is 20 dollars a good price?

someone I know is selling a red tail boa for $20 and it comes with "a tank and essentials"
I was wondering how long they can get and for a really good caresheet? I have found some but they kinda ramble and I dont get much info.

IMO $20 is a fantastic price, care sheets you can find here on this site.

At $20.00 you may be able to haggle and get it cheaper...j/k

Do a google search for care sheets I'm sure you'll find many. :)

Just remember boas can get kinda big, so be prepared to upgrade the cage as your boa grows. :)

They are pretty easy to maintain, so long as you provide proper humidity and proper heat and a more relaxed feeding regimen. ( Boas shouldnt be over fed)

Definitely one of the more enjoyable species of snake to work with!

For 20.00 thats a great price, just be sure you arent getting a sick snake dumped on to you either, as vet bills are pretty costly! :gj::gj:

i'm trying to convince my mom, any ideas??
she is afraid of snakes. lol.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by TylerxToxic

i'm trying to convince my mom, any ideas??
she is afraid of snakes. lol.

---

if she's afraid of snakes, then a RTB is probably not the direction you want to take at this point.

It never hurts to let her know you've been doing research and present her with facts. One fact is a RTB is probably not a good beginner snake because of their size.

If you can convince her to start with corns or maybe even ball pythons, then prove your abilities to care for it and it will give her time to see that snakes aren't the demons that people portray them as.

:gj:

my mom hates snakes so i brought one to my house and showed her they arent aggresive and i showed they arent "fast" at slithering that is i dont show her feeding time lol shelll kick my baby out lol u might have to stretch the truth a lil bit to get your mom to accept it and 20 bucks for a boa? lol thats a steal!!!!!!!!!!! :gj:

I cant convince her of anything. she is the most stubborn person I have ever met. I have a ball python. I take amazingly good care of her and my mom wont get anywhere near her if i'm holding her. it annoys me b/c theirs nothing wrong with them. =[
oh well w/e.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by TylerxToxic

I cant convince her of anything. she is the most stubborn person I have ever met. I have a ball python. I take amazingly good care of her and my mom wont get anywhere near her if i'm holding her. it annoys me b/c theirs nothing wrong with them. =[
oh well w/e.

---

Probably a good idea to wait until you leave her house to start getting bigger snakes like boa constrictors then :)

your probably right. lol.