what would be a good boa?

[Linds]

Sara,
Yup, that's exactly why Argentines werent mentioned, to my knowledge we don't have any "legal" Argentines in Canada. Would I ever love one though! They are gorgeous animals!!!

[sara]

Oh.
I didn't know that.
I bought mine off my neighbor just before he moved. I guess i'm pretty lucky then.
(i'll post some pics of him later)

sara

[snakedude_03]

i'm thinking of hogg isle... maybe brazilian rainbow...

[jncoclub]

Hi- I'm Girraffasaurus/Kellie's roommate. Although I'm new to the snake world - I have 4 in my room (Hog Isle, Columbian Red Tail, Ball Python, Burmese python). We love our Hog Isle boa. She has the same sweet personality of our Red Tail; active, friendly, inquisitive, and definatly a practicing escape artist. Other than being suckers for new baby snakes, we got her with the intention of hoping that she would breed with our Red Tail. However we recently found out that we have a little lesbian thing happening and that we should no longer expect to have babies. Don't worry, we still love both our little ladies though!

[BIG SCOTT]

Definitley look into the Argentine boas they are beautiful and easy to care for.

[Sean_.E.]

What about the smaller pocket boas?

Sand boas, solomon Isle Ground boas...etc

They are easy to care for and are really neat!

[mloehr]

i would go with a common redtail. hogg isle are cool but the bigger they get the more aggressive they become. i have both hogg isle and columbina they are all beautiful but i like my columbina boas better.if you get a bcc you have more to choose from there are so many different breeds/localities to choose from. make sure you get what ever you decide from a good breeder.
mat

[Jeff_Favelle]

But why would an occidentalis be illegal in Canada?

[hip]

Columbian boa's are a pretty good choice (B.C.I) though females can get rather large up to 9 feet males are usally smaller 5-7 feet on average they are easy to care for excellent feeders on frozen thawed rodents and are generally less expensive than true red tails they have a good temperment (for the most part) and some can have stunning colors and patterns just do your home work before you buy so you know what your getting into boa's can live 20 years or even longer so it's a "long term investment" good luck Best Regards Hip

[J.J.]

Yeah, My sciencce teacher has a AWESOME columbian boa, and I have a AWESOME baby red tail, she was my first boa!! I got her about oh, lets say, a month ago, so I would have to say those two!!

Occidentalus are CITES 1 animals, the US distinguishes between capitive born (non-CITES) and imports(better have the right permits or jail), seems that Canada doesn't and requires CITES 1 permits even for CCB. But also don't be fooled by short lengths, my pair are both 8+ft but the male is only 14-15 lbs while the female is more around 25lbs. I have been nailed by SFE's but I find the temperment basically similar the Bci, the femaqle does get an attitude with a full belly, plenty of open mouthed hissing but no strikes. All strikes are SFE's of my own carelessness.

[Syst3m]

My Personal Suggestion would be a Brazilian Rainbow, They do need high Humidity and aren't a good starter snake. But if you have cared for snakes before then You should be able to adapt to the needs of a brazilian. keeping high humidity is not all that hard to do. hides filled with spagnum Areated water dishes constant spraying are all good ways to keep good humidity, and Semi covered lids, Screen tops let the humidty out to easy. They are Beautiful snakes, very tame snakes from my experiences. People Say they are very nippy as juvs and tame alot with handling. Mine has never even struck at me and neither has any of the ones I have handled yet. And they seem to bond with their keepers very fast, but that could just be a matter of personal opinion for me. I've only had mine for a few days and she is already very personal twards me and my family. She rest with me and doesn't try to get away.