NEW BABY BOAS ADDED TO MY COLLECTION! Identification help please

snakemad2 · 10-06-13, 10:36 AM

hi i have yesterday got a pair of male and female baby boas

they are gray in coloration i got hem sold to me as ''common's'' but i think they possibly could be hogs or something similar

. As there parents are gray too and the parents the male is 5 foot and the female is 6 foot. i am just wondering if any one can help me identifie them?

they do not have peach tails as i commonly thought,

but am possibly suspecting that they maybe hogs or a cross, not shore though?

so any help will be greatly appreciated. i will post picks soon once my mobile has finished transferring data etc.

My mam has a possible red tail and a couple of commons, they are both dark brown with lovely colored saddles and red tails, rather the opposite to mine.

SnoopySnake · 10-06-13, 10:58 AM

Hoggs aren't grey, its going to be really hard for anyone to identify for you until we have some pics. In the mean time here's this.
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/boa-c...ification.html

snakemad2 · 10-06-13, 11:05 AM

ok thanks, yes i know. i am waiting for my phone to finish transferring and hopefully it wont be too long, as my camera is on my phone. and i will pop pickys up. is it possible to just have a small boa breed that inst a hog etc? i sound Nieve i know. the parents are small so i am wondering if it'd be genetic? thanks for the link. i will have a look at that now.

snakemad2 · 10-06-13, 11:11 AM

the chart is confusing, but the ones i have look a lot like the Bci Caulker Cay or possibly the Amareli, but look more like the Bci Calker Cay. if they are the ones on the chart, what sizes do they get to? i know they are sexually diamorphic obviously lol.

SnoopySnake · 10-06-13, 11:15 AM

Its very possible, most island boas stay rather small. There are actually many types that stay quite small, like Crawl Cays, Caulker Cay, Corn Island, pearl Island, short tails, tarahumara, hondurans and el salvador, ect. I'm not experienced with boas and am not sure exactly how big each locality gets so I'll wait till someone a bit more experienced and knowledgeable comes across this.

snakemad2 · 10-06-13, 12:44 PM

OK guys my computer for some reason wont let me Bluetooth my picks to my PC. iv gotta new phone and i don't know why this is happening.

i will keep tying.

i got some beautiful shots but only one trans-fared over so i hope this will do for now?

its the one of my male my female looks very similar to my male as far as patterning etc go.

i will post more picks when my PC and phone want to behave lol.

bear in mind i took him out of his water bowl and decides to stay scrunched up.

he does look relay cute though

snakemad2 · 10-06-13, 06:50 PM

I got my picturs finaly transfared so here they are thers a lot though

MONIKAZEMA · 10-06-13, 09:06 PM

Very nice snake, not a Hog though.

SnakeyJay · 10-07-13, 06:43 AM

Its a common mate... sorry to dissapoint you. Although its normal to think that you've found more than a common as a nee keeper (i did it aswell at first) Theres a lot of variation in size and colour within commons... from really dark to really light, 5-6ft adults to 8-10ft adults.... if its a cross (which i doubt) its still classed as a common.

snakemad2 · 10-07-13, 08:36 AM

hmm, ok, thanks guys, so how big will he get? will more picks help? i have a female too, they look more brown in the pick than they actualy are i not shure how to change ,my settings on my mobile camra yet,

SnakeyJay · 10-07-13, 08:39 AM

It really looks like a common mate... as for size, it depends on more than the genetics... Feeding schedule, temperatures etc play a role.

snakemad2 · 10-08-13, 11:00 AM

yer i know this, i am thinking it may be genetic as the parents, the male is % foot and the female iS 6ft. sorry for a fast post but i have to go out somewhere. whats ideal temps? usual 75-80/ 27-32 etc 50% humidity? as an example. thanks in advance guys na gals