Baby boa constrictor care full#

In actual fact Dwarf Boas can be found on various islands off the coast of South America and in certain main land localities. When most of us think of Boas natural habitat we think of sweltering hot jungles dripping with humidity.

Baby boa constrictor care full#

Note that Common Boas have long been a subspecies of the Red Tailed Boa but have recently been given full species status. Common Boas ( Boa Imperator) evolved east of the Andes Mountains in South America and range as far north as Mexico where you can find a locality of Dwarf Boas. The reason being is that the true Red Tailed Boas ( Boa Constrictor) which come from the Amazon Basin are a different species from the Common Boa, if you actually had a Red Tailed Boa it would cost you way more than the R350 you spent on your Boa at the expo, there are very few people who actually have true Red Tailed Boas in South Africa. Now you may have noticed that I did not refer to my Boas as ” Red Tailed Boas” like most people do. This article will cover my experience with keeping these smaller Boas and their differences from normal Common Boas. These Boas are from a line were the male was a true Dwarf Boa ( locality unknown) and the mother was a normal Common Boa.

There are some island Boas and certain mainland localities which remain much smaller.I was lucky enough to aquire two Dwarf Common Boa females and later a male.

Not all Common Boas ( Boa Imperator) grow to be nearly 3m long monster snakes weighing 20kg.