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Old 03-27-04, 07:10 PM   #1
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size questions

what size, length and weight, is a female and male adult hog? how bout a columbian red tail?
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Old 03-27-04, 07:40 PM   #2
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Female Hogs normally stay under 5 male around 4. Before you buy a Hog find out how big the parents are if size is important to you.
Colombians, are between 7-10. 10 females are rare enough but they are out there and are not unheard of. Another nice boa that stays smaller then a colombian is the central american boa.
Vin Russo wrote a great article called Mini Boas in last months Reptiles Magazine.
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Old 03-28-04, 10:21 AM   #3
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thankjs boidkeeper. i read that artical and i really liked what her had to say about the hogs...i am thinking of getting one eventually but not for at least a couple months. also what size [rey do they start out on and what is the size prey an adult eats? thanks
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They start out on and finish on what ever is equal to their largest girth. No matter what people call it, Hopper, Crawler, Weended etc, doesn't matter. What matters is that they are eating something equal to or 1.5 times larger then their girth. Normally Hogs if bought young enough are on rat pinkies or fuzzie mice, I prefer rat pinkies. As adults they are usually large enough to eat a regular to large rat.
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Adult hogs may weigh anywhere from 6 - 18 lbs, 4-7 feet. Colombians anywhere from 10 - over 50 lbs and from 5-10 feet. Both are capable of eating both rats or rabbits as adults, and can be started on rat pinks or pups as neonates. Central American boas can range anywhere from 3 - 8 feet depending on locality.
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Old 03-28-04, 11:03 AM   #6
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ok thanks...i really like hog isle boas i think ill have to start my research. anyone know of any breeders in the us so i can start looking.
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also does any1 know of any good caresheets. thanks
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