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  • 09-25-2010, 10:46 AM
    Nimitz87
    male/female any reason to get 1 or the other?
    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
  • 09-25-2010, 11:06 AM
    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.
  • 09-25-2010, 11:21 AM
    kalashnikov
    Re: male/female any reason to get 1 or the other?
    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.
  • 09-25-2010, 11:32 AM
    kalashnikov
    Re: male/female any reason to get 1 or the other?
    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.
  • 09-25-2010, 11:56 AM
    Nimitz87
    Re: male/female any reason to get 1 or the other?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by that_dc5 View Post
    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.

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by kalashnikov View Post
    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:cool: guess a male it is...

    thanks

    Chad
  • 09-25-2010, 01:57 PM
    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.
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