Should I get a Hogs Island Boa or a western hognose?

[Neal]

While I like the hognose, I would get a boa over it. However, you have to factor in caging requirement, food size, max size, etc...

[shadowjimmy107]

I can't comment on Boas since I do not own or work with those, hognose however have it all cute face, personality and very manegeable size.

Their care is easy and they are forgiven when it comes to husbandry.

Now that being said there are things to consider.

One is the legality in the state where you live.

Two you have to keep in mind that while they are rear fanged, very mildly venemous and not prone to bite, a bite can occur and so can a reaction.

Thank you, yes I am aware of this. I will look into your hognose and see. I live in PA.







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[shadowjimmy107]

While I like the hognose, I would get a boa over it. However, you have to factor in caging requirement, food size, max size, etc...

I know I have been narrowing that down to a preferable choice for a week now and I just wanted to see others opinions

[OldState81]

I have a hog island boa and she is a solid 2 ft at almost a year old. A pure hog island is expected to stay around 5 ft long but I have heard most of what you find have been integrated with columbian blood lines causing them to grow larger. A hog island is considered to be a BCI along with columbians and central american/mexicans boas. I am hoping mine stays small but will not be surprised is she grows larger than 6 ft as I have heard of other keepers having larger specimens. On the other hand, a breeder of island boas told me that some of the original hog island boas that were shipped here to the states back in the 80's were quite large themselves so I dont know what to think when it comes to judging the purity of a hog island based on size alone. There is really no way of knowing by there pattern or color. My hog island boa does have some really dramatic color changes at times going from being pretty light to pretty dark. They have alot of pink and orange coloration to them too.These are true traits of a hog island boa I do know.