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I Have always overlooked the Bolivans, Silverbacks, Shorttails, They are all the same thing right BCA? I was wondering if there where any good sites that had good info on them? Do they stay smaller than other BCC's? Any suggest for info would be great, I was interested in learning more, But I will continue looking. thanks to all those who reply. I don't know why I have always overlooked them, they are pretty neat boas.
Thanks
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Executive Reptiles
Amanda Kingsbury & David Kendrick
www.executivereptiles.com

Check out rio bravo reptiles, he has some good info on them.
Also check out Barry Miller's web site at www.millerreptiles.com he has alot of pics as well as some babies available right now.
Chuck

i love my 3.4 group, i will hopefully be producing some this year. i have two pairs courting as we speak. they are on the smaller side (6-7 foot i think)my oldest, a 6 year old female, is about 5.5 foot,heres some pics, thanks, john yocum

Talk to the good Amarali breeders:
Kevin Barnett
Barry Miller
Lee Barrie
Dennis Sargent

They are great boas, but need to be taken care of very carefully. You also need to be reserved in your feeding, they don't have the metabolism of BCI and are more delicate than BCC.

Expect a 6ft. boa, after about 5 years of age. My female was born in August 2003 and is 3.5 ft. (I have an '04 BCI at 5ft.). They are built differently than other boas, a very broad and flat head. They are also the most heavy bodied of B.c.ssp. So while smaller than BCC can weigh more.

Kevin's site is ectothermics.com
Barry's is millerreptiles.com
Lee, and Dennis are only available by phone or email, Kevin is good friends with them and could give you some help.

Take care,
Chris

.... buy from known lines. i have a pair that came from VPI stock, a pair of barry millers "purple phase", a pair from kevin barnet (his orange crush line) and a single female from gulf coast reptile (heres a pic of her, i love this one, she will be bred next year hopefully). i dont feel that they are delicate at all though, i think they are very hardy. i have had them for 6 years and love them. here are some of my husbandry practices: i usually feed every 2 weeks with most of my animals and sometimes go 3 weeks, never have had a regurg issue with any of the 7 i own. humidity is in the 40-60% range and have never had a shed issue either, if i notice an animal is about to shed i might spray the cage slightly. i have also kept the ambient temps in my snake room in the low 80's during the summer, with occasional days much warmer as i draw warm moist air in from the outside and always let the temps cool slightly at nite even during summer (again by drawing the night time air in with fans. i do not believe in regimented consistent temps and opt to keep things as "natural" as possible, ie: fluctuating temps, as would happen in the wild. i have never had a RI in any of my snakes for the past 30 yrs of owning snakes. now i realize i am working with certain species that apparently like my methods, but the bolivs have done great with the above methods. thanks, hope some of this helps, john yocum