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Posted by: reptile30 at Thu Jun 23 15:02:57 2005 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ]

my mom said that i have a choice between the water monitor i want or another reptile and i either want a water or a boa, bc i want a snake about 6-9 ft and that is some what tame and will impress some ppl(like family) when i come down with him/she at the holidays.

the questions,

what is a salom boa is it just a morph or like a diff type, bc i wnat a col. boa

is a hypo boa a columbian boe, bc those are what im looking at the hypo(bc ther in my price rang of 0-450$

what size cage would an adult need

are they tame usaly like if i get a baby and hold him./her she will become some what tame

as for feeding do you all take your out of there cages and feed in a diff container or just feed in the cage

what substrates do you use, that work well besides newspaper bc this will be a cage in the living room and i want to make it look nice

and can some people post some pics of them holding there boa and say how big they are and also your cages you built, not racks

thanks for all your help

If you enjoy high maintenance and don't want an animal that you can hold than the Water Monitor is for you. If this is your first reptile than I wouldn't recommend a Water Monitor.

A Hypo is a basically the same as a Salmon from what I understand it's just a different line. If you want to read up on different morphs this very site has some good info.

Cage for an adult Boa should be at a minimum of 4'X 2'.

Most of my Boas I feed in their cage. If they come out like they are looking for food I will tap them gently on their nose with a roll of paper towels to let them know they aren't getting fed.

I use aspen shavings for my Boas. It is absorbent and it makes me think the Boas like it better but they probably could care less.

A little advice......do alot of research like you are doing now. Get your set-up dialed in before you make a purchase. There are alot of good sites for care information....check them out.

This is one of my favorite females. She is close to 7' and she is a Colombian. She is super sweet. Wouldn't harm a fly.

This is my male Hypo from Summit Reptiles.

What do you mean come down with him/her for the holidays to impress ppl? Boas aren't a good travelling companion. Just wanted to make that clear. And some folks wouldn't get "impressed" even if your snake layed diamonds for eggs. When owning a large snake there is a certain responsibilty that you must have when owning something that relies on you giving it care. There is also a responsiblity to the rest of the herping community to be able to maintain your animal properly.

I don't have my snakes out in the yard or I don't try and bring too much attention to them or myself. Alot of people are still very afraid of snakes and it's okay to educate or "impress' people but you have to be very careful the way you approach it.

Hope this all makes sense.

i have a ball and other reptile that when family come over and friend they want to se them eat and me take them out, everytime i take my ball out my family goes it keeps getting bigger and bigger, they love seeing the snakes grow and always want to be able to hold an adult boa or python in the 7-9 ft range and i though this would be able to help them out, my grand pa who is 87 loves holding my ball and my bearded dragons

hope this help, and the more i think about i think i might go with the boa
thanks

you had me worried there for a second.....That's awesome that you got your Grandpa holding the Ball.

he only has one hand, so when he starts moving he just lets him slither all over the dinning room table then my mom has a fit. but bring a good laugh