Thanks for the help! I have decided to buy from gus at Rio Bravo because his name appears EVERYWHERE whenever hog islands are mentioned. The only thing that has me concerned is the boas are born in June and July, and I will be buying in January. Will I miss anything by buying it when it is six months old? How big will it be if I buy a male? Would it be considered a baby or juvenile? I will be buying a xmas tree tub from walmart for him. What size zoo med UTH should do? I was thinking large? Will this be sufficient? I was gonna do aspen bedding. Thoughts? Anyone have a thermometer/ hydrometer they swear by? Sorry for the obnoxious list of questions, I just want to have a happy boa .