Looking to get a boa no sure what kind

[VooDooDoc]

A lot of love the BCI, now I can't decide. Well looks like Repticon is going to be going on in Raleigh at the end of next month, maybe I'll try my luck there and see if I can handle them and decide in person. Thanks everyone for all the helpful information.

[Gio]

Good call on handling some in person.

There is no bad snake in the mix, and every one of them has good qualities. My main point was to give you something that would differ from a Royal python by quite a bit. BCI boas fit the bill very well and are great on the husbandry front.

You very well could enjoy carpet pythons, and really, if I had the option, I'd look into a male dwarf or male/female super dwarf reticulated python. They are very active and arboreal as well. I just haven't had enough time to research size and such with the retics. There is NO WAY I'd be prepared to deal with 10 feet or more of snake like that. I could handle a 9 foot BCI which is considered huge for a BCI, but I'm familiar with their feeding responses and general docile tide.

Before you even handle them, read up on the various species and see how they interact in the wild and in captivity. If I read more in depth about Royal pythons (really in depth) I would have probably chosen something a little less shy and certainly more driven to eat the whole year without going on hunger strikes.

On the other side of that the Royal gave me the confidence to step up to another type of snake.

You'll make the right choice. Good Luck!