Rosy Boas

The author of the snake keeping book I have swears by rosy boas as great pets. I haven't heard anything about them before. Does anyone here have experience with them?
They're interesting looking snakes - kind of remind me of fish. =P

I've never owned one, but from talking to others, it seems that they are one of the most docile, lowest maintenance snakes in existence.

They seem very interesting. And ya they do look like fish lol.

I bred them for a few years and yes they are fantastic pets. Very easy to care for and super docile. Got a few morphs now for them and tones of locality color phases. Check out localityrosys.com They are serious about keeping localities pure and at times can be very outspoken but they will have all the answers regarding these beautiful boas.

I have a Rosy, and have had another one before. I love them. My only complain is that they seem to regurgitate more easily than my ball pythons. But out side of that fact I love them. They are sweet little snake. And are pretty easy to care for.

I own and currently breed them. As stated before, they are the most docile and low maintenance snake I've owned to date. As a matter of fact, anyone ever asking me about buying their first snake I advise to purchase a Rosy.

Just looked them up...


I'm getting one!

They are very easy and very docile. great first snakes.

ya I am going to break ranks here I dont like them and I have owned them. Very easy to care for but some reason some seem to just not be right in the head. Had a female that was great for 2 years and then seemed to change personality really quick. No change in her housing. When we would hang out she woud turn her head around slow as anything and NOT get in a strike mode, just put her nose up to my wrist and open her mouth and chew on me. ALL THE TIME tried changing perfumes tried not using any, changed body wash tried everything. Contacted some forums just for Rosy's and got a lot of people saying ya it had happened to them as well. sold her to a breeder since she was a morph. Her breeder said that some of the females just went off when they hit sexual maturity so if you get one I would stick to a boy

I'm new to the whole snake thing but my teacher gave me one that he couldn't care for anymore and it's a great starter. He does good with handling and hasn't tried biting the 20 something people that have held him, most were little kids that had never held a snake before.

As sad as it is for me to say, I have a story similar to lizlopez. I bought my female Rosy a couple of years back from my local breeder friend. Everything was fine for almost a year. She was very docile, easy to take care of and never ever ever turned down food. I was quite stoked with her and loved having her. Then an off day came along and she nailed me. I didn't think anything of it, because I have been bitten before by other snakes and I just figured she was being moody. The behavior did not get better, but instead got worse. I thought maybe if I handled her a little more often, it would calm her down. NOPE. She began to bite me every single time I took her out and it wasn't just biting, she had every intention of trying to swallow me too. So then I thought maybe if I gave her a month to calm down it would help and so I stuck a shirt in with her that smelled of me and let her just chill. The next time I took her out...BAM, she struck and coiled around my wrist. That was enough for me. I don't mind being bitten every now and then, but if it becomes an every day thing and I can't do anything to break the habit, time to find a new home with someone a little more experienced. I was really sad to have to get rid of her, because I loved her colors and her orange eyes were awesome. I just couldn't take it anymore. :( So I ended up selling her to another local breeder. And wouldn't you know it, the moment he picked her up, she settled into his hand and seemed fine. :rolleyes: Maybe she just didn't like me. I don't know what it was. But that was the end of Rosy boas for me. I know it's not right to base your feelings off the experiences of just one snake, but she really biased me against them. I hope you have better luck! Maybe stick to what others here have said and shoot for a male. Maybe the females just go psycho when they begin to mature. :D