I just binged watched all of your videos and tbh this is my new favourite TH-cam channel!! also i started wondering, how many pets do you own and could we see like a cage tour/ setup type of video?
That's a great suggestion! We will have to do that in the near future. It makes me smile that people are binge-watching our videos. Are you sick of me yet?
Clint's Reptiles not at all! I love how exited you are about your animals and it really shows that you deeply care about them!! keep up the good work my guy!!
Thank you so much! My whole life is pretty wholesome, so it just trickles into the videos. I talk like this all the time :) Thank you for the support and encouragement. Starting a channel is hard work, and comments like this keep us going. Little by little we'll get there :)
Here’s my opinion, although this comment is 5 years old. A lot of people say BCI common boas are great intermediate snakes, but I disagree. They’re very easy and docile, and would make great beginners snakes, and too many people just assume “big snake=bad first snake”. However, BCC true red tailed boas are amazing 2nd snakes. They’re the same size as common boas, 6-8 feet, despite what common myth says (no, 12 foot true red tails are not a common sight) They’re like common boas, but far more beautiful and a little harder to take care of, mainly they have sensitive digestion systems, so it’s important never to overfeed them and get the care correct during that 1-3 day digestion period. Ackie monitor lizards are also amazing. Their care and tank requirements are higher than something like a bearded dragon or a leopard gecko, but they’re active and intelligent lizards that will make amazing pets.
I just got a baby common boa named Artemis and she's just so stinkin' rad! She's probably lest than a month old and is just adorable. Very curious and dare I say friendly. Don't have a defensive or aggressive bone in her entire body. She even let me hand feed her(I couldn't find my feeding tongs at the time I don't make a habit of hand feeding my snakes.) I can't wait to watch her grow.
That's probably a good approach. I didn't recommend them as a best first pet reptile, but they might be the very best pet snake you could ever own if you're ready for one.
I'm looking to get a Boa as a first time snake and I was wondering if that is a good idea. I am not a beginner keeper to reptiles as I currently adopt abused reptiles from bad homes (" latest one was a bearded dragon that was forgotten in a 10 gallon tank in the basement for 6 months"). I am very attentive and confident around larger reptiles and have a snake handling experience from some friends that own large snakes and moving wild ones out of the road. For a long time I have really wanted to get a snake for a while and the big ones really peak my interest. Is that a good idea or should I start out with something more recommended like a corn snake?
I know I'm really late and I expect you probably have already got the snake you want but the most important thing about getting a starter snake is just to do research about different species and then once you find something you want do all the research and find all the information you can I don't really like the idea of people picking good beginner snakes because if it's something that you'll end up losing interest in or changing your mind about that's how a lot of snakes end up released into the wild or end up in reptile rescues I mean my personal first snake is a dumerils boa and they're actually considered intermediate to Advanced snakes but it is without a doubt my favorite snake that I've ever handled or interacted with
Snakes are a different thing to other reptiles - start off small with like corns or royal pythons- you’ll need to learn a lot and understand their behaviour and learn over time tricks and tips as well as the fact they may not eat for months - learning how to read the snake and not panic etc takes experience and time - jumping in the deep end with boas and big snakes is a stupid idea no matter how much “reading up and TH-cam videos watching” you do - in real life it’s different
@@thedevilsreject23 I actually adopted a 25-year-old, 8.3 ft, red tail boa from an old lady that died in my community. It has been going well for 3 years now and is much easier to care for than I expected. Thank you for the advice though I really appreciate it.
Yes they are, their care is only slightly harder than a corn snake and they’re extremely docile. Way too many people put BCI boas as an intermediate species because they all just assume “bigger snake=bad first snake”. For goodness sake, the owner of my local reptile shop had an albino Burmese python for his first snake, which puts the whole “you can’t own a bigger snake for your first” thing to shame. Some people even think corn snakes are too big for beginners, and you need to start of with something like a garter snake or a Kenyan sand boa. A great intermediate snake would be a BCC true red tail boa. They’re a sad victim of false information, as while the size of boas as a whole is often radically over exaggerated on the internet, none have been more effected than the true red tail. Experienced reptile keepers who have decades in the hobby still think all true red tails reach 10-14 feet, when that just isn’t true, they’re usually the same size as any common boas, six-ish feet for the males and 8-ish feet for the females. Check out “Brian’s Boas” for more info. Anyways, they’re like common boas, but a superior appeal to the eye in my opinion, and a little harder to take care of, mainly with their sensitive digestive system. It’s important not to overfeed them, especially as babies when you can get caught in a deadly cycle of them regurgitating food (they’re fed too mcuh, regurgitate, and are feed another meal too soon) and to keep the care requirements as great as possible during that 1-3 day digestion system following the feeding.
hey clint , so im thinking about getting a hog island boa, but i dont know how long they get, and i cant find the length for an male adult, so i was thinking if you could help me
Hi there! Any advice for a new adult Nicaragua boa imperator that is very temperamental? Keeping in mind my goal is to let her crawl on my without her trying to bite my face off ...
