hogg island boa

[saraxbrookss]

hey guys, i'm new here and i just wanted to say hello and start off by showing you some pictures of my pride and joy!



http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee35/sara_brooks528/P7240104.jpg





http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee35/sara_brooks528/vghccfg024.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee35/sara_brooks528/P7240101.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee35/sara_brooks528/P7210009.jpg

[erghiez]

is he eating a bird?!?!?! omg lol and very nice snake!

[Wildcowgrl]

Beautiful snake and he looks like he is enjoying that bird lol

[saraxbrookss]

thank you. and yes, she is enjoying it.
it's a week old quail. that's ALL she'll eat.

[Aaron_S]

You should change the substrate. It's a good looking snake but something like mulch,paper towel or newspaper would work better.

[C#@$e]

and HIB males only get up to 3 1/2 foot?

[johnrandle]

MY MALE HOG IS OVER 6 FEET LONG
HIS SHEDS ARE LONGER THAN I AM TALL ( im 6'1" )
most snakes sheds seem to be longer than the snake actually is... in my experience anwyays.. but the snake is over 6' long.
and he is a proven breeder. i know its male for sure

[C#@$e]

ohh cause somewhere on one of the threads it said they only get up to 3 1/2

[Aaron_S]

They are still fairly small boas. They are an island species which means in the wild they obtain shorter lengths than they do in captivity. This is due to the fact there is an abundance of food available while they sit inside an enclosure. On an island, it's usually less available so they grow smaller. I believe the average you're looking at is 4 - 5.

Don't realyl judge a snake by it's shed. They can be stretched out to look longer.

[johnrandle]

yeah i know that.. still the snake is over 6'.. most recent shed is over 7.5' my female red tail is pushing 7 feet right now. gona breed them this season

[Aaron_S]

Why cross breed species?Especially those?

[johnrandle]

not cross breeding.,.. i have a male and female red tail ........_ however i do intend to try to cross breed my balls to my bloods.
:D

[Aaron_S]

Ahh my mistake, sorry. Superballs look pretty awesome.

[johnrandle]

it was my mistake, i see how you would have thought i was breeding them. i did say i was going to.. i just dont like to get too off topic in my replies. lol i could go on for hours about what i have here and whats goin on with them all and future plans.


know anybody who wants to buy a het albino female burm. 6' long? 1 yr old. great snake, great appetite, just selling everythin i dont have breeding pairs of because we did a little breeding of our own, and i wont have time to keep odd animals im not breeding for source of extra income.

[Aaron_S]

You should post that info on the classifieds.

[Tom Wellum]

I too own a Hogg Island and I just love her to bits! Of all my boas (and I have quite a few) she is the one people always focus on due to her colour.

Yours looks like a beauty!