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    Re: Thinking of getting a Hog Island in a few months. Advice?

    Quote Originally Posted by PorcelainxDoll View Post
    Temperament/Size
    I have read that the males get to about 4-5 ft, and females about 5-6ft. Correct, this is the norm but there are always smaller and larger exceptions.
    I thought about getting a male if I had gotten one of the other species but it seems that even the female of this species doesn't get large. So I could get either and it still be easy to maintain by myself. I can handle my 6+ foot bulky BCI male without issue and I'm 5'3" so I'm sure you'll be fine with either sex.
    As far as temperament I read that they are generally really calm and docile, but can be hissy if threatened. Correct, you get the pissy ones (like my girl pictured below) but most are really calm snakes.

    Enclosure size and husbandry
    I was thinking if I got a male I would get a 70Q tub to start it off in and keep it very cluttered with lots of hides and some branches to climb on since they can be a little more arboreal then some of the other BCI.
    Would this be a good size tub?
    How long could I keep a male in a 70Q?
    What about a 110Q?
    Also if I got a female how long would she be able to live in those size tubs?
    What would yall recommend?

    I don't know the sizes of those tubs but I recommend at least 4' long enclosures for these guys. They do well in tubs but I prefer vivs for my boas. Just preference.

    I will have a hotspot temp of about 90 with an ambient of about 80. Does this sound acceptable? Ambients of 80 are fine but I keep my Hog and boas a bit cooler at around ~77-79 cold side/ambient temps. They do just fine and seem to prefer to be a tad cooler than the pythons.
    Humidity I would have at about 50% bumping it up to 70% during shed? I don't bump up temps while they're in shed: my Hog sheds perfect just being in her tub with ~50% humidity.
    I was thinking of using aspen instead of paper towel for my boa since they like to dig a bit more or so I have heard. Aspen and paper towels are fine: aspen may be better for baby boas to give some security. Again: preference.


    Feeding
    This is where I need the most advice because I know their feeding schedules are much different then a bp.
    So for babies up to about 1 year every 5-7 days? I recommend babies not feed any sooner than 7 days.
    Adults every 10-14 days? This is what I do: when they get around sub adult age I bump it to ~10 days then 14 for adults.
    At what weights should I feed what size prey? I eyeball feeders more so for my boas than for my pythons. Also I recommend starting out on mice for the boa's first year over rats then transition them over.


    Any and all advice will be very much appreciated. I just want to make sure I have all my facts straight and that I will have an appropriate home ready when I get my boa.


    My pure female Hog Attika ^^
    ~Angelica~
    See my collection HERE



    4.15 Ball Pythons
    1.1 Angolan Pythons
    2.2 Cali Kings_______________________0.1 SSTP Black Blood
    1.1 T+ Argentine BCOs______________1.0 Snow Bull
    1.3 Colombian morph BCIs___________0.1 Coastal Carpet
    0.1 Hog Island BCI__________________0.1 Platinum Retic
    0.1 Het Anery BCL __________________0.1 Lavender Albino Citron Retic
    0.2 Central American morph BCIs_____1.0 Blonde/Caramel Retic
    0.1 Pokigron Suriname BCC__________0.1 Goldenchild Retic
    0.0.1 Corn


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