cay caulker boa'a

[mky69]

Does anyone have information on these or I should say does anyone have any experience with these boa's. The size and color is what has me interested in them. One article says they are good beginner snakes while another says the young ones are nippy. I havent seen much information from anyone who actually has one or had one. They say they only get about 5 feet tops which is what I like about the ball python. The one I have is great, very good disposition, seems to tolerate being handled whenever very well and eats well as long as I dont try and feed him to big of a rat. He just doesnt get out much on his own unless he's hungry.

[Vypyrz]

They are a bit different than most boas.They have sensitive digestive systems so do not overfeed them. The prey should not be any bigger than their girth. Feed every 14 days until they are about 8-9 months old, then try feeding every 10 days and see how they handle it. They are slow growers, so don't expect them to just pack on the size fast like a BP does.
As far as being nippy, meh. Mine tagged me a few times the day I got him and was tring to get him out of his shipping container. He hasn't struck at me since, but I treat him like my other boas. When I want to get them out, I use a hook to raise their head then just reach in and pick them up. If you get a baby, their heads are so small that they can barely get your finger anyway. Also, after feeding, I don't handle him for at least 3 days, just to give him a little extra time to digest. Hope this helps...

[spode]

Yeah mine hissed a few times here and there up to about a year old. Only bit me during a feeding mode though. After a while he was puppy dog tame. I read somewhere years back that they fed their adults once a month. Due to a pattern of bird migrations on and off the island food was not always readily available. Hence they would have periods of natural fasting and their metabalism is much slower. So definatly dont stick the food to them hard. After 3yrs my male was about 33-35", so pretty small, but not an adult yet. Their ability to color change is really neat too. They can be a dark brown one min and a bluish silver the next. Very beautiful animals and very underrated.

[ALTownsend1]

Where can you find them? Anyone have a care sheet? I love boas but size has been an issue, this could be perfect!

[spode]

There was 2 at the Columbia Repticon back in March. Ben Siegal was one. Somebody also had a patternless Crawl Cay that was insane. Dont remember how much it was but was $$$. I think two of the most respected breeders are Rio Bravo and Cutting Edge Herp. Mine was from Rio Bravo stock and was the lightest colored one I have yet to see. There still pretty rare but if your persistant they can be found without to much trouble. A few pop up on Kingsnake from time to time.

[ALTownsend1]

price range? husbandry?

[spode]

I paid 275 for my male back in 2005. The ones at the Repticon show were 125 for one and 250 for the other I think. A bigger breeder I would guess would be ~300-350. Husbandry is very much like a BCI except with more conservative feeding i guess. Try Cutting Edge Herps and Rio Bravos website for better info though.

[ALTownsend1]

I looked at both sites, but couldn't seem to find where they were for sale...Any photos of your male? I'm pretty pumped, maybe this weekend at Tampa Repticon I'll bring home my first boa

[spode]

Give me a little time and I will see if I can find my old camera. Got a few on there I think. And there websites are a little hard to navigate I'll see if I can dig any info up when I finish with work.

[ALTownsend1]

Awesome, thanks!