now to start this off: by no means can i afford (well, will i allow myself to afford) a boa this year. i have no heart to go out and buy one now.

but good lord it is like trying to un tangle thread trying to figure out what type of constrictor would be appropriate. i figured out from the start, i think, (set me straight if i am wrong) that i would rather a bci instead of a bcc. and as far as bci's go, apparently a lot of people have columbians? but i've read that possibly the smaller hogg island is more docile and does indeed not grow as long?

basically what i'm looking for is a docile snake (i can handle a nippy/talkative baby- but preferably a type that generally becomes a docile adult) that max's out around 7-8 feet. I would like 7 be the max, but i understand some go 'above and beyond' so i'm just preparing myself.

Any suggestions as to what type i should be looking for would be greatly appreciated as well as more care sheets or.. just.. a good place to look more in depth at the types. I know i could find this all in time on my own, but I'd like to have a little help narrowing my search! I keep seeing all these awesome guys and having to reference back and find out in fact they are not the type/local i am looking for

Also, do these vary in housekeeping greatly? It seems like what i've seen they're all fairly consistant/similar. Prehaps i am reading bad material?