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Males in general will stay smaller but they can get just as long and heavy as a female. People that say they have 50lb boas have either a hugely overfed boa, a really giant BC (BCc) or simply never actually weighed the snake and are making their best exaggerated guess. They do seem heavier than they are.
As others have said, most males you can expect to be in the 5-6' range.
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Question on adult boa size
Originally Posted by distaff
That is a lot of variation.
Reinz, if I recall correctly, I remember when you got Punch. The snake was advertised as a Suri, and it was living w/o a cage in the rafters of the previous owner's home. There are no longer any pet stores here, and no expo's near by, so I haven't got a chance to see in person what I would be comfortable with. A coke can girth sounds doable. Much bigger? not sure.
My..............................
...and, just love the way boas move.
I'll have to consider it further.
Thanks, guys.
Correct, good memory distaff! That is why I said the age was “presumably” 12 years, but should have said 13. I’m not so sure that I can believe the guy when he said Punch was 10 years. He also said Punch was 10 foot, when he was only 7. To make matters worse, Punch was power fed. I’m feeding 1/4 the amount with a longer frequency as well.
Punch
Last edited by Reinz; 10-21-2018 at 09:55 PM.
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.
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Re: Question on adult boa size
Originally Posted by distaff
That's all?
I've probably been watching too many retic and burm videos.
Thanks!
6 feet isn't as big as it sounds for a BCI. They're long, but still small enough to hold them on one arm.
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My male is 5.5-6', definitely longer than his 5*2*2.
Around 6 years old and was 4.5kg/10lb last time he was weighed... He has been on a diet as the previous owner had him looking chunky and 4" thick in the middle.
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For some reason, I missed that there was more than one page of listings, and found a lovely little locality male within budget. (The dwarf localities mostly seem to be sold in pairs, which gets spendy, I don't need two of the same thing, and I have no intention of breeding.)
So, I e-mailed that vendor earlier this morning. Am impatient to hear back.
Then, I found ANOTHER beautiful yearling male BCI from the vendor I bought my Trans-Pecos from. Just...so classic boa.
UGH!!! decisions....I'd throw caution to the wind, and just get both the yearling AND the Caulker, but that is OUT of the budget.
Last edited by distaff; 10-22-2018 at 02:58 PM.
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