Doing some boa research. Would appreciate help!

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While a BI female can get up to seven+ feet remember that it won't happen overnight. If fed properly she won't reach that size for many years, so you'll have plenty of time to acclimate to her growth. It's a little different than when dealing with a female mainland retic that could top ten feet in 18 months.

Very good point . I think that's why I would want to get a juvenile boa to start out with so I can get used to her size as the years go by.