What to get - BI - Male or Female?

[dakski]

The best looking one with the best personality.

Thanks Kam!


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I can't speak for you, but personally I'd get the male. He'll be a better fit for both you & Katie, & you'll be glad for that when you have some not-so-great days.

That's a good point Bogertophis. I cannot argue it, and the male looks stunning, but I haven't seen the females yet . If I cannot tell a difference really, and the male is chill, you make a lot of sense.

Where'd the jungle come from or are you saying he had lipstick sunglow jungle motleys?

Thanks for asking for Clarification. I thought Lipstick was Jungle and Sunglow. My bad.

He (the male I saw, and I believe the females are the same) is a Kahl Albino, Hypo, Jungle, Motley. 4 genes.


Personally, I'd go with the best looking and temperament combo regardless of sex.
Looking forward to the pics!

He says the male is chill, but he's going to handle the females as well and compare and contrast. If there's a noticeable difference, personality wins every time for me.

Hi dave
I'd go for what ever one you like the look of most
Especially if your not thinking of breeding in the future, if you are then I'd go with the male just incase, the males should stay fairly small compared to an adult female especially if fed correctly like I know you do
I know Katie's isn't Keen on the larger snakes so the male also may be a better option.
I'd wait for the pics to all come thru then make your decision after that, once you have the bigger picture in front of you.

Can't wait to see what you choose.
You know they will be great genetics from Ron regardless which you choose.


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Katie says I can get whatever I want. She prefers the best personality animal, regardless of ultimate size. However, if there's no difference, I think she would want the male.

Having said that, I slow grow my boas. Feliz at 2 years old (dwarf BCC, but still) is 400G and Behira (BI Ghost Female) is 1,650G at almost 3 1/2 years old. So we would have time to adjust. Further, the way I feed, and not expecting to feed anything bigger than a large rat (I'll adjust duration if necessary over larger prey), I don't expect a female to be more than 7FT or so (max 8FT) and 12-15 pounds. I know people who get their males close to that weight or above. I plan to be very disciplined.

I've handled 15-20 pound females, but I've never had one, and there's probably a big difference.



Here is the male in question.



Not sure if what Jeff means by nicer females. I notice a slight aberration on his tail pattern, but that doesn't bother me. I think it's kind of neat. I'll ask for clarification about the differences between the male and females. To me, this guy is stunning. He's young now and will color up more.