A question about size and temperament differences (Morph BCI / BCA)

[Gio]

Those are ALL beautiful snakes Kali!

Great examples for the poster to view.

[artgecko]

Thank you both so much for your time and help! The pics are georgous!
Kali- I will pm you with the breeder's info.

I will look into the breeders you guys mentioned and see what they have. I think I have succeeded in convincing my husband that a boa would be a better next addition to our collection than a BP, so we will probably be looking to buy sometime between now and summer.

I definately don't want to blow the bank on an expensive morph... at least not yet... That said, this may be the only boa I add to my collection, so I want to get a very nice looking individual and not suffer from buyer's regret.

Do any of the more affordable morphs or specific localities (other than the locality you mentioned your BCI was Gio) tend to have better contrast / lighter backgrounds as adults? I've seen pics of hypos and pastels and it's hard to tell if they look any better than normals (of course, most are baby pics).

Thank you again for all of your help and advice!

[artgecko]

Gio- I looked on legacy reptiles FB page and was super impressed with some of their snakes. They did post a male of the same morph as yours for sale for $240... Not bad.

I may contact them if I don't go with the other breeder. I'm sure they have more available animals than they post on their FB page.

[Evenstar]

Thank you both so much for your time and help! The pics are georgous!
Kali- I will pm you with the breeder's info.

I will look into the breeders you guys mentioned and see what they have. I think I have succeeded in convincing my husband that a boa would be a better next addition to our collection than a BP, so we will probably be looking to buy sometime between now and summer.

I definately don't want to blow the bank on an expensive morph... at least not yet... That said, this may be the only boa I add to my collection, so I want to get a very nice looking individual and not suffer from buyer's regret.

Do any of the more affordable morphs or specific localities (other than the locality you mentioned your BCI was Gio) tend to have better contrast / lighter backgrounds as adults? I've seen pics of hypos and pastels and it's hard to tell if they look any better than normals (of course, most are baby pics).

Thank you again for all of your help and advice!

You will NOT be sorry with a boa!! They are so much more fun than BPs! But be warned - they are like potato chips. Betcha can't have just one....

Jungles are very nice - not quite as colorful as babies and they get lovely golden and pink as adults. A Jungle without any other gene at play is usually quite reasonable. Allison Preske, UAN Constrictors on Facebook, will be having a very nice litter of jungles this season. She is very nice. This is a 2011 male I got from her last year. He is beginning to show more adult colors now.

Pic in 2012.......


And a pic from last week........

[Evenstar]

Sorry that last pic is pretty washed out. I am no photographer....

But you should see his belly - so pink it looks like he dragged himself through raspberry sauce.

[Gio]

Gio- I looked on legacy reptiles FB page and was super impressed with some of their snakes. They did post a male of the same morph as yours for sale for $240... Not bad.

I may contact them if I don't go with the other breeder. I'm sure they have more available animals than they post on their FB page.

Hi, mine is not a morph. The Barranquilla is a locality in Colombia. Believe it or not he is I guess, a "common" boa, but not really.

You can look at Hog Island boas too, and if you have a slightly daring side, you could look at a male BCC. They are just beautiful, but tend to get a little larger, that said, the colors and contrast are amazing.

I personally would not spend huge money on any morph. Kali seems to have a good connection and gets her stuff at reasonable prices.

If you are just starting your search, really, really prepare yourself with caging, heating and all the stuff. The cage stuff is a lot of fun!! I think you'd be surprised how unthreatened you'll feel by a larger snake. An 8 foot female Colombian boa is considered large. But in reality it's not that big. A 6-7 foot male is normally less massive and much lighter.

I suggest you pick your snake well if it will be your only snake. Really get what you want and love it. $100-$300 is plenty of money to get a quality boa IMO.

Here is the difference between a Royal and a BCI. The python is a female (2yrs) and is a year older than the boa (1yr). The BP is my son's, and the male boa is mine. Look at the colors in the sun on the boa. Not a morph, just that pretty!



Having a nice display cage that is also tailored to your boa's needs is not only healthy for the snake, but really pleasing for you and others to look at.

If you do everything right from preparation to animal purchase, I think you'll be rewarded with the perfect pet.



And BTW Kali,, another set of beauties there!!

[artgecko]

Beautiful pics!

You're definitely right..After all the great pics and info you guys have posted, I think I now want at least 3 boas, a jungle, a Barranquilla , and a BCA. That cherry pastel looked insanely gorgeous too! Unfortunately, my husband isn't a herper and although he prefers the snakes to my geckos, he still doesn't quit understand how you tend to want to "collect" them and not just settle for one of this species, one of that, etc.

When we move (beginning to look for a house soon), I'll get a reptile room and rat breeding colony setup and hopefully, with more space and food on hand, I'll be able to purchase more snakes. It'll also help if the boa is super friendly and feeds well, this might even make my husband decide HE wants another one. Although I like our KSBs and hognose, neither are what I'd consider my "perfect" snake behavior, looks, or size-wise. We have also had serious feeding issues with the hognose, which makes me hesitant to invest a lot of money in an animal I am unfamiliar with.

Thank you once again for the great pics and advice!

[Raven01]

That said, this may be the only boa I add to my collection, so I want to get a very nice looking individual and not suffer from buyer's regret.

If you manage to stay at just one Boa you have far more will power than I.
I did the same getting just one as a pet only to have it quickly tie Carpets for my favourite constrictor snakes. And, now I already have 2 ETB's on order (no exactly comparable I know) and am trying to get a few more BCL's in from Europe while eyeing the stunning Suri's at Nagy's and keeping an ear to the ground for either of the Peruvian BCC.

Edit: Okay, I didn't see the post above before I started typing. Thank you so much for not making me feel extremely weak willed, lol.

[artgecko]

Heh.. No, I totally understand. I just got into snakes last summer and already have 3, soon to be 4. *Ideally* I see myself with a rack for my KSBs, a rack with BPs, about 4 cages for boa constrictors, and maybe a couple odd snakes out like a BRB and carpet... But who knows. It'll probably depend on how much room the house we buy has and how "house poor" we'll be. We don't have kids yet either and I know that can be a serious time and money drain.

[Gio]

I did the same getting just one as a pet only to have it quickly tie Carpets for my favourite constrictor snakes. And, now I already have 2 ETB's on order (no exactly comparable I know) and am trying to get a few more BCL's in from Europe while eyeing the stunning Suri's at Nagy's and keeping an ear to the ground for either of the Peruvian BCC.

Well, if that doesn't just about sum up everything I'd like to own as well LOL! Having a royal and my favorite BCI, I would love a carpet python, and probably my favorite snake would be an Iquitos Peruvian BCC.

If retics stopped growing at 9 feet I'd take one of those and an olive python as well.

My wife isn't into the scene but is tolerant of my behavior. 1 BP and 1 BC is about all that is going to happen here. I'm glad I got the boa I got, although not fearing size any longer, I'd have maybe gone for the Peruvian BCC right off. None the less, I'm pretty happy!