From what I have seen and dealt with with hypos, they are a little more in tune and more sensitive than a normal boa. We have a normal columbian, a pastel columbian and a normal Guyanese. The Guyana is w/c, the others are c/b/b. She is just as docile as the other two, but the pastel will crawl up and lay around my wifes neck and go to sleep. All are regualarly handled. All are fed in their cage. All have been hook trained, and they only have to be touched and rubbed gently with the hook before reaching in an picking them up out of their cages. They will get a little aggitated if they have a retained eye cap, but still will not strike. The only strikes I have seen have been as a hunger strike. The pastel actually tagged me with his nose on my finger one time, but never opened his mouth during the strike. It was my mistake that made him do so, and I am lucky I was not bitten. You can start with a neonate and with your experince in ball pythons, should have no trouble handling and learning your snakes behaviors. Above all keep him fed so you can avoid the hunger strikes so as not to frighten your wife. Normal columbians in the right hands will be great captives. My hypo was a pissy [bleep] when we got her. She was purchased for my wife, who politely gave her to me when she saw how aggressive she was. I have done much work with her in the two years of her being here, and now she is a much calmer animal. I still don't put complete faith in her attitude though. Hope this has helped some, and sorry it was so long.
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1.0 red phase western hognose

1.0 100% het albino columbian

1.0 pastel columbian

0.1 dub het sunglow

0.1 hypo columbian

0.1 guyana

1.2 jcp

1.0 irian jaya

1.2 normal balls

1.0 spider ball

0.1 pastel ball

1.0 granite al burm

0.1 granite het al burm

0.1 albino burm

1.0 sunfire retic

0.2 tiger retics

0.0.1 sulcata tortoise

1.0 potbelly pig (Oscar)

1.0 pug (Frank)

1.1 pit bull terriers (Marlboro & Coco)

1.0 house cat (Kitty)

0.1 wife who puts up with me

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