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Re: recommended docile boa under 6foot?
Just my opinion
Dumerials - nice but they are a heavy body snake and do get big even my males are 7-8'
Colombians - the best IMO not as big around as a dumerial but can get 8'
Salmon or Hypos - Most have the temperament of the colombians but way smaller 5-6'
Central Americans - small? sometimes, but not mine and the 30+ I have are not nice.
Nicks - in with the centrals nippy.
Brazilian rainbows - very pretty, they get long but much more slender
I never had rosy boas or sand boas so I can't say
If you were talking to me with your kids I would steer you to a salmon that is about a year old.
The reason for this is because most boas are nippy until they are about a year old. I call it the survival mode. If I stand tall and hiss and strike at you, you will not eat me.
I've always been a boa girl at heart.
Where reptiles are not just apart of our lives, they are our lives.
They are Living art.
www.boasandballs.com
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Re: recommended docile boa under 6foot?
I wouldn't pass up checking out any of the rainbow boas, they are nice too, and on the smaller side!!!
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Re: recommended docile boa under 6foot?
 Originally Posted by boasandballs
Just my opinion
Dumerials - nice but they are a heavy body snake and do get big even my males are 7-8'
Colombians - the best IMO not as big around as a dumerial but can get 8'
Salmon or Hypos - Most have the temperament of the colombians but way smaller 5-6'
Central Americans - small? sometimes, but not mine and the 30+ I have are not nice.
Nicks - in with the centrals nippy.
Brazilian rainbows - very pretty, they get long but much more slender
I never had rosy boas or sand boas so I can't say
If you were talking to me with your kids I would steer you to a salmon that is about a year old.
The reason for this is because most boas are nippy until they are about a year old. I call it the survival mode. If I stand tall and hiss and strike at you, you will not eat me.
What Salmons are you talking about? I thought they were columbians...
Oh yeah, calker cay, pearl islands, corn island boas are all smaller boas with a little more originality then the typical hogg island, which I would also recomend. ~Caylan.S.~
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Re: recommended docile boa under 6foot?
 Originally Posted by Inugohan
What Salmons are you talking about? I thought they were columbians...
Oh yeah, calker cay, pearl islands, corn island boas are all smaller boas with a little more originality then the typical hogg island, which I would also recomend. ~Caylan.S.~
Salmon boas are also called hypo's. Rich Ihle named the first salmon boa for its color
Pearl Islands, corn islands are very nice small boas but cost more.
I've always been a boa girl at heart.
Where reptiles are not just apart of our lives, they are our lives.
They are Living art.
www.boasandballs.com
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Re: recommended docile boa under 6foot?
The sonoran boas stay small and have (generally) wonderful temperaments. My little Tarahumara boy is an awesome snake to hand to people who may be a bit nervous about handling snakes. He's calm as can be. He's also about 40", and is a young adult.
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