In 2 months I learned that a loose S shaped neck means curious and a tight S means they are nervous. The S shape makes people think she's gonna bite. So far she has only bitten her food. Just a super sweet personality. Boa's act like they enjoy human interaction. I'm sure it's more about the space they get to explore, the cool smells and sites outside. Sure they don't have emotions like people do but when she extends toward my face and licks my nose or face, I take that as a little snake kiss. My son and I met a reticulated python, under a year old that is a sweet heart as well. I can't have her, she belongs to a friend. She's a morph, yellow head, orange body with a silver/purple pattern on her back.
This was not one of your better videos, Clint. No offense intended, but you gave no information on feeding, housing, or other care requirements of this awesome reptile. That would have made this video much more useful to anyone interested in owning one. But I still enjoy your videos!
We agree with you. We made the handling series early on when we first committed ourselves to releasing a weekly video. We made a total of three. This was the last one we made. We then figured out a better filming schedule and now film all of our videos in our studio. Thanks for the feedback.
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I recently got my first bci from the Kansas City Reptile Expo.
He's a male juvenile, and I named him Kevin Snacon, and I absolutely love him.
Kevin Snacon 😂 Makes my boa's name sound boring haha
😂😂😂😂 I named mine Reese Slitherspoon
I just binged watched all of your videos and tbh this is my new favourite TH-cam channel!! also i started wondering, how many pets do you own and could we see like a cage tour/ setup type of video?
That's a great suggestion! We will have to do that in the near future. It makes me smile that people are binge-watching our videos. Are you sick of me yet?
Clint's Reptiles not at all! I love how exited you are about your animals and it really shows that you deeply care about them!! keep up the good work my guy!!
If you promise to keep watching, I'll promise to keep making videos :)
These videos are always so wholesome it's surprising you don't have more subscribers!!
Thank you so much! My whole life is pretty wholesome, so it just trickles into the videos. I talk like this all the time :)
Thank you for the support and encouragement. Starting a channel is hard work, and comments like this keep us going. Little by little we'll get there :)
Hey !, can I suggest making a top 5 intermediate reptiles ? I've only seen videos on beginners
That is a great idea, and actually the next big thing we have planned. Stay tuned!
+Clint's Reptiles awe yeaaah
Here’s my opinion, although this comment is 5 years old.
A lot of people say BCI common boas are great intermediate snakes, but I disagree. They’re very easy and docile, and would make great beginners snakes, and too many people just assume “big snake=bad first snake”.
However, BCC true red tailed boas are amazing 2nd snakes. They’re the same size as common boas, 6-8 feet, despite what common myth says (no, 12 foot true red tails are not a common sight) They’re like common boas, but far more beautiful and a little harder to take care of, mainly they have sensitive digestion systems, so it’s important never to overfeed them and get the care correct during that 1-3 day digestion period.
Ackie monitor lizards are also amazing. Their care and tank requirements are higher than something like a bearded dragon or a leopard gecko, but they’re active and intelligent lizards that will make amazing pets.
Whoa, I took a ride in the way back machine!
Awesome video, keep up the fantastic work Clint :)
Thank you! We will do our best! Love your profile picture by the way :)
Thanks! That would be my 1.0 Merauke BTS =)
Lovely style of short video!
Your channel is awesome. I love reptiles.
Thank you so much! I think so too :)
Clint, I’m loving your videos! Do you have a video on BRB where you rate them as pets based on handle-ability, upfront costs, etc?
I just got a baby common boa named Artemis and she's just so stinkin' rad! She's probably lest than a month old and is just adorable. Very curious and dare I say friendly. Don't have a defensive or aggressive bone in her entire body. She even let me hand feed her(I couldn't find my feeding tongs at the time I don't make a habit of hand feeding my snakes.) I can't wait to watch her grow.
Very cool I want to work my way up to boas
That's probably a good approach. I didn't recommend them as a best first pet reptile, but they might be the very best pet snake you could ever own if you're ready for one.
Clint's Reptiles thanks for always responding in a very helpful way!!🐍🐍
You're very welcome!
They're not that hard, better than bps imo
I can't wait until I'm in a position to have a boa. Dream snake
lovely common boa
I am thinking of getting one
I'm looking to get a Boa as a first time snake and I was wondering if that is a good idea. I am not a beginner keeper to reptiles as I currently adopt abused reptiles from bad homes (" latest one was a bearded dragon that was forgotten in a 10 gallon tank in the basement for 6 months"). I am very attentive and confident around larger reptiles and have a snake handling experience from some friends that own large snakes and moving wild ones out of the road. For a long time I have really wanted to get a snake for a while and the big ones really peak my interest. Is that a good idea or should I start out with something more recommended like a corn snake?
