Re: Do BRB make good pets
Whichever one you like better. Neither my bloods or dums have ever missed a meal (all f/t rats)
If you want a blood, no one better than our own KLG to get one from.. and there's usually a lot of dumerils boa ads on kingsnake and fauna.
Re: Do BRB make good pets
Yes but im kinda worried about buying from someone that a reptile keeping on here hasn't bought from. So im wanting to get a healthy and save deal on buying a snake. Could you post some pics of your Dum and Blood please please please lol. I love seeing your snakes so do the shortail stay smaller then Dums or what? Also for a adult how many rats for each?
Re: Do BRB make good pets
Re: Do BRB make good pets
not to steer you in another direction, but from what you're saying, you should check out jungle carpets (and other morelia spilota) as well. they're a smaller snake (usually no more that 6') and much smaller bodied, so they'll never need anything bigger than a rat. plus they look great and are quite arboreal like the BRB's you were looking at. their husbandry needs are ridiculously easy as well.
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Yes I completely forgot about morelia. Jungle carpet and irian jaya carpets are good starter morelia I believe.
Savu pythons are a small species too.. as well as white lipped (D'alberts) pythons. Some white lips are aggressive though.. but not all.
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Ya i really like the Carpets but i heard they like to strike at the person feeding when being feed. Do all of you think that a Carpet would work out good for me i heard they grow slow and would my 20L work for awhile? Or would a tub work better i just hate tubs because you never see the snake very well.And could you show me a couple different kinds and some adult pics Thanks for all of your suggestions i just want the pick the right snake for me.
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i don't know alot about carpets but Will does! check out this link.
http://www.reptilicusreptiles.net/index.html
also try Yasser at www.spitfirereptiles.com these guys know everything carpet.
vaughn
Re: Do BRB make good pets
you need to go to some herp shows and see some snakes in person and talk to the people that breed them... we can't tell you what to get and pictures really kinda suck at capturing what a snake REALLY looks like.
if you want pics though, look on google in the image search for:
coastal carpet (or morelia spilota mcdowelli)
centrallian carpet (or morelia spilota bredl)
jungle carpet (or morelia spilota cheynei)
iryan jaya (or morelia spilota variegata)
all other morelias are probably out of your price range ;)
also, what snake doesn't strike when it smells food?? they have a good feeding response, but that's a good thing. they nip when young until they get used to being handled, but they are known for being very docile as adults and who cares if they bite when they're young - it doesn't hurt at all.
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I just have never seen alot of JCP in real life just small babies i think this snake would make me happy it's going to be my last snake i get for awhile. I really like the Diamonds but i think the JCP would make me happy also and stays under 10ft. so it's down to the jungle vs Iryan (or my dream albino or the Jungle)
Re: Do BRB make good pets
For a BRB, you almost HAVE to house them in a plastic enclosure of some sort. Whether it be a rubbermaid tub with flexwatt belly heat or all the way up to an expensive vision or AP enclosure, glass tanks are a death sentance for these boas.
BRBs really don't like tems higher than 88-90 degrees. Other than their relatively intermediate care requirements, they are an AWESOME tempered snake to have and a beautiful addition to any collection.
