1.3 Colombian morph BCIs___________0.1 Coastal Carpet
    0.1 Hog Island BCI__________________0.1 Platinum Retic
    0.1 Het Anery BCL __________________0.1 Lavender Albino Citron Retic
    0.2 Central American morph BCIs_____1.0 Blonde/Caramel Retic
    0.1 Pokigron Suriname BCC__________0.1 Goldenchild Retic
    0.0.1 Corn


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    Re: Pure Hog Island Breeders

    Legacy and Vin Russo were recommended by Gus when he closed his doors. Vin and Gus have been friends for years. Legacy has a great deal of the Rio Bravo collection.

    https://www.facebook.com/legacyreptileslocalityboas

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    Thanks Gio. They have some amazing looking locality boas. It really has me thinking about some different localities. I have owned BCI ( Columbian and Hog Island ) boas before but never any BCC or BCL. Are there many differences other than size between BCI, BCC, And BCL such as temperament, husbandry, etc.
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    0.1 Albino, 0.2 Mojave, 0.1 Black Pastel, 0.1 Bumblebee, 0.1 Butter, 0.1 Pastel, 1.1 Mystic, 1.1 Mystic Potion, 1.1 Firefly, 0.1 Lemonblast

    Tarantulas:
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    BCL are very much like BCI. They tend to not get quite as large as most mainland BCI and are quite similar to many of the insular localities. BCA are very much like this as well. Temperament is generally also the same.

    BCO and BCC are both usually larger than BCI, even the mainland localities. They can sometimes reach nearly 10ft in length.

    BCO (Argentines) can be somewhat temperamental. I have a 1.1 pair of these and while they are usually pretty good and I've never been bitten by either one, I do use a touch more caution when handling these guys as compared to my Colombians.

    BCC (Surinam, Guyana, etc) can be more sensitive to husbandry errors. They are not generally a good choice for first-time boa owners (I know you're not a first-time owner - I'm just pointing that out for others' reference).
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