We are totally in love with our normal male BP that we got almost a month ago for my son's 6th birthday from Petco. Mr. Snake is our first.

I am also a fan of Craig's List and happened to see a listing for a BP (normal female about 1 1/2 yrs old) that needs a new home. The owner says she is very docile, has never bitten, and comes with the tank and accessories. They are asking for an "adoption fee." She comes from a single snake home. Not sure of origin, but guessing pet store. They are moving to an apt. that does not allow pets.

These are my questions, but feel free to comment with any thoughts on the subject:

Do you think we should adopt another snake, or is it too soon? Meaning are we too green or is this edging too close to an "impulse buy"?

Obviously, a visual would only give us a few clues and we would take her to a vet for a checkup, but do you think going to "meet" the snake and take a look at her is enough to get an idea if she is docile and basically healthy (barring worms)? If we get her, what should we have checked at the vet?

How long do you have to quarantine a snake? Can they be housed in the same room in different tanks? Once the quarantine is over, is it OK to introduce the snakes to each other if they are of similar size?

Is there some kind of "reasonable price" or is that way too subjective? I am not sure of the tank size yet, but I assume it's glass, could be 20 gal or up to 55 gal.

Did I leave anything out? How about - should we crush any dreams now of ever breeding these two?

Thanks for your feedback!