Boa Constrictors

Boa Constrictors

Boa constrictor

Live-bearing classics — the keeper's second snake, and often the last one they sell.

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Intermediate
Experience
6 – 10 ft
Adult size
20 – 30 years
Lifespan
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Before you buy

What you're taking on

Boas give live birth rather than laying eggs, which changes how projects are planned and priced. They grow larger than a ball python and stay reliably calm with routine handling. Locality boas and designer morph lines occupy two very different corners of the market — know which one you are buying into.

Buyer’s checklist
  • Locality claims backed by lineage, not just a label.
  • A clear answer on adult size expectation for that line.
  • Litter date and how many siblings were produced.
  • No respiratory noise — boas hide illness well.
  • Confirm whether it is a true dwarf line or standard.
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Husbandry

Keep it right from day one

Calm and deliberate — large, but even-tempered with consistent handling.

Enclosure
Large PVC enclosure — 6 × 2 × 2 ft minimum as an adult, 20 gal to start.
Temperature
Warm side 88 – 92°F, cool side 78 – 82°F.
Humidity
60 – 70%. Substrate: Cypress mulch.
Diet
Rats, up to 25% of girth, every 10 – 14 days. Powerful feeders — feed outside the enclosure if preferred.
Adult size
6 – 10 ft. Even-tempered; always support the full body.
Commitment
20 – 30 years. Experience level: intermediate.

A robust climbing branch is appreciated.

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Genetics

Read the morph names

Full morph guide

Hardy New-World boas with a clean, well-understood genetics toolkit. We're still expanding this list.

Albino
Recessive

Kahl and Sharp strains — no black, high yellow-and-white contrast.

Anerythristic
Recessive

No red/orange pigment — a silvery grey-and-black boa.

Motley
Recessive

Aberrant, connected pattern with clean sides.

Hypo
Incomplete dominant

Reduced black for cleaner, brighter colour; stacks in the super.

Jungle
Dominant

Chaotic, broken pattern unique to every animal.

Sunglow
Recessive

Albino + Hypo combo — a glowing, high-colour boa (a combo, shown for reference).

Read the full Boa Constrictor file on the Culebra Codex
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