I was wondering what is the smallest boa species that can be kept. Im thinking about getting one but i want a smaller species.
Smallest Boa
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The smallest boa locales are also the grumpiest of the BCI locales unfortunately.
Look for pure Honduran, Firebelly, Calker Cay, and a couple of others I am forgetting. They should stay under 4' if I remember correctly.
Look for pure Honduran, Firebelly, Calker Cay, and a couple of others I am forgetting. They should stay under 4' if I remember correctly.
And if you don't want an actual Boa constrictor, there are other types of boas such as the Rosy, Rubber and Sand boas that stay fairly small. The various Candoia genus boas stay small as well.
I'd say its a close toss-up between a male Candoia c. carinata, male rosy boa and a male sand boa. All three snakes probably average between 15-18".
Nicaraguans also stay pretty small... 4' is big for most males.
But yeah, If you dont actually want a constrictor, Sand boas, rosy boas, rubber boas, and pacific tree boas (all already mentioned) all stay pretty tiny.
But yeah, If you dont actually want a constrictor, Sand boas, rosy boas, rubber boas, and pacific tree boas (all already mentioned) all stay pretty tiny.
Gourami Swami;1481384; said:
4.5'-5' is average for a Nicaraguan male... 5'-6.5' is average for a female. Still relatively small compare to the more southern locales. If we are playing the 4'-6' game, let throw in some Mexican boas as well.
viper boas,
These guys are small, also real hard to get to eat once you do though they are a cool little snake.
These guys are small, also real hard to get to eat once you do though they are a cool little snake.
I have a 4 y/o female sonoran boa...calm, cool and curious disposition (although she would hiss a lot when she was young, but never tried to bite) and at right under 6' and slender, a very easy size to handle. I could probably bulk her up a lot more if I wanted to, but I don't feed her very large prey so she's got a very "athletic" build as opposed to being very heavy like a lot of them you see out there...