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    Re: Boa species

    Quote Originally Posted by jere000 View Post
    like i said before if your looking for a bci but smaller get one of the localitys that are small such as the ca boa i mainly mention those cause theyre cheaper and more commonly available than other localitys
    'CA' is for Central American, right? And isn't a CA the same thing as a Columbian boa? I read that somewhere.
    Please excuse my ignorance, I'm new with boas, but I'm really getting hooked.

    Ok, so now its between a CA/Columbian (?), a Hogg Island, and a BRB (btw, I know they need really high humidity; I can handle that in a bin). What is your personal opinion?

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    Re: Boa species

    Quote Originally Posted by Crazy4Herps View Post
    'CA' is for Central American, right? And isn't a CA the same thing as a Columbian boa? I read that somewhere.
    Please excuse my ignorance, I'm new with boas, but I'm really getting hooked.

    Ok, so now its between a CA/Columbian (?), a Hogg Island, and a BRB (btw, I know they need really high humidity; I can handle that in a bin). What is your personal opinion?
    yes ca is for central american also known as mexican boa their the same thing as columbian boas but theirs a size difference ca boas stay about 5-6 feet where as a normal bci is 8-9 feet depending on the sex
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    Re: Boa species

    I think we are confusing localities with species.
    Boa constrictor imperator is the species and CA or colombian is the locality. I'm pretty sure both CA and colombian are BCI (colombian can also be BCC). Though I think there is still a size difference alot has to do with feeding.

    An average Colombian BCI female will be 6-8' depending on feeding and a male 4-6'. My girl is almost 3 years old and probably won't get much bigger then 6'.

    IMO feeding has the biggest impact on size.

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    Re: Boa species

    Quote Originally Posted by slither9192 View Post
    I think we are confusing localities with species.
    Boa constrictor imperator is the species and CA or colombian is the locality. I'm pretty sure both CA and colombian are BCI (colombian can also be BCC). Though I think there is still a size difference alot has to do with feeding.

    An average Colombian BCI female will be 6-8' depending on feeding and a male 4-6'. My girl is almost 3 years old and probably won't get much bigger then 6'.

    IMO feeding has the biggest impact on size.

    Here's a great website http://www.riobravoreptiles.com/
    she willl get bigger then 6 feet shell probally be 7 feet within the next year or 2 and i put 8-9 cause its very possible alot of adults ive seen hit 9 foot by 6-7 years but thats power feeding plus people should be preparing to have a snake that size just in case
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