Experiences with Hog Island Boas

[Potatoren]

I am getting a pair(m/f) of pure Hog Island Boas soon.

I am getting mine for a couple of reasons -
- 1. I like the looks of the pure hog island boa.
- 2. I like the reported temperament of hog islands
- 3. I like the fact that hog island boas won't get more than 7 feet - like we see with Columbian Bci or the Bccs .

I would like to hear from other keepers on their personal experiences with the Hog Island Boas. Positives or negatives.

I have two hogs, though one is a mix.

My mix is named Effy, and shes the sweetedt gosh darned thing ever. Shes 4 feet, 5 max. The moment we open her enclosure she pops up and Loves coming out to explore. Never misses a meal, easy to handlw easy to just enjoy. The kida handle her with no issues ever, shes never even balked or shied away from any of us.

Katniss on the other hand... shes a pure hog. We got her when she was 3 months old. Shes gorgeous, she is. She started off easy to handle (mind you, we handle frequently, every snake we have, from our hognoses, to the kingsnake, to the boas and the balls and our retic). Katniss lately though has been a sour guss. She hisses she strikes she wags her tail angrily, she opens her mouth and exhales heavily to intimidate us. Shes never been like this, no changes to enclosure no changes to husbandry, she eats every week, shes not going into shed, vet said shes as healthy as they come though. Captive bred baby. Her sister however is the sweetest thing (i know because my friends the breeder ans kept her sister as a holdback), so i dont know if its the earthquakes happening around us lately or what. I know my dogs and horses act way differently when a quake is about to hit and a few days after it hits so maybe snakes react too.

Either way, they are great snakes and Effy has been a major part of our youngsters learning to enjoy and respect these animals.

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