New Aquisitions

I got these on Friday night. spam_I had called an ad in a local paper and the guy was getting rid of them because his new live-in girlfriend won't let him keep them. spam_When I'd spoken with him on the phone, he'd said they were 'just common boas, nothing special'. spam_I haven't probed them yet - want to handle them a bit more before I try that and let them get used to me - but I think they are both females (what spurs they do have are quite small and a bit recessed). spam_Both of them are real easy to handle and seem pretty docile. spam_The only bite he said he'd ever gotten was from the thin saddled one and that was a SFE.

I think this one is a Bci X Bcc cross. spam_She's only three years old and 6 feet plus (born 6-17-99). spam_She has speckles between most of her saddles and all over her face and a few small peaks on some of the saddles. spam_Any opinions on origin and whether or not she's a cross?

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This one the guy got her second hand and thinks she's about 7 years old now. spam_She's about 7 feet long, give or take a bit. spam_

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Here's a shot of them together (this is what I saw when the guy opened the tub for me to see if I wanted to buy them). spam_Needless to say, I handed him the $100 and took them both. spam_In my book, they are both anything but ordinary. <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

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Hi,Dianne.. well first off,,let me say this,,,EXCELLENT DEAL!!! you got a great deal on those two!!! alright,,it is so hard to determine the locale of common and red-tails nowadays,, with all B.S. names people are giving snakes just to make extra money!!! &nbsp;in my opinion (LOL),,i do think that there is a good (((CHANCE))) that the one is a cross!!! &nbsp;i have a friend that lives in another state,,that bought what he was told was a ARGENTINE RED-TAIL BOA,,and i have seen pics. and it looks alot like yours!!! i a no boa expert by any measure,,but i do know a little bit... no matter what they are,,,you got one heck of a good deal.. try sending those pics to someone like Jeff Ronne(boaphile) and see what he says!!! &nbsp;hope this helps...good luck!!!
&nbsp;Jeff Lewis

This is a bit off topic, but is it considered good to have boa crosses? &nbsp;I know in the dart community ppl are crucified if they even ask about keeping adults of different species in the same tank. &nbsp;Why does everyone want to cross stuff. &nbsp;Like the last post said. &nbsp;It creates confusion. &nbsp;I just don't get it. &nbsp;I want PURE animals. &nbsp;
-lucas

At least on the kingnsnake.com boa forum, they don't like crosses either. It's understandable, it's nice to know what you're getting. I don't know why no one seems to be breeding pure guyanans or surinams (note: if you are, i'd like one or two). I'm also into carpet pythons and there's the same hybrid mess going on with them too.

Just to clarify things, when I went to purchase these two, it was with the understanding that both were Bci/common redtails. &nbsp;Needless to say, they are beautiful and I bought them. &nbsp;I just couldn't pass up the opportunity on two such lovely animals and he HAD to get rid of them asap. &nbsp;When the previous owner first opened the tub they were in, I noticed the one had some slight peaks on a few of her saddles. &nbsp;She is also 6+ feet long at only 3 years of age, larger than I would think most Bci would be by then. &nbsp;I asked the owner about her and whether she could possibly be a cross. &nbsp;He said she was sold to him as a pure Bci/common redtail and that was what she is as far as he knew. &nbsp;As for her size, he's been feeding her every two weeks since he first got her as a neonate, pretty large meals from what I gathered - so probably just this side of power feeding.

Most of the comments I've gotten regarding the pictures I've posted on the different forums lead me to believe that she is just a lovely Bci and nothing else. &nbsp;If that is the case and she is NOT a cross, then she'll go into my breeding stock. &nbsp;On the other hand, if she IS a cross, I do not want to breed her. &nbsp;So to answer your question, in my book having a cross is fine if it's a pet but not for my breeding stock. &nbsp;Either way, I've got a beautiful pet and have no intention of getting rid of her, I just wanted to know so that I wouldn't be unwittingly breeding any crosses and selling them.