Sunset Boa (Hog Island)

[richardhind1972]

I agree with artgecko if you go to a small breeder who knows and handles there snakes more often, they generally produce more friendly babies, when I had my litter last year I made sure I handled them every other day unless in shed or after a feed to make sure they was all calm , all my buyers loved how relaxed they was when handled


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[Jus1More]

My CA motley male (basically a Nic. mutt) has always been calm and easy going. no hissing or nipping. That said, I've heard it is more common for smaller locality / island boas to be nippier / more defensive just because they are smaller and more likely to be eaten in the wild. That said, it really all comes down to individual animal. If you want a really easy going one, make sure you deal with a good breeder and request the calmest baby. Some breeders don't handle theirs a lot (especially if they deal in large numbers) so it may be hard to know what you're getting.

Sonoran is another locality that stays really small and there are leopard and hypo sonorans as well.

My best friend got a sonoran het leopard boa and that snake was the meanest boa I've ever met. The Sonorans have a thing when it comes to their enclosures. Everytime my friend went to get her out the boa would hiss at her with open mouth ready to pounce. I called that boa "Chain-saw Mary" because she literally wanted to slice your arm in half....LOL, that thing was nuts!!

[Jus1More]

Appreciate the info! Sounds like I'm in the same boat you were in. Do you have any Hog Island breeder recommendations? Any pictures you can share of yours? I would love to see some.

Sorry for the delay, I really suck at uploading photos.. Here are my 2 girls, but it's hard to see just how beautiful they both are from these pics. My second girl has much more orange color than my first girl who is a lot lighter. Hopefully you decide to get a Hog Island Boa yourself. They are wonderful boa's....

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