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Hello everyone. This is the first time I have posted here. I currently have one Albino Burmese Python and two ball pythons. I am interested in keeping a Boa also, but am curious as to what types of Boas get what sizes. Are there Boas that only get to about 3 or 4 feet? I know some get to about 9 feet or so. Any help is appreciated.

Ses01

Most columbian boas reach about 7ft, of course there are exceptions that grow to 10 but you have to feed for that. Then there are the dwarf boas; Caulker Cay boas=5ft, Tarahumara Mt boas=4ft, Corn Island boas=5ft, Nicaraguan boas=5ft, Sonoran desert boas 5ft. There are also hog islands but I'm not sure their max length. Hope that helps. My resource was an april 2004 issue of reptiles magazine.

Thanks a lot. Just also curious, are there different breeds that tend to be more aggressive? More tame?

Thanks.

Ses01

Hogs get about 6 feet I’d guess a conservatively fed male hog might only reach 4’ or so. Here’s my male hog from PMHerps. Hogs are my favorite small colorful docile easy to keep boa.

My boas are yearlings and my Cay Caulker is tiny compared to the hogs. All my boas are tame, the Cay Caulker was hissy and protective of her cage at first but she grew out of it, she’s super docile when being handled. Here’s Bertha the Cay Caulker dwarf Boa getting a little help with a stuck shed. It was stuck on her lower jaw so I scrubbed on it pretty good with the wash cloth and she was fully cooperative, like “ooh yeah, a little to the left.” :^) The hard part about raising this one is she’s a really picky feeder.

Good info on Hogs, Caulkers, Tarahumaras, Corn islands, ect. here: www.riobravoreptiles.com