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I'm planning on getting a female late this summer from cuttingedgeherp.com. Is this a reputable site? Any other suggestions? I wan't one that looks as close to the picture below as possible. I know they "grow" into the pattern but are there any tips I should know to pick a neonate that will eventually resemble the one below. To be honest I think these are the most beautiful boas.

I got those guys from Westwood Acres Reptiles in FT. Myers, Florida, I think I got the name right. They were part of an estate sale of a nice collection held by someone back east, they are supposedly Bob Harding bloodline.
The picture you posted is well known, the site you got it from has the color change of that animal from 3months old till that pic which is the same animal at 3 years old. You should see it on the site under their "top bloodline" page. As I recall they got all of their animals from Edelbrock in CA.
I love mine! they should grow into beautiful animals. There are some folks who post here, whitneywee and micahdenton, who have some really nice animals. Im sure they will be able to help you when they see your post.
Cheers
Brett

Yes, Vinnie Russo of Cutting Edge Herps is a very reptutable dealer. His locality animals are what he says they are. That pictured animal is gorgeous btw. I love the anery Longicaudas myself.

So if I wanted one to look like that beautiful boa, I should aim to get an anery?

but maybe someone that actually produces them can chime in. Do a search on this forum for "micahdenton". He's had some really nice anerys and normals too for sale and pictured here at the boa forum.

I share your taste. That black and white longicauda is striking, and is the best of the best. Herman has a line of anerythristic longicauda, of which that is a primo example. Getting an anerythristic and also selecting for light grey ground color is what you want. Here is a pic of a yearling anery female I held back from last year that is a lot like Herman's animal - I'm just hoping she turns out that way. Mark

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The pic you posted is a anery phase longicauda so if you are looking to get one similar go for an anery. they do "grow" in to their pattern as the get older but the pattern that they get is defined as babies. when you look at a babies head for example you will see a fint grey area the "shield" the center will be darker but there is a defined grey area around the shield that will fill in with the black pigment as they age. some longicauda are "yellow" phase and have a yellow wash to their back ground color and as normals are sweet looking yellow and black bumble bee adults. but as anerys they still have a yellow wash to them that appears as a "dirty white" on their backs" which is darker then the white you see on the sides of the tail. as they get older this yellow wash that makes great yellow normals makes anerys dinge looking as adults. I wish that i had some pics to better explain it but i dont i will think about take some and following a babies next season. hope that this helps. one of my two year olds