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Old 24-08-2009, 03:30 PM
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Can anyone help us decide wich way to go we are really intrested in a adult pair of hogg islands or brb,s
we have experiance`with royals corns rough scaled sand boa,s but not with any of the above can someone help us with the pros and cons of keeping and living with these 2 species
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Old 24-08-2009, 03:31 PM
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Having owned a beautiful BRB I would buy a Hogg Island, for all the BRBs are stunning and placid as you can get they are very secretive and require more specific setups.

Hoggs are pretty too
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Old 24-08-2009, 03:47 PM
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Having owned a beautiful BRB I would buy a Hogg Island, for all the BRBs are stunning and placid as you can get they are very secretive and require more specific setups.

Hoggs are pretty too
You sort of imply that they're difficult to keep. The only thing different you need to worry about is humidity, which is simple to regulate. Hogg Islands are pretty, but I prefer BRBs
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go for which ever you like best, neither are particularly difficult to keep.
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Old 24-08-2009, 04:00 PM
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having met the pair of hogg isle boas that are for sale in the classifieds in bedfordshire. you'd be mental not to buy them, they are insanely fit! and having kept both the species you are enquiring about, i'd be inclined to go for the hoggs. easier to keep and usually far more docile than braz's.
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You sort of imply that they're difficult to keep. The only thing different you need to worry about is humidity, which is simple to regulate. Hogg Islands are pretty, but I prefer BRBs

no, they ain't hard to keep at all, sorry if it comes across that way. Mainly a touch boring as I find they like to hide, alot. Depends on what you want in a snake really.
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id go with a hogg island but thats just my opinion, im after 1 myself actually but there doesnt seem 2 be many about atm, people only seem to be selling them in pairs (which r gorgeous) but not helpful if u only need 1
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Old 24-08-2009, 04:49 PM
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no, they ain't hard to keep at all, sorry if it comes across that way. Mainly a touch boring as I find they like to hide, alot. Depends on what you want in a snake really.
They're not a snake to keep if you want to look at them all the time, but I have mine because of my interest and fascination. If I get a snake that wants to be on display, that's just a bonus.
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