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Thinking about getting a Blood
I like to keep some animals other than Ball Pythons as pets. Thinking bout a Blood ever since I saw an Ivory one at the last show I attended.
Just thought I would put that out there.
So, blood lovers, talk me in to it.
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Also, why is it that Ivories always seem to be sold in pairs. Makes it hard if you just want the one...
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I love my bloods. Once I got my big female I decided within a week I wanted more. I'm up to four. My big female is a puppy dog and will lay with you as long as you let her. The other three are a future breeding project. They are bangka x het albino. I can not wait to see what they can produce. The parents were from Kara and Lipps so I expect big things.
They were yearlings and still alittle nippy the first couple weeks I had them. They have settled down nicely and i think they will have a great attitude when they get older.
I love the heavy frame they have and how they have alittle of an attitude about them. As long as your good with the possibility of having to settle one down a but I think you should add one to your collection.
DO IT!
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I had a Biak GTP for a while several years ago, so I can handle angry :D
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http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=95&de=980868
If you buy a pair I would be glad to give the extra one a home. ;)
I have noticed they are usually in pairs too. I plan to get some matrix and make my own.
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Re: Thinking about getting a Blood
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Originally Posted by jinx667
I had a Biak GTP for a while several years ago, so I can handle angry :D
Me too. They are nowhere near that bad.
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Re: Thinking about getting a Blood
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Originally Posted by KMG
I saw that. I will not buy one till I get back from Afghanistan anyway.
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I have a Borneo and a Sumatran, I love the Borneo morphs available and coasting Curtus Forum always blows my mind. I really love my little fattys but I agree, I am still working with the Borneo, he stresses easily, but is worth the wait. I have seen a few single Ivorys available on kingsnake, and especially the STP specific forums/sites. I would check those out or talk to some of the breeders (Keith McPeek is an awesome source of information, and has always been very help full to me).
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Thinking about getting a Blood
I just bought a pair of matrix to make my own ivories! I literally picked them up yesterday :)
Male
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/25/ugytudy9.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/25/7a2ybype.jpg
Female (this girl is feisty! Which is why she got her picture taken in a tub vs loose in the light tent).
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/25/deqa6upa.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/25/magesu2u.jpg
These are my first bloods! Kinda excited here :)
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They're gorgeous (especially selectively-bred USCBB animals), their husbandry is relatively straightforward, they have enough size and heft to be a substantial animal, and they have fun personalities. What's not to love?
http://bloodpythons.com/speechless3-10.jpg
http://bloodpythons.com/forumpics/jc2-19.jpg
http://bloodpythons.com/forumpics/babybelle.jpg
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I have a borneo girl and she is a sweetheart! She is so super wiggly though, it can be hard to photograph her.
I might eventually get her a boyfriend, but that is a few years down the road :)
They are very cool snakes and their personality is much different than ball pythons, which is a nice change of pace :P
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You should go for it!
They are unique, sweet, and you can stare at them all day and never get tired of 'em.....
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Re: Thinking about getting a Blood
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Originally Posted by Kara
They're gorgeous (especially selectively-bred USCBB animals), their husbandry is relatively straightforward, they have enough size and heft to be a substantial animal, and they have fun personalities. What's not to love?
I have a 4'X2' Boaphile cage setup at home collecting dust, so the Blood would go in it. I will have to see if there any Ivories at NARBC Anaheim this fall. Preferably a male I think.
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Can't go wrong with blood python. I love my blood!
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I really think about Sumatran one as well just for a pet ... Ore really really BLACK one.. on one of Chrome heads...
Bloods are awesome animals... and seeing al stuff Kara Showing off here or on Facebook.. Yea.. i think I'm gonna get one soon :]
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Re: Thinking about getting a Blood
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Originally Posted by Aes_Sidhe
I really think about Sumatran one as well just for a pet ... Ore really really BLACK one.. on one of Chrome heads...
Bloods are awesome animals... and seeing al stuff Kara Showing off here or on Facebook.. Yea.. i think I'm gonna get one soon :]
Ha, I also considered a Chrome head male so I could name him Destro.
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Re: Thinking about getting a Blood
Man, how the begeebers did I ever get involved in this?!?! First a Normal BP, then I saw the morphs and just had to get a spider. I have a hypo BCI paid for just waiting for good shipping weather. Now I am really attracted to these bloods. Does the madness EVER stop?
My wife is gonna give me a new place to live pretty soon...:O
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I got a juvenile blood python recently, after years of keeping and breeding BPs. I have never had her refuse a meal yet; she is a little mouse-destroying machine :)
One thing that you'll notice that is different than BPs, is the way that they move. None of the balling-up habit that BPs have. It is a different sort of handling with the blood, I have found; she is more active and inquisitive. I personally went to a local shop/breeder to get mine, since I was told that their temperaments differ from BPs. I handled 8 babies; out of all of them, the girl I took home was most docile. I specifically got her as a pet snake though, with no breeding intentions down the road, so temperament was more important to me.. but she is a pretty ghost stripe (and knowing me, I will want to breed her/them in the future; lol.)
The only pic of my girl was months ago when I just had gotten her. She's fattened up and shed once since then, and these are stunning snakes, in my opinion.
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...89760541_n.jpg
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They are fantastic. I love mine to bits, but they definitely are different handling wise than balls.
They aren't going to hold on to you very much, so they are a 2 hander animal from the time they are juvies to full adulthood. Mine is still very small, and I lay her across my arm close to my body when carrying her.
Very terrestrial, I find that mine doesn't know the meaning of being 'up'. Great lap snakes, not great walking around with them holding on snakes.
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