Would you rather own a Brazilian Rainbow boa or a Red-tail boa?

[BPdude911]

I would definitely go with the BRB just because I am only 12 and still bunk in my parent's house. LoL. But seriously, I can't handle the cage size requirements of the RTB right now. But I will admit that if I could reach the size requirements, I would SOOOO get an RTB.

[Crazy4Herps]

I would definitely go with the BRB just because I am only 12 and still bunk in my parent's house. LoL. But seriously, I can't handle the cage size requirements of the RTB right now. But I will admit that if I could reach the size requirements, I would SOOOO get an RTB.

The key is to tell your parents that it'll be 8+ years before a boa would outgrow you, and by that time you'll have your own place. While it's not exactly true, it worked on my parents.

[Eventide]

I'd go BRB all the way, though I have never had a RTB, and unless Moonglows come down in price a LOT, I won't be getting one anytime soon.

The few BRBs I've come in contact with have all been sweeties. I only have a couple ball pythons that are more gentle than my BRB (and I got her when she was almost a year old).

My BRB is very sensitive to humidity. If I don't keep the humidity at or above 70% or so, she has trouble shedding. Yes, this is only one snake (one datapoint), but I haven't seen any rainbow boa care sheets that say medium- to low-humidity is okay for them.

I didn't get one for a long time because I didn't think I could handle the humidity requirements, but it's actually pretty easy. Mine is in a Vision cage (any non-glass cage should work) with a cheap humidifier. PVC pipe runs from the humidifier to the top of the cage. I put the humidifier on a timer and fiddled with it until I found how often it needed to run to keep the humidity at the right level. All ya have to do after that is just keep the humidifier filled. Ta-da! Easy-peasy.

The only other thing ya have to watch out for with BRBs is the temperature. They are very sensitive to high temperatures (above 85 degrees), so if you live in a hot area (like me), you have to keep a very close eye on the temps.