male/female any reason to get 1 or the other?

[Nimitz87]

as the title says is there any reason for a pet to get a male versus a female? how much bigger do the females get? whatever I do end up getting will be kept in tubs and eventually a boaphile 4x2.

Chad

[TheSnakeEye]

Well if you're looking fto have a snake as strictly a snake and don't want to ever breed, the only factor then would be size. Males grow to about 3-3 1/2 feet, while females grow to about 4-5 feet. 5 ft is a VERY large female ball python. I havent seen any of those. But other than size there's no difference. M/f's retain and lose the same amount of colors, temperments are the same, feeding habits are the same.

[kalashnikov]

well if your looken at red tails, females get about,7-8 foot. But thats not to say , they dont get bigger or smaller but females do, have alot more girth. while males get 6 to 7 foot but, alot less girth but everthing else is the same.

[kalashnikov]

well if your looken at red tails, females get about,7-8 foot. But thats not to say , they dont get bigger or smaller but females do, have alot more girth. while males get 6 to 7 foot but, alot less girth but everthing else is the same.

[Nimitz87]

Well if you're looking fto have a snake as strictly a snake and don't want to ever breed, the only factor then would be size. Males grow to about 3-3 1/2 feet, while females grow to about 4-5 feet. 5 ft is a VERY large female ball python. I havent seen any of those. But other than size there's no difference. M/f's retain and lose the same amount of colors, temperments are the same, feeding habits are the same.

looking at RTB's not BP's least not yet.

well if your looken at red tails, females get about,7-8 foot. But thats not to say , they dont get bigger or smaller but females do, have alot more girth. while males get 6 to 7 foot but, alot less girth but everthing else is the same.

nice name guess a male it is...

thanks

Chad

[alexOATH]

Get a male if you want to keep it in a 4 x 2. That is a tad too small for some females, they're more comfy in a 6 x 2.