Alternative to dwarf retic

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Originally Posted by threezero

^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?

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They're all a little over a year old. The females should be around an adult carpet size, will def fit in cb70 tubs.

A little late to the party here... But I have to throw a vote to boas. There are morphs out there. And even if you didn't buy a morph, their personalities will more than make up for the lack of colors. I love my boas. They are very inquisitive, and fun to handle.

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how is boa's personality compare to carpets? Boa's look really doesn't do much for me, to much brown... some morph does catch my eye though like this one

http://www.scserp.com/SCSPhotoGaller...Striped001.JPG

but i believe this is way more than the $300ish i'm looking to spent

Boas are amazing!!
I love mine and he's such a sweetheart. He loves to come out of his cage and climb around. And he's going to get to a good size too.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/23/byta3y7a.jpg
Look at Dat Fayce. Aww

You can find some neat boa morphs for decent prices you just need to keep an eye out. You can also look at olive pythons (iv seen some can get up to 12 ft) and alot of the dwarf boas are really pretty but not as large. A carpet may be your best bet though... there are alot of things out there... so keep looking.

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Originally Posted by threezero

how is boa's personality compare to carpets? Boa's look really doesn't do much for me, to much brown... some morph does catch my eye though like this one

http://www.scserp.com/SCSPhotoGaller...Striped001.JPG

but i believe this is way more than the $300ish i'm looking to spent

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How about an albino?
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/23/7ydapubu.jpg

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I don't know about carpets. But my boas are very curious, and they aren't jumpy or shy, they can stay out for hours with out getting stressed. Wish I had better pictures of her, and her whole body. But they do not hold still for photos.

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I recently went through the Carpet vs Boa debate, as I wanted something with size that would not hide all day. Even flirted with the thought of a SD Retic. I found a sweet Tarahumara Boa, locally, and jumped on it, as it involved no $ (non reptile trade) and was a gorgeous snake. She's awesome, with tons of personality. I have room for a mid-sizer, so I'll be back in the boat again.

Not really an albino person the only albino to ever catch my eyes is the albino retic :P so in generally boas are more relax than carpet? which have a higher feeding response? is there any morph of boa that is ... for a lack of better word,not brown based?

I've got both Boas and Carpet and while I think the boas are just a hair calmer, I think the carpets are a bit more interesting and inquisitive. Another interesting snake you might consider is the macklots python. They're nippy as all get out as babies but as adults they calm right down. Here is a forum that might be able to answer more of your questions about the morelia species. http://www.moreliapythons.com/forums/forum.php

Not all boas are brown.. Plus boas have great personalities in my opinion. Inquisitive and intelligent. Way more than a ball. Here are some of mine..
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/23/4y5equvu.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/23/9ene7u8a.jpg

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http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/23/aqave6e9.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/23/y4ezada8.jpg

And this is my Coastal Jaguar carpet.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/23/ugygasa6.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/23/yjy3anyq.jpg