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Hello, I kind of rescued a male BCI who is supposedly a 2008 but is only 428 grams and like 2 1/2 feet long. I was wondering how much bigger he actually is actually going to get? He is just a pet never a breeder and I really don't mind what size he is at all but I just want to know so I know what size cage he should be in when full grown. I have an empty 4x2 cage but it seems too large if he isn't going to get much bigger....
 
Do you know what region/locality it's from (Columbian, Nicaraguan, etc etc). That will help determine how big the caging will need to be. Does he look otherwise healthy? Good body mass, no loose skin?
 
Ok, here are some pictures.
 

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Well, he's more than 2.5' long. Most certainly Colombian. He looks fine to me, in fact a very nice Colombian.

Chris
 
JCCS said:
Well, he's more than 2.5' long. Most certainly Colombian. He looks fine to me, in fact a very nice Colombian.

Chris
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I agree! Nice looking boa, but much bigger than you first described. As far as how big he'll get, plan between 5-8 feet. Males are usually on the lower end of the scale, but you really never know with these guys, especially with no knowledge of the parents. I've got various boas between 4 and 8+ feet in the 4x2 enclosures that you mentioned and they are all fine.
 
Nothing wrong with the size of that snake. My '08s are probably a tad smaller, both sexes.

Don't know if I'd go DEFINITE on the Colombian, but it does have a lot of Colombian characteristics.
 
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