Small Boas??? - Page 2

Invictus · 09-23-03, 04:59 PM

Those of you who think that male BCI only get to 6' are either breeding dwarves or measuring wrong. We just got a 6.5' BCI, and he seems small to me for an adult. Our other male BCI was the product of an 8' male and an 11' female.

Hog Isles can be hissy, bitey boas, so be prepared if that's what you want to get. Other than that, I'd go for a central american BCI.

MAN OF STEEL · 09-29-03, 03:50 PM

bolivian silver backs are very attractive and stay around
5 feet. the only negative thing is that they are kind of expensive, but still way worth it. jesus is right with the bci's. you have to be measuring wrong. i have never seen a full grown bci at 6'.

ChaosCat · 09-29-03, 05:30 PM

Here's what I'm dealing with now with my smaller BCI:

Sonorans: Babies are hissy and very snappy. Won't hesitate to try and bite non-stop, although I believe with regular handling they will calm down. Adults-my female is a snot. No hissing, no warning, she'll strike at you if you bother her-occasionally she is handleable, but most of the time she lays in wait for a stray hand to pass into her cage. My male, on the other hand, is sweet as long as I read his body language. When he does NOT want to be handled, he will stiffen his body up and coil up-and sometimes hiss. Never had him strike at me-took him to a herp show last weekend and he even dealt well with kids poking at him (not my choice, I was trying to keep the kids from poking him, but we all know how children are).

Crawl Cays: slightly hissy as babies, not sure what they are like as adults. Have _not_ had one of them strike at me yet, have been pretty calm.

Cay Caulker: I only have a female, and when I got her, she struck at everything. Since I began working with her on a regular basis (wearing gloves at first) she has calmed down and is nice to handle. Except during shedding, when she again, strikes at anything.

Other Boas:

Rosy Boas: babies can be nippy if they feel threatened or are really hungry. Adults are _usually_ calm, but can be unpredictable.

ALL the boas listed above can be vastly unpredictable. So Keep them away from your head at all times. I have had all of them except the crawl cays randomly take unwarranted swipes at my head, and am personally glad I keep them well away from my head.

-cat