Quote Originally Posted by artgecko View Post
Beautiful snake evenstar! I saw the book on Amazon.. I think used it is about $50.

I am really leaning towards a BCA or a non-albino / non- motley BCI. I really love the intensity of colors and clear patterns on normal BCIs, but I also like the "peaked" / jagged pattern on the BCAs a breeder posted pics of. So hard to decide.

My main issue now, is deciding if I want to buy from the breeder with just a few BCA babies at the moment, or wait until he has BCI babies in the summer, or look for animals from a different breeder altogether.

One more question for you guys with BCI / BCA experience. Can you tell how light the background / good the contrast is when the boa is a baby? Is "what you see what you get" in terms of color range / pattern even in babies? Gi0- what I love most about your boa is the range of different browns / oranges in his pattern and the black / dark edging. Was the pattern this way when he was small?

Thank you again for your input!
This is a younger pic.



The tail on BCI's is usually more red when they are young. They are not true red tails, but this particular locality is what Vin Russo says is an example of what the perfect cross between a BCI and a BCC would look like. The Barranquilla boa scale counts are different from other Colombian BCI's, according to the book.

You can get a boa like this from Legacy Reptiles. They have a lot of the Rio Bravo Reptiles stock. Gus Rentfro of Rio Bravo IS the authority on BC's. In simple terms he is a boa GOD!

This is a picture that was maybe 2 months ago. You can see the colors hold. Maybe even better but the tail does go more orange/brown.



You should visit the Legacy Reptiles Facebook page and see what they have.

They do localities mostly, but also have morphs. They are top notch and one of the owners, Orlando, is a veterinarian that specializes in avian care.

Male BCI will be perfect for you.