What's a good boa for me?

[karmak]

I love boas,

You could always go with one of these (few different morphs)





And if you fancy a BEL, they actually have those too















Seriously though,
Nics are sweet (fiery and full of piss) and stay small for boas.

Hahaha this made me laugh (:
I have a BCI, shes a new addition, and i absolutley am in love with her, she has the most amazing temperment of any snake i have ever held. I cuddle with her when im watching tv, she just lies along my body haha. Shes a great eater on FT, i switched her from live (other owner had been feedin live for her whole life) in a snap! Shes really a great snake! But i agree with all the others, each snake is different (: Good luck! Im sure youll find a perfect boa that you will compleatly adore (:

[hypnotixdmp]

Brazilian Rainbow Boa, they are nippy as babies, but after a bit of handling they become really sweet!!! My baby is still tiny and she doesn't nip anymore and she really seems to like "hanging out" with us lol



The cross is for my old dog, Maxi, she was chow mixed with something I never found out, she lived to be about 20-21 years, so she had a good life!!!!





0.3 Normals (Coilette, Athena and Unknown)
1.1 Het Genetic Stripe (Bonnie and Clyde)
1.0 Pastel (De Sol)
1.0 Spider (Zeus)
1.0 Mojave (Prometheus)

0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Stella)

[TJ_Burton]

Here are some pics of my little nice female. She is a baby obviously but they stay tiny for boas.
My little girl is evil as all hell though.

[Evenstar]

Thank you! I'm still undecided because they're all beautiful, temperament/willingness to be held is of top importance, but I don't want anything that'll get huge. A hog island morph would be really neat. I'm still pretty drawn to the BCIs though, there's just something about them!
But yes, I'd love to go to an expo sometime.

Hog Island boas are a specific locality of BCI. And while there are hypo hogs, that's it for morphs with them. If you want a morph - an albino, snow, aztec, or whathaveyou - you'll need to go with a Colombian BCI.

The thing about boas is that sometimes the larger varieties are the ones with the best temperaments. But keep in mind that the size difference isn't that much in the grand scheme of things. A male Colombian will be about the same size as a female Central American even though the CA is considered "dwarf" and the Colombian is not - and the Colombian will likely have the better personality.

This is why it's a good idea to go to an expo to handle several different varieties to figure out what you like. And if you get a baby, by the time it grows up, you'll be quite comfortable handling it.

I am also a small person and not very strong. My all-time favorite boa is my female Colombian BCI. She will likely grow to around 8-ish feet or so which is quite large (at least by my standards, lol). Yes, she is still quite young since I got her as a tiny baby, but because I did so, I am totally comfortable with her and I know her personality quite well. I will have no trouble with her even when she's huge. She's my baby.

[Evenstar]

And just to tempt you..... These are all Colombian BCIs.

[RoseRed]

And just to tempt you..... These are all Colombian BCIs.

Now you are tempting me to get one!! While BRB's have my heart, I have had my eye on other boas as well.

[DooLittle]

BCI's kick butt!!


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[devildog_dk]

Hog Island boas are a specific locality of BCI. And while there are hypo hogs, that's it for morphs with them.

Don't quote me on this but I'm 99% sure hypo hogs are a cross and not a "locality morph." I'll ask my gf when she gets home since she's done way more reading on BCI's than I have.

[Daybreaker]

Yes, hypo Hogs are Colombian x Hog and are not pure Hogs

[Evenstar]

Don't quote me on this but I'm 99% sure hypo hogs are a cross and not a "locality morph." I'll ask my gf when she gets home since she's done way more reading on BCI's than I have.

That is correct. Hog Islands are a specific locality of BCI. But hypo hogs have to have some Colombian influence in order to carry the hypo gene. Some hypo hogs are more "hog" than others - once the hypo gene has been introduced, the animal can be bred back to a pure hog and still produce hypos. The hypo gene is dominant, co-dominant actually. So some hypo hogs actually have very little Colombian in them. But all hypo hogs have to have had some Colombian influence in order to get the hypo gene. This is the only gene that has been indroduced in Hogs thus far though. And they are still considered a specific locality - although, if hypo, they are not 100% pure.