To buy or not?

[Salamander Rising]

Pastel [?] male












He's a really nice guy with one freaking amazing beard, is all I know for sure.

I don't know pastel morphs very well or the quality, thereof.

Opinions, brutal or otherwise much appreciated.

[TheSnakeGeek]

don't know too much about red tail morphs yet, but your "one freaking amazing beard" comment literally made me lol. it is pretty amazing.

[Daybreaker]

IMO pastel boas should be super clean without any peppering, so I would personally pass.

[Salamander Rising]

IMO pastel boas should be super clean without any peppering, so I would personally pass.

That was my concern, as well.

He wants a good loving home for his boy and was happy to think he'd be coming here instead of a breeder or something.

I'm torn.

[Salamander Rising]

don't know too much about red tail morphs yet, but your "one freaking amazing beard" comment literally made me lol. it is pretty amazing.

Have you ever seen such an awesomely trippy beard in your life?

I haven't.

[Daybreaker]

That was my concern, as well.

He wants a good loving home for his boy and was happy to think he'd be coming here instead of a breeder or something.

I'm torn.

Get him then ^.^ I'm more inclined to buy from people who are personable, professional, and are willing to help you out with info and questions. If the snake is healthy go for it.

[Salamander Rising]

Get him then ^.^ I'm more inclined to buy from people who are personable, professional, and are willing to help you out with info and questions. If the snake is healthy go for it.

As with the three girls I got from the going-off-to-college kid, this guy is pretty torn up about having to sell his small collection.

I'm regularly updating the kid with photos and stories of 'his' babies and it seems to ease his heartache over having to part with them.
[parents were terrified of them....juvie Boas and one big sweet girl they were handling with heavy leather gloves, fer cryin' out loud]

They were so afraid of the big girl, they weren't cleaning the very nice Boa enclosure she was in.
Just kept throwing in more newspaper.

When I gave her a rat for her first meal here, she didn't know what it was.

Kept nudging it like she was trying to resuscitate it or something.

[she'd been eating PetSmart mice her whole life and she's 7 feet long!]

But boy, did she ever learn "Rats..it's what fer supper" real quick.



*sigh*

I hate being a soft touch.

:-\

Some day, I'd like to have Boa babies and I'm not sure where, if at all, he'd fit in with the girls I have.

Hypo to Pastel = what?
Pastel to normal = what?

The little girls are reserved for a future Sunglow.

I don't know what to do.

[head and heart are locked in fierce battle right now]

[Salamander Rising]

IMO pastel boas should be super clean without any peppering, so I would personally pass.

P.S....I looked at all of your beautiful snakes [coveting several of them mightily!..LOL] but that Retic is just mind blowing.

[Valentine Pirate]

It's been a looooong time since I've read up on it, but I vaguely remember reading that "pastel" boas weren't so much a morph as it is a trait (like reduced BPs). Don't take my word on that though.

Regardless he's a pretty boy!

And it is so hard for me to picture getting a boa to 7' on mice. Dedication and quantity!

[Salamander Rising]

It's been a looooong time since I've read up on it, but I vaguely remember reading that "pastel" boas weren't so much a morph as it is a trait (like reduced BPs). Don't take my word on that though.

Regardless he's a pretty boy!

And it is so hard for me to picture getting a boa to 7' on mice. Dedication and quantity!

From what I just read, it's sort of like a "lightening" gene.
People breed them to hypos to get better hypos...or whatever else they want lightened/brightened.

It looks like he'd probably just be another poor waif I've taken in....

I agree about the mice.

The mother griped about the expense of feeding 3 snakes and I was aghast when she said they were buying PetSmart frozen mice by the bagful.

I can't imagine the cost!

They did buy a couple of rats and she said they were $11 a piece.

I buy in bulk and $11 is at least 2 weeks worth of food for 6 Boas and 9 Beeps.

Geeze!