I want another snake but not sure which one

I am looking for a python or boa that is about 6ft in length. Red tails are the only other boa, or python, i know of that averages this weight and is a "good" (temperament) or relatively "easy"(husbandry) snake to care for..any ideas?????

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Originally Posted by sicilian1928

I am looking for a python or boa that is about 6ft in length. Red tails are the only other boa, or python, i know of that averages this weight and is a "good" (temperament) or relatively "easy"(husbandry) snake to care for..any ideas?????

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Oh but i am looking for something smaller than a red tail... didnt mention that part haha. now, any ideas?? =)

You could look at the carpet pythons, or blood pythons....

There are also the dwarf boas like the Island boas...

Rainbow boas - Brazilians usually end up between 5 and 7 feet and are less heavy-bodied than red tails. They're basically the boa equivalent of a jungle carpet, size-wise, and they have an iridescence that is just beautiful, not to mention their coloration and pattern are quite pretty as well. They're maybe slightly less "friendly" than some snakes, but by no means are they aggressive/mean. The only hitch, husbandry-wise, is that they need fairly high humidity, but with proper caging, that's not too tough.

+1 on the brazilians they are some beautiful animals we just picked one up ourselves. There are some beautiful carpets out there and check out Dumeril boas, they have a super cool pattern.

yeah i really like the look of brazilians, but i was planning on housing my ball with the new snake (after quarantine of course). So they need to have the same husbandry needs. Because my plan is when my ball grows too big for his 20 long i am going to build a custom tank that will be pretty darn large so i can just house them all in the same tank. My good friend houses his 2 adult balls with his 10 ft red tail and they get along great.

2 balls and a boa and they coexist???? No experience like that but I thought I read that they will fight.

Either way my Hog Island has a great temperament and is easy to maintain and being a male probably won't get over 6ft maybe 5!

How long of an enclosure does an adult bp need? I thought I read the care sheet and indicated 20"??

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Originally Posted by rperry03

2 balls and a boa and they coexist???? No experience like that but I thought I read that they will fight.

Either way my Hog Island has a great temperament and is easy to maintain and being a male probably won't get over 6ft maybe 5!

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Yeah weird huh? I first got into snakes because of him and he houses his male and female (reallly really angry girl) balls, with his 10 ft red tail lol. Jake (red tail) is actually the most tame out of all of them lol very relaxed, while Verde (the girl ball ) is super aggressive, and Chief (boy ball) is just finicky. They actually tend to lay on each other, even though there is tons of other places to relax haha