Hola,

Sorry for the late response, maybe too late but we'll see.

If you are not immediately WOWED at the show, don't feel you need to get anything. I have been in the situation where I was ready for a boa constrictor and thought I'd go to a local pet store, or grab something at an expo.

I'm thankful I pulled back and really asked myself what I wanted. I maybe would have ended up with a very, very common looking, "common boa" but I decided to do some looking around on line and researching reputable breeders.

I wanted to purchase directly from Gus Rentfro but he was out his Colombian stock, however Legacy Reptiles in Florida worked with and now owns most of Gus' stock.

I'm very happy I waited as my Barranquilla, Colombian BC is just what I wanted. It has many BCC qualities, yet has the BCI hardiness.

They sent me this photo first.


(PHOTO COURTESY OF LEGACY REPTILES)

My little guy arrived packaged well, and in excellent health.


He had plenty of color like the picture they sent.


And,,, he grew into a beautiful 3 year old young adult.




Anyhow, the point of all this is YOU are in the driver's seat and YOU can look at anything you want and decide exactly what you want. I know the shows make everybody excited, I have purchased from a show, but it was something that totally caught me by surprise. It can happen, but boa constrictors are very common and some of the stuff out there isn't being produced with quality in mind.

If you are looking at morphs, you may be amazed, but if you are like I am and are interested in "Mother Nature" colors and locality animals, things are a bit tougher at certain expos.

The expos near my location have never had a single BCC or BCI locality, just fairly common morphs and not the best examples either.

Look hard and don't feel the pressure. Get what YOU want and enjoy it for 20+ years.

I think the others had good advice too.