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12-10-2012, 08:15 PM
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Smaller Alternatives?
Hey Y'all,
It's been a while since I owned any snakes, but I've been thinking about getting back into the hobby. The last time I owned snakes (about 6 yrs ago), I had 2 kingsnakes and 2 cornsnakes. I want to buy a red tail boa, but I think the adult size is going to be too big for my apartment. I considered ball pythons, but I just love the colors on red tail. Are there any smaller subspecies/varieties of the red tail that grow to a maximum of ~7ft? I'm thinking $200 and less pricewise. Thanks!
Dan
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12-10-2012, 08:28 PM
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There are plenty of smaller boas. I prefer the smaller guys myself, and keep Corn Islands. I also love the Honduran firebellies, and hope to pick up some of those next year, too.
There are also Hog Islands, Tarahumaras, Sabogaes, and I'm sure many more. Good luck!
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12-10-2012, 08:31 PM
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Central American BCI
Hog Island,Sonoran,Nicaraguan just to name a few
Really cool,bc longicauda
All stay relatively small on conservative feeding(males under 6' out past 6-8 yrs)
Way to many options out there,Colombian BCI and most all BCC true RedTails
have average potential to exceed 4' enclosure requirements
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12-10-2012, 08:38 PM
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Honestly, 7' is about as big as my Colombian girls get. If you're just looking for a pet, a male Colombian would be just fine.
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12-12-2012, 09:02 PM
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Thanks y'all. I'll be looking out for your suggestions at the next reptile expo
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12-22-2012, 08:40 AM
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Hog Island Boas are awesome! We have a pair and they are both great eaters on frozen thawed rats and are tame as a puppy when out of their enclosures. The female is three years old and only about six feet long but THICK. The male is two years old and about three and a half feet long.
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12-22-2012, 11:44 AM
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like jccs said go with a male. but if you want the vibrant red tail you would be looking into a bcc from either Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, or Peruvian where females can average 9 to 10, and males from 6 to 7 ft. if you truly want a smaller alternative you really need to look into island localities or into Brazilian rainbow boas now the rainbow boa isn't the same as a red tail but to a lot of people it is one of the beautiful boa out there 
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12-28-2012, 10:29 PM
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I second the male Colombian boa. As long as you don't overfeed him, he should stay within your size limit, if not a foot or two smaller =)
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