My 1st Red Tail Boa

[svtvenom]

Hi!

I just purchase my first Red Tail Boa the past weekend at a reptile expo. I was wondering what color morph is he and what type is he BCC or BCI? The seller told me but I can not remember the color morph. He said he is about a year old. I did have a Ball Python when I was younger but unfortunately he passed away a few months after I got him, I'm not sure why. I already love my boa so much! Will his color change as he gets older? Will he keep his red markings or will they turn brown?

[AbsoluteApril]

Any way to get ahold of the breeder you bought from to confirm?
More photos would help a lot.

I assume you paid a few hundred? Because from this one photo and based on the coloration, looks like a VPI T+ to me
Very pretty!

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and Bi not Bc or possibly a cross

[svtvenom]

[svtvenom]

He was a pretty penny haha but once I saw him I couldn't leave with out him. Do you think he would get bigger than 7 feet?

[richardhind1972]

I thought he looked like a vpi t+ to me too from them pics absolute April he’s not pink enough to be a vpi t+pink panther, great looking boa tho them saddle markings are so cool


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[Sauzo]

Nice looking BCI. I doubt he will get 7 feet and if he does, it will take a LONG time. My oldest girl who is a normal BCI is over 5 years old and about 6.5 feet. They do change colors some with age but nothing dramatic like a BCL or GTP or anything. As for keeping the red tail, depends on the snake. My big girl has kept most of her red in her tail and like i said, she is over 5 years old. Here colors havent really changed much from when she was a baby.

[RickyNY]

Beautiful boa! Congrats. I think I'm getting a boa itch... again

[dakski]

Nice Boa!

I am new to Boa's, and got my first BCI, Behira, last year. She will be 2 this year (she's a 2016). She is awesome. Great eater, docile, and very interactive.

The males are usually quite a bit smaller than the females. From what I have heard, and others can correct me, a BCI male should be 4-6FT and a BCI female 5-7 FT, sometimes 8FT, but rarely bigger. True red tails are significantly bigger. How much and often you feed has a big bearing on size, as does genetics to a lesser extent.

Very important you not overfeed. They will eat pretty much as often as you feed, but they can die young if overfed.

We had a whole discussion going about this on my thread about Behira https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...host-First-BCI

I think it starts on page 2.

There are a few Boa people on here and all seem happy to help if you have question.

Good luck with your beautiful boy!

[Sauzo]

Nice Boa!

I am new to Boa's, and got my first BCI, Behira, last year. She will be 2 this year (she's a 2016). She is awesome. Great eater, docile, and very interactive.

The males are usually quite a bit smaller than the females. From what I have heard, and others can correct me, a BCI male should be 4-6FT and a BCI female 5-7 FT, sometimes 8FT, but rarely bigger. True red tails are significantly bigger. How much and often you feed has a big bearing on size, as does genetics to a lesser extent.

Very important you not overfeed. They will eat pretty much as often as you feed, but they can die young if overfed.

We had a whole discussion going about this on my thread about Behira https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...host-First-BCI

I think it starts on page 2.

There are a few Boa people on here and all seem happy to help if you have question.

Good luck with your beautiful boy!

Yup, Yup and Yup. Also add, while BCC do for the most part get bigger than BCI, it takes them a much longer time to get there. Gina, my suriname will be 2 years old this coming August and she is about 2 feet long and eating adult mice. At 2 years old, she might be up to weaned rats but I'm nit betting on it lol. Heck, even Rango who will be 2 years old this March is still on adult mice and almost 3 feet and Louie my BCL will be 2 years old this July and he too is on adult mice and closing in on 3 feet. Slow wins the show with boas and generally any snake. Some though get bratty when not fed(I'm looking at you Caesar), so those guys you need to feed a little more.

[svtvenom]

Thank you, I was wondering around the reptile expo trying to decide if I wanted another Ball Python or a Boa. I looked at all the ones for sale and nothing really caught my eye but I saw him and I fell in love. After the seller let me hold him it was already over, I was attached to him already lol. I hope he doesn't get too big. I just fed him a small rat yesterday. The seller said to feed weekly but after reading your thread, maybe I should go to once every 2 weeks?



So I be worried about him ingesting the substrate? When he was eating I think I saw a few pieces of it on the rat.

Sauzo, your boa is beautiful!