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    I would say there is no reason to fear a boa that does get a little larger. My fella is going to be 9 in June. I'd say he's right around 7 feet long. The beauty of boas, and carpets too, is their disposition. I'm obviously generalizing however, boas can be the "big snake package" without being too big and they normally have great dispositions.



    JM will likely post the old Gus Rentfro article and its really worth a read.

    Sniper may be a bit on the larger size for a male, Colombian locality boa but he's very lean. I will normally feed all of the snakes here well but the seasonal break is what counts. This boa doesn't eat over the winter months. Luckily, I met my friend Bryan and was able to get some good feeding and keeping advice back in the day.


    Too big?







    If anybody looking at a Suri BC is concerned about size or potential size, I'd say don't be or let that deter you.



    You can see in the photos I'm holding him in he does have some decent size. I'm not expecting a major increase in his length or weight later in life.

    There are snakes I don't recommend and snake I highly recommend.

    I'd take a 9-10 foot boa over a 7-9 foot retic all day.

    If you want a boa, any boa, do your research and get the type you really want.
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    Re: !boa bonanza!

    Read, learn, put into practice, repeat. Great content here that is indispensable to any current or prospective keeper of true red tails or boas in general. My good buddy Gio shared this information with me when I got my Suriname three years ago and I refer back to it often. No such thing as having too much quality information available to you when you need it. Everyone go ahead and bookmark these links for your current and future reference.
    Prost!

    https://web.archive.org/web/20080828...aisingboas.htm

    http://web.archive.org/web/201107311...info-tips.html


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    Re: !boa bonanza!

    My Suri is 8 this year I believe and just barely 7'. I'm only 5'2" myself but he's easy to handle and not too large at all. Hit 70 degrees last weekend so I brought him outside.






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    Re: !boa bonanza!

    Quote Originally Posted by GoingPostal View Post
    My Suri is 8 this year I believe and just barely 7'. I'm only 5'2" myself but he's easy to handle and not too large at all. Hit 70 degrees last weekend so I brought him outside.






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    Awsome peaks mate, looks awsome

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    Re: !boa bonanza!

    Quote Originally Posted by GoingPostal View Post
    My Suri is 8 this year I believe and just barely 7'. I'm only 5'2" myself but he's easy to handle and not too large at all. Hit 70 degrees last weekend so I brought him outside.






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    Good lord! The tail on that critter is bonkers! Super clean colors and pattern in the saddles as well


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    Re: !boa bonanza!

    Little Etso my male longicauda looks more like an img, he's so much darker than the female, he really doesn't keep still for pics

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    !boa bonanza!

    Leonard hunting stealthily from his sky hide the other night. Love seeing new behaviors with the new enclosure amenities.




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    I need to get some of those sky hides going on in my cages, I love this idea and how cool they look hanging from them!

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    Re: !boa bonanza!

    Quote Originally Posted by jmcrook View Post
    Leonard hunting stealthily from his sky hide the other night. Love seeing new behaviors with the new enclosure amenities.




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    Yes I think I might have to try it, looks awsome

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    Re: !boa bonanza!

    Quote Originally Posted by GoingPostal View Post
    I need to get some of those sky hides going on in my cages, I love this idea and how cool they look hanging from them!
    They're super fun! I got the mounting brackets from Reptile Basics for the large size hide and Specialty Enclosure Designs 3D prints brackets for the small and medium hides. I originally got the idea from Reinz on here and he uses mirror mounts from Lowe's/Home Depot. I've got a really simple idea for fabricating my own brackets for the XL hides out of pvc trim from the hardware store as well. I'll update whenever I get around to making those when the critters get large enough to need them.

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