What should I get?

[Classicrocker42o]

So I just got two new boaphile 421D's - http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...d.php?t=108894



I have my 0.1 07 ball python in the one, she's 4 feet.

And I got such a good price I had to buy the other one.

The person I bought the cages from also breeds snakes. Said he had over 50, and that he has a male RTB that he thinks is 100% het for albino (even though I won't be breeding it).

Said he will take $75 because he didn't breed it and friend of his did.

So what are some suggestions for snakes that will go in this cage as adults?

I was thinking of getting the RTB.

[Classicrocker42o]

UPDATE:

Got him to do $50 for him.

Sept 09 Male Colombian RTB (het for albino)

In shed right now.


I have a smaller glass tank that I used for my ball that I'm going to put him in for now.

Can't I get or make a divider for my 421D and let him have more of the cage as he gets older? On the boaphile site it looks like the only dividers they have is for cages that have been expanded.

Can someone maybe point me in the right direction for buying the right divider or possibly making one myself?

[suzuki4life]

RTB? They get decently large, require much more food than a ball python and IMHO are in a flooded market. So if you get it and don't like it or have trouble affording it...you will have a hard time finding it a new home.

Boas are normally mellow...stay under 10' and a 8+ sq ft cage will house them easily.

[Wh00h0069]

RTB? They get decently large, require much more food than a ball python and IMHO are in a flooded market. So if you get it and don't like it or have trouble affording it...you will have a hard time finding it a new home.

Boas are normally mellow...stay under 10' and a 8+ sq ft cage will house them easily.

They do not require much more food than balls My adult RTB's eat one large, or extra large / colossal, rat every two to three weeks. Ball pythons eat every week. Male RTB stay fairly small, and could be comfortably kept in a three to four foot cage. I also disagree that boas have flooded the market. If anything has flooded the market, it is ball pythons. Seeing how normal boas are still sold for $50 when ball pythons are sold for $5.

[suzuki4life]

They do not require much more food than balls My adult RTB's eat one large, or extra large / colossal, rat every two to three weeks. Ball pythons eat every week. Male RTB stay fairly small, and could be comfortably kept in a three to four foot cage. I also disagree that boas have flooded the market. If anything has flooded the market, it is ball pythons. Seeing how normal boas are still sold for $50 when ball pythons are sold for $5.

My boas ate rats/rabbits every 10 days.

Boas that last year sold for $200 at shows like Hamburg now sell for less than $50.


Then, of course, there is the difference in requirements of space.

[snakelady]

Boas usually have a great feeding response and will basically eat whenever you feed them. However they have a slower metabolism and should not be fed as often as BP's. Especially as adults. It is possible to have a "fat" boa, which doesn't do anything good to their health. If you are used to BP's just watch how much you feed.

[Classicrocker42o]

I wanted a RTB over a year ago, and did plenty research then so I do not plan on getting rid of it. Even if I did there's a lot of post on craigslist for WTB RTB.

Snakelady- Isn't a good rule of thumb for RTB is to feed them pretty much after they poop?

Thanks for the replys.

So what about the divider?

[Denial]

My boas ate rats/rabbits every 10 days.

Boas that last year sold for $200 at shows like Hamburg now sell for less than $50.


Then, of course, there is the difference in requirements of space.

Everything is dropping in prices. Have you seen how much certain ball morphs have dropped in the past two years? You should be able to pick a pied up next year for 500

[suzuki4life]

Everything is dropping in prices. Have you seen how much certain ball morphs have dropped in the past two years? You should be able to pick a pied up next year for 500

balls dropped before the economy took a dive. Normal balls were already cheap. with the numerous attempts at snake bans and restrictions on large species...I don't foresee boas prices recovering.


no need to divide the cage unless you plan to house 2 snakes in it.

[SGExotics]

balls dropped before the economy took a dive.

LOL that should go into that thread in the off topic cafe on funny stuff people say by accident haha