Alternative to dwarf retic

^ wow thanks for that link, the hybrids look so crazy! but it must be out of my price range and it doesn't sound like this hybrid will be any easy to handle than just carpets:P

Who did you get your carpet from? Any canadian breeders you can recommend me?

I'm heavily leaning towards carpet but is there any other suggestion from owner of other species? I still have some interest in boas but many of the boa morphs just look the same to me, too many brown snakes but it seems like boas is calmer and less hit and miss in terms of tameness in comparison to carpets. Decision Decisions

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Originally Posted by threezero

^ wow thanks for that link, the hybrids look so crazy! but it must be out of my price range and it doesn't sound like this hybrid will be any easy to handle than just carpets:P

Who did you get your carpet from? Any canadian breeders you can recommend me?

I'm heavily leaning towards carpet but is there any other suggestion from owner of other species? I still have some interest in boas but many of the boa morphs just look the same to me, too many brown snakes but it seems like boas is calmer and less hit and miss in terms of tameness in comparison to carpets. Decision Decisions

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I got mine through Tails and Scales. They have a webpage using that name (.ca)
There are colour/pattern morphs available in Boa's if you want a "showier" snake but, prefer boa temperment.

Peruvian RB are a bit bigger than BP's (7 to 8 feet according to this site http://www.therainbowboa.co.uk/rainb...care_sheet.htm). They prefer higher humidity so set-up will be a bit different.

Also, I would keep an eye here and at local reptile expo's:
http://www.reptilescanada.com/classifieds/
Look for highly rated sellers and a snake that fits your needs, it will come eventually.


My new girl has made me a dyed in the wool Carpet fan. If you can find some you like nearby, I would definately suggest asking to handle them and see if you find one that fits with-in the attitude you want.

My new cold-blooded baby:
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@ a whopping 53 grams.

Yea i know about reptilescanada classified, i religious check it everyday for bp deals :). I got in contact with Jay Clark he is about 2 hours away from where i live so looks like i can go a personally check out the babies. I have my eyes on this girl, reasonably price but i'm not sure about the temperament. Jay told me that his coastal females are only 7 feet? i though they go bigger? in any case i will pick up a female anyways and hope she grows into a monster. What do you guys think about this baby? Its suppose to be a coastal tiger jaguar.

http://cl.ly/image/2T1x1z1c382N/Scre...24.33%20PM.png

My roommate has a pretty well behaved carpet as a rescue. He was crazy active and pretty fun. :D I like them overall but they are too arboreal for my tastes. Do you like blood pythons? Those are my realistic wishlist pythons if I ever decide to go bigger than my current BPs! I kind of like the idea of dealing with a fiestier species, but from babyhood to up my chances of getting a well behaved beast. ;) But allt he carpets I know of were pretty cool. A little hissy as adults but not badly behaved and some really pretty colors on those guys!

Carpets are semi arboreal.. Not going to be very happy in a rack tub. Especially as a baby. I know people do it, but in my opinion its not much different than making tree pythons be in a tub with nothing to climb on. My boy was wrapping around the cage latch making it impossible to open the door without pinching him. The moment I put perches and a ledge in there he was happy and stopped constantly trying to find ways out.

I have my carpet in a giant 4x2x2 Rubbermaid I have wooden perches screwed into it that has the light above that and my snake room is heated :). She spends good time on the perches it's cool watching her hunt off of them. I just added a showbox Rubbermaid in their for a water dish to help with a hard poo and she now seems to be laying in it to help her shed now haha.

if i do go through with the new addition the rack/tub will only be temporary untill i save up enough for a boaphile or similar style cagings. I will for sure provide branches or other stuff to climb on in the tub in the meantime:D

If you are looking for something large and colorful you could consider a short tail python.. a fatty is very different looking then a retic or carpet, but they have some Amazing morphs and colorations. I have seen some females that get around 6ft, but alot of people either lovem or hatem. Just a thought :)
Also i love my boa, she isnt as bright as a carpet, or a retic that's true, but she has a orange creamy coloration I adore. And her inquisitive personality is fantastic.
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Absolutly love our sd albinos!

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^stop making me jealous :(. although sd size dwarfs totally be keep without raising much alarm or neighbours calling the cops me ..........:please: how old is your sd here?