Dwarf boa constrictor?

sl1ther · 12-15-04, 01:35 PM

Hi,
i do not have enough room for a common boa so i have wondered about the smaleer boas.Some of u may have seen my hogg island boa thread and now i am questioing about the dwarf boa constrictor.
how big do these snakes grow and are they just like common boas but smaller?
Thanks...

sl1ther:grab:

BoidKeeper · 12-15-04, 01:51 PM

Most island boa are BCI and most max out under 6'. There are many other options for a small boa other than small BCI. There are rainbows, rosy boas, sand boas. There are also dwarf boas but they are rare in the pet trade. Tree boas are small as well as salmon island ground boas. Dums are stay under 6' too.
Cheers,
Trevor

sl1ther · 12-15-04, 01:54 PM

hi trevor thanks for quick reply,
how big do the salmons grow?i have seen these and always thought they were quite big but very beautiful.
Also how big would a male common bci grow?
Thanks

sl1ther

Stockwell · 12-15-04, 03:51 PM

I think he means SOLOMON Island ie Candoia carinata paulsoni. They rarely reach 4 foot and adult males are usually under 3 foot
Here's a pair of mine mating in a zellers food saver(just a bit bigger than a shoebox)

And below is the results(same container half a year later)

JD@reptiles · 12-15-04, 04:34 PM

lol. looking at the pics like that makes it look like it happend over night.

Linds · 12-15-04, 04:35 PM

Tarahumara Bci (dwarfs) are not that common, so there isn't really a documented known size in captivity, but they seem to hang around the 3' mark. Other locales such as Corn Island, Crawl Cay, etc. rarely exceed the 6' mark, and usually finish up much smaller.

BOAS_N_PYTHONS · 12-15-04, 04:43 PM

ROY:

Jordan was thinking like me the reply looks like it was here there and next day babies........looks neat though.

But we know better.

I gotta hook me up a few of those.

Cya...

Tony

Mike Greathouse · 12-31-04, 03:55 AM

An unusual Dwarf
This is Pip. He was born June 6, 2003 as part of an otherwise normal litter of boas. At birth, he was 7" in length.
Now at 1 1/2 years of age, he's a whopping 18" long

The first picture shows Pip a one week old.
The second picture was taken at one year along with his sister.
Yes - they are littermates!

I think it's safe to say - this is a dwarf boa.

Thanks for looking.

Bartman · 12-31-04, 04:46 AM

WOW!! Mike, thats amazing. Hes so tiny. Can I have him

Mike Greathouse · 12-31-04, 05:32 AM

Sorry Adam - He's a keeper!

JAdkins2451 · 01-02-05, 12:06 AM

Wow thats pretty neat the size diffrence.

blazinreps · 01-02-05, 12:18 AM

wow that is really cool. i never seen a boa that small. I was just about to make a thread just like this as i to would like to get a dwarf species of boa i love how the bc`s look but deffinitly do not want a snake that large what would be best for me??

BoidKeeper · 01-02-05, 06:52 AM

Mike is he on a normal food and temp regiem? The reason I ask is because Jeff Rone is known for keeping his boas small throught diet. He actually shows a boa in one of his price list videos that is about the size of yours and is either a year or three. I can't remember which I'd have to go back and check.
Cheers,
Trevor

Mike Greathouse · 01-02-05, 08:34 AM

He has been maintained at the same temperature as all of my boas. He is fed weekly - the only difference is that the food size has been smaller. Because of his small size at birth, all he could handle was the smallest pinky. As he has grown, the meal sizes have increased. He is now eating medium sized mice and/or rat pups.

HumphreyBoagart · 01-20-05, 01:59 AM

PIP ROCKS!!!
I Want him.
I'm coming to get him.

That would have been cool if there was a male and female runt, you could have bred them together and possibly and probably created your own line of Miniature BCI's!