Hey all,

I've been keeping snakes for a few years now, mostly colubrids. I have decided to acquire a pair of boas for breeding and have narrowed it down to two species: the Hogg Island population of Boa constrictor and Dumeril's Ground Boa. I have chosen these mostly on size and appearance. I would like I boa that's between 5-8ft and not much heavier than 20lbs. I am not that big of a guy and don't think I'd feel comfotable handling anything much bigger than that on my own. I am looking for input as to which might be a better choice. Specifically, how do they compare in terms of temperament, ease of care/breeding, hatchling care, food consumption, etc.?
One other question, is there any benefit to keeping a pair together permanently? I can either build 2 stacked 4' or 5'x2'x2' cages to hold them, or one 6x3x3 cage for them. I would of course seperate for feeding and keep a back up option if they need to be seperated for any reason.
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1.0 Bearded Dragon
0.1 Ball Python
1.0 Sinaloan Milksnake
1.1 Western Hognose
0.1 Taiwan Beauty Snake
1.0 Baird's Ratsnake
1.0 Eastern Blackneck Garter
0.1 Bullsnake
1.1 Leopard Geckos
0.1 Crocodile Skinks
Couch's Spadefoot Toad

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• Hogg Island or Dumeril's Ground Boa? - Lbonachea, Tue Jan 31 17:10:22 2006
• Both Good Choices..... - DavidKendrick, Tue Jan 31 17:24:32 2006
• RE: Hogg Island or Dumeril's Ground Boa? - tcdrover, Wed Feb 1 11:11:16 2006
• RE: Hogg Island or Dumeril's Ground Boa? - Lbonachea, Wed Feb 1 18:28:33 2006
• RE: Hogg Island or Dumeril's Ground Boa? - Lazzyjeff1, Wed Feb 1 15:57:02 2006