If I knew then what I know now..

I'd have gotten a boa from the beginning and skipped bp all together!

Thanks to all of you for suggestions and information I made the jump about a year ago. I love this little dude! He's about 1 year 7 months right now. Yesterday was dinner so I can't pester him for nice photos, but I'll post some soon.

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Originally Posted by mamaodie

I'd have gotten a boa from the beginning and skipped bp all together!

Thanks to all of you for suggestions and information I made the jump about a year ago. I love this little dude! He's about 1 year 7 months right now. Yesterday was dinner so I can't pester him for nice photos, but I'll post some soon.

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Look into retics lol. They are even more exciting than boas.

I will say i do have a BP and still like them. They are just different, generally not as social as a boa but i wouldnt get rid of Dottie for anything.

That is why i like variety and have my BP, a dumerils, a retic and obviously i love boas as i have 5 of them and plan on getting another one or two as well as i do want an ultra ivory SD retic. Caesar is the root of my worry with all his antics but dang he such a social and needy snake as far snakes go and is right there for attention unless he is shedding. Then he is Mr Grumpy and just sits on me not moving and giving me stink eye until i let him go back into a hide lol.

And sure you can, i pulled all my boas out the day after feeding and changed their substrate and cleaned their cages lol. I tend to feed smaller though so none of my boas ever get food lumps in them.

Many snake lovers allow 48 hours for digestion - before handling ..


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I actually started with King snakes, got about five of them and then went to NARBC in Tinley Park and discovered my love for ball pythons. I made the switch 100%, not even planning on breeding my King snakes. I do have one Banana California King snake that I really like as a pet and probably won't ever get rid of her, she loves to be handled and is very inquisitive. I also have a pair of retics just to dabble in something different. I also have been looking at getting a couple boas but the thing that is holding me back is that I'd have to get two more large enclosures which is a major expense and takes up room that I don't have at the moment.

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I actually started with King snakes, got about five of them and then went to NARBC in Tinley Park and discovered my love for ball pythons. I made the switch 100%, not even planning on breeding my King snakes. I do have one Banana California King snake that I really like as a pet and probably won't ever get rid of her, she loves to be handled and is very inquisitive. I also have a pair of retics just to dabble in something different. I also have been looking at getting a couple boas but the thing that is holding me back is that I'd have to get two more large enclosures which is a major expense and takes up room that I don't have at the moment.

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Maybe a Dwarf Boa ??


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I actually started with King snakes, got about five of them and then went to NARBC in Tinley Park and discovered my love for ball pythons. I made the switch 100%, not even planning on breeding my King snakes. I do have one Banana California King snake that I really like as a pet and probably won't ever get rid of her, she loves to be handled and is very inquisitive. I also have a pair of retics just to dabble in something different. I also have been looking at getting a couple boas but the thing that is holding me back is that I'd have to get two more large enclosures which is a major expense and takes up room that I don't have at the moment.

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Boas grow slower than paint dries. My 6.5 ft girl lived in a 4x2 for about 5 years before i moved her over to a 6x3. And considering an AP T25 fully loaded with shipping ran me about $650 each, thats not bad for a forever home for a boa.

I kept telling myself I only need one. Just one snake is all I need. Now we are thinking of getting another and even another as by spring will have a GTP. I would totally own something larger in a heartbeat now. Granted a retic is out of my sanity range as there is now way I could handle something that large but something the size of a bc (bci bcc bcu whatever the designation is this month) or brb.

I love my BP to death but having variety is so much fun

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I kept telling myself I only need one. Just one snake is all I need. Now we are thinking of getting another and even another as by spring will have a GTP. I would totally own something larger in a heartbeat now. Granted a retic is out of my sanity range as there is now way I could handle something that large but something the size of a bc (bci bcc bcu whatever the designation is this month) or brb.

I love my BP to death but having variety is so much fun

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Dwarf Boas and / or Super Dwarf Retic ?


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I have adult female Tarahumara dwarf boas in a 41-qt rack and they have room to spare. With dwarf localities you just need to ensure that you're buying from a reputable seller so you don't end up with a cross that grows larger than expected.

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Dwarf Boas and / or Super Dwarf Retic ?

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I actually have been looking at super dwarfs. They are super reasonable in price (no pun intended lol). Bob Clark even breeds them and while his prices are always high I would love to own one of his snakes.