trailblazer295
08-25-15, 08:34 PM
Hey all
Well after a few months of staring at an empty cage, setup ready to go for a baby MBK which my local store hasn't been able to get one that's available and combine this with looking a 3ft 900g BP just laying around in one spot or another in a 48x24x16 cage and reading how most males don't grow a whole lot bigger then my guy is now I've cracked. I can't keep looking at this empty cage (I'm not alone on this right????????) I wanted a boa before as I always thought their diamond pattern was so cool. Didn't know if I could house one right. This will be my third and final snake for a long time. So I reevaluated things and decided to look into a small locale male boa again. A juvie of course so we can grow together and it gets used to me. I've held a 5ft female Colombian who I think was a bit thick for her length judging for pics I've seen on her of others BCIs and felt comfortable despite it being my first time holding a larger snake. So I feel if I grow with the boa from a small size then I'll be even better off. Almost got bitten in the face by a 4-5ft bolovian boa tonight at the store, but that's another story. I was fine with his size right up until that point lol good time to put him back then. I already have the heating equipment and stats to keep the right temps and keeping a higher humidity isn't a big problem as both the small cage and big one are PVC and I'll be using cypress mulch.
I would like a male that would be 5-6'ish when full grown.
Few questions/help needed
1) Does housing temp/humidity of central american locale boas change between locales? It's my understanding that these locales blood are the smaller BCIs.
2) Are there any reliable information sources about these? Most care sheets as with any pet change depending on the site. It's hard to figure out what's right.
3) What are some reputable breeders in Southern Ontario with pretty reliable bloodlines/size? I already plan on contacting Nagy reptiles, just wanted to know who else is in the area. I don't mind driving to pick up the snake. It's a one time trip and to get a quality animal that I'll obviously have a long time it's worth the gas.
Well after a few months of staring at an empty cage, setup ready to go for a baby MBK which my local store hasn't been able to get one that's available and combine this with looking a 3ft 900g BP just laying around in one spot or another in a 48x24x16 cage and reading how most males don't grow a whole lot bigger then my guy is now I've cracked. I can't keep looking at this empty cage (I'm not alone on this right????????) I wanted a boa before as I always thought their diamond pattern was so cool. Didn't know if I could house one right. This will be my third and final snake for a long time. So I reevaluated things and decided to look into a small locale male boa again. A juvie of course so we can grow together and it gets used to me. I've held a 5ft female Colombian who I think was a bit thick for her length judging for pics I've seen on her of others BCIs and felt comfortable despite it being my first time holding a larger snake. So I feel if I grow with the boa from a small size then I'll be even better off. Almost got bitten in the face by a 4-5ft bolovian boa tonight at the store, but that's another story. I was fine with his size right up until that point lol good time to put him back then. I already have the heating equipment and stats to keep the right temps and keeping a higher humidity isn't a big problem as both the small cage and big one are PVC and I'll be using cypress mulch.
I would like a male that would be 5-6'ish when full grown.
Few questions/help needed
1) Does housing temp/humidity of central american locale boas change between locales? It's my understanding that these locales blood are the smaller BCIs.
2) Are there any reliable information sources about these? Most care sheets as with any pet change depending on the site. It's hard to figure out what's right.
3) What are some reputable breeders in Southern Ontario with pretty reliable bloodlines/size? I already plan on contacting Nagy reptiles, just wanted to know who else is in the area. I don't mind driving to pick up the snake. It's a one time trip and to get a quality animal that I'll obviously have a long time it's worth the gas.