I was picking up my hypo BCI yesterday at the expo when a lady came by with a Boa in a tub.Originally Posted by Evenstar
I agree with Salamander. Also want to point out that boas will do fine on rats their whole lives. A large female might take 2 jumbos every 2-3 weeks, but still rats are fine.
If you go with a BCI, I would suggest a male. They generally stay under 7-ish feet. BCIs are very docile and make fantastic pets! Hog Islands are great too and stay a bit smaller, but they can sometimes be a bit more high-strung. Not always, but sometimes. Personally, I would opt for a larger snake that was more placid. I have 2 BCIs and 1 BCO (argentine) and the BCIs are the sweetest, most easily handled snakes I have!
My suggestions for you are a male BCI or a Dumerils which are very nice snakes too.
BCIs do need a large enlosure - I wouldn't do less than a 4x2x1 for a male and a 5'x2'x18" for a female. Larger is better.
It was gorgeous and I asked her what it was.
She said it was a "nasty jerk Hog Island" and they were buying food for him.
I LOL because it made think of everybody here's stories about their own "JERKS!".
When hubby finally gets the upstairs turned into a snake room, I'm making built-ins for the Boas.
I'd like to have 6' x' 8' x6' 'wall units" that have enough room to have nice climbing trees in them and multiple 'perching shelves'.
They seem to really enjoy being able to get up as high as they can, just to hang out and 'be snakes'.
[yes, my home renovations are getting really pet-centric]
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