All ready getting a second

so the Columbian i adopted is doing great. I'm looking at a second one, a Sonora boa. its at a local pet store and its beautiful. I think it looks like a Guyana but from what Ive been told they are very closely located so they look alike. is that true?? Also if i were to breed them (they should both be futile in a year) could i sell a Columbian X Sonora for more than just a one or the other?? i think regardless of what they are crosses of both parents will be beautiful. heres a pic of the Columbian. as you can see he is very clean barely any freckles

Thanks

I think whoever told you that is mistaken.

Guyanas are BCC (boa constrictor constrictor), and Sonorans are BCI. Also, Sonorans are a dwarf subspecies of BCI, while Guyanas tend to grow to much larger sizes than normal BCI.

Guyanas tend to be purple/pink/red and have saddles with large peaks. Take a look at RioBravoReptiles site.. they have some pics of a Sonoran (in the Dwarf Boas from Mexico section). Guyanas tend to look more like Surinames, there are some Guyana pictures in the Surinam boa page.

Most of the Boa Constrictor subspecies seem to interbreed easily. However, crossing a "special" boa like a Sonoran, with a "common" boa like the one you adopted (even though it's a very nice normal), probably would not be worth more, unless they looked unique for some reason - like if the babies wound up being striped or strangely colored. People who like to keep dwarf boas tend to like their bloodlines to be pure and uncrossed.

If you do get the Sonoran (if it is a Sonoran) and cross the two, just make sure you are very clear to any potential buyers what the parentage of the babies is.

i just looked them up and i think i mixed up the names and ment a surinames. in fact im sure its a surinames it looks exactly like the one at the store and nothing like the sonoran

Suriname I can buy as looking similar to a Guyana somewhat. Sonorans are from Mexico though, and look vastly different. My very first Boa was WC import from Suriname. (My 10th B-Day gift from my mom and Lloyd Lemke.)

You'll need to take care not to feed the Suri too large a meal. Actually, a bit smaller than normal IMHO. They tend to regurge if you give them one that's even slightly larger than them. I had this problem for a while with mine, and I've read countless others experiencing the same.

And about the crosses being worth more....NOPE! To be honest, you are likely to catch an equal amount of grief and praise for that pairing. And unless something really special pops up, you are likely to have a hard time selling them unless you drop the prices down. There are still many of us who totally frown upon crossing sub species barriers.


Good luck

i just picked up my 5ft female Suriname. she is gorgeous. Also while i was there i also picked up a baby Columbian 100% het albino male who is also beautiful. i figure by in about 2 years my Columbian female will be futile and the male will be too. the Suriname is about to shed so i will post pics after.

Futile????

sorry fertile

Heres pics of the male het, his name is Stud i just hope is fitting