Quote Originally Posted by aliamo View Post
My boa, however, is more active when out of the cage than the previous ones I have handled, and I'm hoping she gets more calm with me over time.
She may or may not. I have one, a hypo CA, that is happy to secure herself to one of your arms using her tail, then rest across your shoulders and stay put. I use her to introduce new folks to boas because she isn't squirrely at all, and being a CA she's just over five feet and not getting any bigger. OTOH a couple of my older - and larger - males do nothing but run when handled no matter how much or often I hold them.