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RE: First snake: Boa or Ball?

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Posted by: Redmoon at Thu Mar 29 09:33:06 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Redmoon ]  
   

I only keep Hog Islands, have never kept Colombians or any other locale, but, I have to agree with this statement. I've only ever even seen one female boa that came anywhere near 8 feet, and it was so fat from being powerfed that it was disgusting.
The biggest reason I got my Hogs in the first place was because of their small size. I looked into insulars because of that size difference. Now, I fell in love with my Hogs, and I'd rather have them than plain Colombians, or just about any BCI, but, the size factor is kind of moot at this point, now that I've seen more boas.

I was talking to a breeder the other day who said his *largest* BCI male is 6 feet.

If you're looking at BCI, I definitely encourage you to look into the insular varieties. They're some great animals. But also, talk to breeders. Ask them how big the adults are. In general, if the parents are small, the babies wont grow to be monsters.

   

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