I know I'm really late and I expect you probably have already got the snake you want but the most important thing about getting a starter snake is just to do research about different species and then once you find something you want do all the research and find all the information you can I don't really like the idea of people picking good beginner snakes because if it's something that you'll end up losing interest in or changing your mind about that's how a lot of snakes end up released into the wild or end up in reptile rescues I mean my personal first snake is a dumerils boa and they're actually considered intermediate to Advanced snakes but it is without a doubt my favorite snake that I've ever handled or interacted with
Snakes are a different thing to other reptiles - start off small with like corns or royal pythons- you’ll need to learn a lot and understand their behaviour and learn over time tricks and tips as well as the fact they may not eat for months - learning how to read the snake and not panic etc takes experience and time - jumping in the deep end with boas and big snakes is a stupid idea no matter how much “reading up and TH-cam videos watching” you do - in real life it’s different
@@thedevilsreject23 I actually adopted a 25-year-old, 8.3 ft, red tail boa from an old lady that died in my community. It has been going well for 3 years now and is much easier to care for than I expected. Thank you for the advice though I really appreciate it.
Yes they are, their care is only slightly harder than a corn snake and they’re extremely docile. Way too many people put BCI boas as an intermediate species because they all just assume “bigger snake=bad first snake”. For goodness sake, the owner of my local reptile shop had an albino Burmese python for his first snake, which puts the whole “you can’t own a bigger snake for your first” thing to shame. Some people even think corn snakes are too big for beginners, and you need to start of with something like a garter snake or a Kenyan sand boa.
A great intermediate snake would be a BCC true red tail boa. They’re a sad victim of false information, as while the size of boas as a whole is often radically over exaggerated on the internet, none have been more effected than the true red tail. Experienced reptile keepers who have decades in the hobby still think all true red tails reach 10-14 feet, when that just isn’t true, they’re usually the same size as any common boas, six-ish feet for the males and 8-ish feet for the females. Check out “Brian’s Boas” for more info.
Anyways, they’re like common boas, but a superior appeal to the eye in my opinion, and a little harder to take care of, mainly with their sensitive digestive system. It’s important not to overfeed them, especially as babies when you can get caught in a deadly cycle of them regurgitating food (they’re fed too mcuh, regurgitate, and are feed another meal too soon) and to keep the care requirements as great as possible during that 1-3 day digestion system following the feeding.
@@PotatoOfDestructionAmazing, is she a true red tail or a Columbia/Central American “red tail”?
hey clint , so im thinking about getting a hog island boa, but i dont know how long they get, and i cant find the length for an male adult, so i was thinking if you could help me
I love boas!!!
I noticed that you kept eye contact with the snake a few times as it was looking at you
Is this a technique to establish trust or dominance, etc ?
Do a video on rubber boas care please
Hi there! Any advice for a new adult Nicaragua boa imperator that is very temperamental? Keeping in mind my goal is to let her crawl on my without her trying to bite my face off ...
Would the video be much of a difference if it was a BCC?
Neat!
Thanks!
i adore big boas
The mister Rodgers of reptiles.
love this cat,,,the Mr Rogers of herps, lol
bci are my favorite snake species to keep as pets
what's the minimum age to safely handle an adult male boa by yourself?
I’d say 3-6 years old
Would a 4x2x2 foot enclosure be enough for a male common bci?
It all depends on the size of the snake, but generally speaking that would be fantastic.
Clint's Reptiles alright thanks :)
Valiant Faynt is that what you have for yours?
It’s an amazing size for a male, though bigger is always better (There’s no such thing as an enclosure that’s “too big”, that’s a stupid myth”
What about the Brazilian red tailed boas?
I'm a big fan!
In 2 months I learned that a loose S shaped neck means curious and a tight S means they are nervous. The S shape makes people think she's gonna bite. So far she has only bitten her food. Just a super sweet personality. Boa's act like they enjoy human interaction. I'm sure it's more about the space they get to explore, the cool smells and sites outside. Sure they don't have emotions like people do but when she extends toward my face and licks my nose or face, I take that as a little snake kiss. My son and I met a reticulated python, under a year old that is a sweet heart as well. I can't have her, she belongs to a friend. She's a morph, yellow head, orange body with a silver/purple pattern on her back.
I have recently acquired a 16kg, 6 1/2 foot Boa… i wouldn’t call it Handling, id call it hauling.
Uhhh, you should try providing some useful information for new snake owners who are doing the handle their snake.
and this is how looks like my 2 y old bci th-cam.com/video/UfNclKpR4aY/w-d-xo.html
This was not one of your better videos, Clint. No offense intended, but you gave no information on feeding, housing, or other care requirements of this awesome reptile. That would have made this video much more useful to anyone interested in owning one. But I still enjoy your videos!
We agree with you. We made the handling series early on when we first committed ourselves to releasing a weekly video. We made a total of three. This was the last one we made. We then figured out a better filming schedule and now film all of our videos in our studio. Thanks for the feedback.