opinions on next snake

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Originally Posted by Penultimate

Oh hey, what about an African house snake? They have awesome eyes and I think they're gorgeous, especially the albino ones. I don't have one (I wish!), but I've done some research and they don't sound hard to keep.

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Yeah in terms of care requirements they seem pretty easy to keep. You rarely hear any horror stories about them (I've not seen one) and many are still WC. If a WC import is easy to care for imagine how easy a CB one would be.

I really like boa's eyes. (I'm partial to boa's to begin with)

I'm only 5'2" but I can handle an adult boa by myself. Their eyes are especially cool because they are colored the same pattern as their scales.

This is my Caulker Cay boa, Faust

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I just love how their eyes are the same color as their scale pattern.

And if you want something smaller than a boa, get a dwarf! Faust is a dwarf species, as long as you buy from a reputable breeder so you can be sure you're getting a true dwarf, you're good to go!

I second boas... Very fun to handle. They have nice eyes too (with a stripe running down the middle horizontally). Males stay smaller than females and there are dwarf localities out there (some maxing out at 4' some 5'). Most male colombian Bcis (the most commonly kept / sold type of boa) stay 6' or less. Mine are out more than my BPs and like to check out what is going on. They are my favorite snakes and I now have 3 with plans for more in the future.

Yeah I agree with the folks on boas. I have a ball and she is beautiful but my Hog Island is exquisite - the eyes are amazing and the entire body coloring is super. My ball is easy to deal with, taking out and going back into her enclosure (although there are times her head will be back out the door before her tail is all the way in and sometimes this will go on for awhile! I think she is playing with me, bratty snake!). The boa is a different character. Sometimes she does not want to be touched and lets me know - loud hisser! But I don't let that stop me. I keep gently rubbing her side, then pick her up carefully. By the time I have my grip on her she has stopped her grumping and is ok. She is active when out but still new to me and our house so she is a bit of a sook. I got her based on the assumption (not solely though) on the fact that Hog's do not get as large as other boas.

Great suggestions everyone, i think im narrowing it down between a jungle carpet because i absolutly love the colors on them or a boa, not sure what kind but i keep seeing thes hypos and they are absolutly gorgeous but then again the darker colored boa have an amazIng look all to them selfs, im more partial to brighter colors but i still love a good dark colored snake