What type of boa is this?
That looks like a Columbian “red-tailed” boa. If I remember correctly, the proper scientific name is boa constrictor imperator. That distinguishes this snake from what some people call the “true red-tailed” boas which are boa constrictor constrictor if I remember correctly. Often, these “true red-tailed” boas are called Peruvian boas, but they aren’t all from Peru and there are other types out there in the pet trade.Traditionally, the male Columbians reach lengths of six to nine feet with the females reaching lengths of seven to eleven feet. The size varies with genetics of the individual boa and with feeding. These same general species live in various places in South and Central America, and they grow to different sizes in different places depending on local conditions. Breeding a small one from one region to a bigger one from another region often produces one that is somewhere between the two sizes.Traditionally, the “true red-tailed” boas reach bigger sizes. Some breeders claim to be able to grow them to about fourteen feet in length. Others say that making a boa reach that length requires over-feeding that will dramatically shorten the boa’s life. Typically, the “true red-tailed” boas have more dramatic coloring, particularly in the tail. Whether the coloring of these boas looks better than the coloring of the other boas depends on one’s preferences. I’ve seen beautiful versions of both.They are great pets. They have bad moods sometimes, but they are gentle animals. They are pretty easy to keep happy and generally are easy to handle.
RED TAIL BOA -Types?
The boa in the second link is a Colombian boa constrictor, Boa constrictor imperator, also known as a common boa or a Colombian red tail. These are by far the most common boas in the pet trade. There are many types of true red tails, such as Peruvian, Brazilian, and Guyana red tails.
What type of boa constrictor?
There's not as much money to make breeding snakes as you may think, considering the feeding and housing costs of both the adults and the offspring. But if you want to find morphs which may make you a profit, go to a reptile expo near you, look at what all the boa breeders have for sale, and find a morph or two that they don't have. If there are 10 boa breeders and all have albinos, you're not going to sell them as easily as you would if you were the only one selling them. Albinos and hypos (salmons) are the two most common boa morphs. Sunglows are worth more than regular albinos and are less common than regular albinos. Sunglows are albinos combined with hypo, giving you an albino with much more red coloration. Sunset crosses and sunsets are two that are pretty uncommon and worth a lot of money. Sunset crosses are Hog Island boas bred with hypo Colombian boas, giving you an orange colored snake. Sunsets are the super hypo Hog Island, created by breeding a sunset cross to another sunset cross, giving you an even brighter orange colored boa, like this one: http://www.exoticsbynature.com/daytona06... Both Colombians and Hog Island boas are the same subspecies, so it is not a hybrid since they are just different locales of the same snake. There are various other morphs you can look into such as ghosts, aneries, and moonglows. There are different pattern morphs like jungle and motley which can be combined with different color morphs to give you even more valuable snakes. And by the way, almost all boa morphs are derived from the Colombian boa constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator), which is the same boa you commonly see in many pet stores labeled as "red tail boa". Also, you do not need a whole room to house a boa in like one answer says. An adult male can live in an enclosure with a floor space of 4 feet by 2 feet, and a female in one with 6 feet by 2 feet. And to correct another answer, pastel boas are not considered a morph like they are with ball pythons. A pastel boa just describes a boa with pink coloration on it's sides. People often confuse this with a hypo boa, also known as a salmon boa, but hypos are an actual morph and are not the same as pastels.
Can different types of boa's live together?
This is one of the most often asked questions that are asked about snakes. I will first say that I believe that DIFFERENT species of snakes should NEVER be housed together, such as a boa and a ball python. The chance for disease spread, including IBD, are too risky. It has also been my opinion over the years that "If you cannot afford a second enclosure, then you cannot afford a second boa". Although this sounds very harsh it is actually based on a lot of experience and feedback. It has never been a question of "CAN" two snakes exist in one enclosure.... It is done all the time. Healthy baby boas can be raised together for a long time, often without incident. BUT it is WHEN something happens that you need the extra enclosure. And IF you are 100% on top of every husbandry issue, these 2 snakes could live 20 years, have 300 babies (if male and female ,) and never have a health related issue. You know... "And they lived happily ever after" Just remember, there are several issues to consider when considering houseing two snakes in the same enclosure. Feeding Sickness Stress Record Keeping Breeding Quarantine - BIG ONE Think about how you will handle these.
What kind of baby boas would I get?
Actually the general consensus is that type 1 and type 2 are not compatible with each other. Type 1 is found in colombian boas, and type 2 is found in central american boas. Even though your colombian boa and your central american boa CAN breed, the two strains of anery will NOT combine to make more aneries. The genes just don't recognize each other (because they don't meet at the same locus). So here would be the results: All babies would be 100% het Anery type-1, AND 100% het anery type-2 Of those "double het anery-1/anery-2" babies, 3/4ths of the babies will be 66% het albino, and the other 1/4th will be albinos. Oh, and the reason you're probably confused about whether the second snake is het albino or het snow is because Anery and Albino combine to create "snows". Therefore, if your snake is Anery het Albino, then it also must be het snow ( is has the ability to produce snows if bred to the right snake).
Do boas need a heat lamp?
Most snakes don't like bright light. That is why they stay hidden during the day and come out at night. Heat tape or heat pad will work and you don't NEED a heat lamp. Belly heat will suffice. Just make sure the temps stay where they need to be. Many breeders and keepers keep snakes in snake racks lined with heat tape and none of them use a lamp.
What kind of personality does a boa constrictor have?
This question makes no sense, as those aren't personality types. And, john and Sam's angers are wrong. That has never happened, in the wild nor in captivity. With the exception of the diamond python part, they are wonderful snakes.