If someone said that they had a Hog Island Boa crossed with a Columbian Boa for sale, what size would you expect this to get? Answerable?
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Is this size question answerable?
skyfire_1
Nov 01, 2006 11:45 AM
Replies (2)
mavericksdad
Nov 01, 2006 12:54 PM
...depends on if its a male or female,but id say anywere from 5-8'...
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1.0 c.b.02' 6' 15 lb. "hi pink" common boa "maverick"
0.1 c.b.06' 17" firebelly x pastel boa "betty boa"
1.0 c.b. 06' 15" ball python "bart"(i finally got one that eats lol)
?.? 2 savannah monitors:3'"ozzy" 2'"uggy"
1.0 everglades x yellow ratsnake c.b. 04' 4' "pooh"
1.0 c.b.06' redear slider "dweezil"
1.0 c.b.04' emorys ratsnake "zeus"
"...does it bite?"
liquidleaf
Nov 01, 2006 01:03 PM
I would say no, not definitely.
Since it is a cross, it might take more after one parent than the other, but it's impossible to tell which, or if it will be somewhere in between. You can't say "ok, if it's 1/2 BCI and 1/2 hog island, it will get a little bit bigger than a hog but smaller than a BCI"...
The crosses COULD get just as large as a normal BCI, or COULD be as small as the smallest hog island. If you were trying to sell them, I would point out that the snake is a cross and "can grow as large as" the normal maximum size of a BCI, but will "probably" be smaller. Probably no good way to predict which parent it will take after, size-wise.
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Lauren Madar
www.ophidiagems.com
1.1 Hog Island Boas
1.1 Hypo BCI
0.1 Sorong-type GTP
1.0 Normal Ball Python
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