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RE: Requesting Boa Selection Help...

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Posted by: AbsoluteApril at Mon Dec 29 17:42:49 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by AbsoluteApril ]  
   

Welcome to the boa world! (I am still LOL at Jeff's post.)

I deal with BCi not the true red tails, but figured I'd throw in my $0.02 anyways.

(I stole this, I think from BoaWoman) BOAS are Best Of All!

Boas develop the yellow coloration as they age (hense, they turn tan/brown) so it can be difficult to look at a pretty gray baby now and figure out how much they will brown-up. The best way to tell is to look at pictures of the parents. Nice light, low-yellow parents are more likely to produce the same in their offspring. Peruvians are the yellow boas of the true-red tail world. Brazilians tend to stay ligher, more silver/gray or blonde if you prefer but as you noticed they also have the shorter red tail. A Suri or Guyana is probably going to be your best bet out of the BCcs. I would suggest contacting some breeders and letting them know what you are looking for, maybe they have some paired up now that would meet your criteria!
Good luck on your search!
-April
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