Can't choose a boa!

I'm planning on getting a new boa at the next expo in town which is in may. Some suggestions would be nice but I'm not planning on getting a RTB. Some price ranges on the suggested boa would be nice.:cool:

Whats your level of keeping snakes? How much room you got? How much you want to spend?

If your just starting out with snakes, a Rosy boa would be good or a sand boa as they stay small.

I agree with the rosy boa or sand boa if you don't want anything big like a RTB.. I just got my first rosy boa and sand boas last week and read up on a lot of care sheets.. they seem to be pretty easy to care for! A lot easier than my RTBs for sure.

I'm not sure on the exact price range because I got mine in a trade, but I believe that they are not very expensive, young snakes are of course cheaper than the adults.. but it works out nicely because the babies are so cute!

I'm sure you'll get a lot more opinions! Good luck!

I don't mind big snakes like RTB's I just dont find them... interesting. I thought of sand boas and know they aren't hard to care for.

Money and room aren't a problem either.

Go with a Rosy or a KSB, they make great pet boas.

Are rosy boas calmer than rainbows?

Dumeril's boa! :P I just picked up a baby female 2 weeks ago and am still getting her acclimated to her new home. They're so pretty and are known to be very docile! :) Also, medium length snake...but a bit on the girthier size. Works for me! :D

Like Dvas_Romeo said, I've heard Dumeril's Boas are decent snakes. Quite pretty to boot. I just recently picked up a baby BRB and adore her also. Are you looking for something smaller or bigger?

If smaller, KSBs are very neat little snakes.

your run of the mill colombian bci is the best way to go, great tempermants, 6-7 feet for males, 7-10ish for females

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Originally Posted by Twitch_1993

Are rosy boas calmer than rainbows?

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The Rainbow Boa I held was very calm but in general Rainbows don't make ideal handling snakes. Rosy Boas on the other hand, are usually very calm snakes (even in the wild) and may even enjoy handling. So yeah, they are calmer than Rainbows. P.S. Rosys are also a heck of a lot easier to take care for than Rainbow Boas (no strict humidity requirements like Rainbows need). As you can see from that last set of parenthesis, size isn't the only issue when it comes to Rainbows.