The Waiting is the Hardest Part

[beaglegod]

Yep thats right still no BP, fer me yet
Im waiting to hear from a local breeder who I doubt will have anything until the summer, so than I can order from N.E.R.D. wich is gonna run me around 150 bucks,but than I gotta wait till the weather breaks for them to ship, it will be a well established snake however (bout a yr old), or for 105 bucks I can get a bob clark, but his will be younger than NERD's.
Wich route do you guys think I should go?
You know your advice is always valued.
:wink:

[RPlank]

IMO, the younger the snake you can get, the better.

[Jeanne]

I agree with Rplank..the younger you can get it the better. But gosh, seems like alot of $ to pay for one snake, I can take that same amount and go get 6 for that price. If you would like I can do somelooking for you before you make a decision, maybe you can save a bit of money and still get a nice snake, and not have to wait for weather to break for shipping..meaning getting it much sooner. So, if you would like me to do that for you..just pm me with your city and state location.

[JLC]

Hehe....man can I relate to the "waiting" part of things. Definitely no bp for me until late this coming summer. But I do know it'll be worth the wait!

[Ironhead]

I waited 20 year's (had to get divorced first) before I got my BP.

Now all I gotta do is wait for the youngest son to move out (this year after he graduates) and i'm going to turn his room into a herp room and add to my BP collection.

Though my BP was between 2 and 3 years old when I got him, I would deffinetly go with a younger one if I was you. That's what I will do when I start adding to the collection.

The reason I purchased Monty Joe instead of a youngster is that I got him, 20 gallon tank with locking lid, water dish, 1 hide, 2 heat pad's and 16 quarts of reptibark for $100.00. Just couldnt pass that up.

[Rosy_Boa]

the wait sucks. I FINALLY got my high gold bp yetsterday. yay! "he" is 9 months old. so far he has not yet ventured from the fist place he went. a hide. so i guess hes hiding. what really sucks is after waiting so long to get one you have to wait even longer till they get used to you so you dont stress them before you can hold them. and even before you hold them after a week of them getting used to their new home you feed it. then your not supposed to hold it for anoter 3+ days. i am not a "patience is a vertue" person. i have almost no patientence but luckily a lot of self control. but curiosity killed the cat and it will kill me as well.

[Jeanne]

Yeah waiting sucks. I "waited" 2 years before I was able to convince my husband to let me get a snake, cause he had this horrible fobia of them, Now I have 3. And he is loving them as much as me.. but got to say- it was WELL WORTH THE WAIT!

[jotay]

I know the wait game. Last time I had a snake I was 13 and it was a Ribbon snake/ Garter snake.
Always wanted a python ever since seeing The Jungle Book as a kid :lol:
I waited 30 years
And so far it was worth the wait cuz he is awesome and the cutest little bugger.
Great idea about the son moving out and making his room a herp room.
5 more years and mine will be heading out, better start planning now

[Tigergenesis]

Well, don't know if you've checked this out or not, but why not look at some breeders in your state. I found this link:

http://www.vaherper.com/pages/nj.htm

Looks like reptilekingdom.com has some '03 BPs for $55 (Toms River, NJ - don't know how far that is from you). You can probably save a lot in shipping by going with a local breeder - or even adopt a rescue.

Just a thought! I personally prefer to handle and interact with my snakes before buying.

Best of luck!