I'd Appreciate Some Suggestions Please...

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Luke, who is 14, has decided he'd like to have as his goal a much bigger snake. He is currently getting exposed to that with having Rauri the BCI here being fostered. Now all things considered, and knowing he won't be solely responsible for this snake at this point...

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Sounds like an excuse for the parents to get a new pet after Rauri leaves! You slick dogs! :P

I just don't care for boa crosses.. well except for green x yellow anacondas, but that's hardly relevant. :P

Geeeeeeeeeeeesh! shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! My kids read this forum! Beth is a member! They weren't supposed to figure out my evil plan to get more snakes, not have to pay for all of them and encourage the hoodlums to get better grades! Geeze it was my best ever sneaky as heck parenting strategy! LOL

Don't mention Rauri leaving, I'm having empty tank syndrome already! Oh well I have the whole winter to spoil the bigger fella rotten before he goes home to his mom.


~~Jo~~

Oh yes, the Cay Caulkers and the other dwarf species are quite pretty, and stay small, so that's always good.

I recommended the cross as it would be the best of both worlds :) The snake would(hopefully) stay slimmer like a Hog Island, and wouldn't be as long. But would still retain the gorgeous pinks and oranges that both species have.

There are always Mexican Boas. ElevateThis has one and I believe she's a sweetheart, eats everything in sight and is easy to keep. They stay on the smaller side I believe, so that's always a possibility for Luke. I think their price range is comparable to Common boas.

Hope that helped a bit! :)

How about a woma? They get to be in the 6 to 8 foot range (although 8 feet is apparently huge for this species), although more colubrid in body type so not so nearly as strong and big as a BCI. Also, everything I have heard about them says that they are the perfect snake to keep. Even better than BPs in certain respects like alertness and feeding response.

The drawback is that they ain't cheap. The cheapest one I have seen was $400. But maybe you can talk your son into waiting a little longer and mow some more lawns or something.

Rachel

Womas are super awesome.. but $400 (and that's on the real low end) is a lot for a kid to save up.

hi jo her's a site i like if you want to look at alot of pet breeds even snakes.

www.centralpets.com/pages/reptiles/snakes.html

Hey thanks Eugene! That's a very handy resource to quickly look up stuff.


~~Jo~~