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trying to figure out what my boa is, help.

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iashia

In Relation To:

Shakayloh

SO, i have a beautiful red tail. shes the love of my life. now, shes not as glamorous as some most of the snakes youll see on here, but i havent seen any like her.

when i bought her (from a pet store) she was labeled as a central american red tail boa.

as everyone knows here, pet stores dont know squat about what kind of reptiles they have (going off on a tangent, yesterday, i was picking up some snake snacks, and i was checking out the rep gallery, and i saw what was obviously a tropical girdled lizaard labeled as an armadillo lizard, which it was definatly not) but anyways..

i want to know what she is, because shes going to be my breeder if shes got a good background.
i dont expect anyone to know her lineage or background, but i just want kind of an idea of what she is.

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Points:	100
Topics:	General Health
Tags:	RTB
Species:	Boas > Large Boas > Boa constrictor imperator
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Member Comment

8/11/2009 12:12:24 AM

FyreFocks

Im going to venture a guess here and say that you have a normal BCI. I dont know from where though.

Assisted Answer

8/11/2009 12:25:08 AM

abi21491

She looks like she might have some central american blood in there - but either way she is definitely a BCI. Unfortunately there is no 100% way to know her locality unless you got her from a breeder.

Assisted Answer

8/11/2009 11:31:40 AM

Carusima

Take a better picture of her tail. It looks like a BCI cross with a Central American BCC, which in turn is still just a BCI, not a real Red Tail but a Common Columbian Boa, since a lot of them are mixed and won't produce pure.

Accepted Answer

8/11/2009 11:54:00 AM

dalvers63

These days, unless you buy from a reputable breeder that knows where his stock came from, it's almost impossible to say you have anything other than a BCI and most likely a mix at that. Though I'd caution against breeding normal boas as they are usually harder to get rid of and end up getting dumped (just look at the 5 I have in foster homes and more coming every day). Just like ball pythons, I always suggest breeding morphs as you'll find they are easier to place and stand less of a chance of getting dumped when they get too big.

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