Quote Originally Posted by dakski View Post
Thank you kindly. I think you will find there are plenty of people here who are kind, informative, and want what's best for your reptile(s). That's why I have to agree, this my favorite reptile community as well.

I was thinking, you said you want a female Boa. Do you mind me asking why? Female BI often get much bigger than the male BI's. I am not sure your background keeping reptiles, and do not mean to be condescending if you already knew that. I just want to make sure you know what you are getting into. If you are used to a BP, a boas size, strength, and food response can be scary (even with a young boa re food response and a Boa the same size as a BP is much stronger). Both my Boas strike the doors wanting food.

Good luck and keep us up to date on what you decide to get. We will be here to support you and help any way we can.
Oh no you didn't come off as condescending at all. That's an excellent point you bring up about size. I guess the reason I would like a female is based on what little experience I have. So I used to volunteer at an exotics pet store and I worked with an 8 ft female BCI that I really loved. I'm not really sure exactly what I loved about her but she was just incredibly fun to handle (amazing strength compared to handling my BP. Boas SQUEEZE.) and I liked how great an eater she was. However, I am in no way an experienced boa keeper and their size and strength is definitely a factor to take into account. I am sure males offer just as much an enriching experience.
I am planning to visit some reptile cons in the upcoming months and seeing if they have any adult male BCIs or larger adult female BCIs I can handle and just see what I feel most comfortable with. I feel like actually handling the adult sizes in person will give me the best gauge on what works best for me. Hopefully this is a good approach?

Thank you so much for the support.