Interesting offer

[Fester_Fang]

Yea,were thinking that too after he told us about the male boa,if anything I might buy one off him and take proper care of it

[Daybreaker]

He said we need to feed our girls once a month and if not twice. He also said that we need racks because they are better than tanks. He said his 5yr old boa is like 18"...I know males are smaller than females but it should be bigger than that at 5 years old..

I agree about the rack vs tank thing....but everything else, just no.

Yea,were thinking that too after he told us about the male boa,if anything I might buy one off him and take proper care of it

Stay away....stay far away. If this person has a 5 yr old boa (even a dwarf) that's the size of a baby then there's something going wrong there. My advice is to kindly decline any offer from this individual and buy from someone who knows what they're doing. My .02

[Fester_Fang]

Yea,something sounded off when my bf told me that,I do appreciate the advice everyone

[Argentra]

Glad to be of service. And glad you'll be avoiding that guy... sigh.

Oh, and Daybreaker... Tanks can work just as well, if not better, for some people than any tub. True statement.

[Daybreaker]

Oh, and Daybreaker... Tanks can work just as well, if not better, for some people than any tub. True statement.

Not doubting that at all! I just personally prefer tubs/vivs over tanks; sorry if I came off that tanks are never the way to go. I have a corn in a tank who's my display snake

[Fester_Fang]

I think its personal preference =)..My girls seem happy in tanks,except when its getting close to feeding day,then they roam a bit. But when you're young and hungry,you cant help it ..Maybe I'll try to get a redtail boa soon,been wanting one ! This offer sounded great until we started learning more about his snakes and how he takes care of them,apparently his snake rack (which he has 20+ snakes) fit in a small corner of a room.. I'm starting to think his adult male either has some horrible condition,or was stunted from birth from being in a small space,his other ones sound ok,with one of the adults about 7-8 foot long..but too many red flags. My girls can't go to just any home

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I think its personal preference =)..My girls seem happy in tanks,except when its getting close to feeding day,then they roam a bit. But when you're young and hungry,you cant help it ..Maybe I'll try to get a redtail boa soon,been wanting one ! This offer sounded great until we started learning more about his snakes and how he takes care of them,apparently his snake rack (which he has 20+ snakes) fit in a small corner of a room.. I'm starting to think his adult male either has some horrible condition,or was stunted from birth from being in a small space,his other ones sound ok,with one of the adults about 7-8 foot long..but too many red flags. My girls can't go to just any home

[Salamander Rising]

I agree about the rack vs tank thing....but everything else, just no.



Stay away....stay far away. If this person has a 5 yr old boa (even a dwarf) that's the size of a baby then there's something going wrong there. My advice is to kindly decline any offer from this individual and buy from someone who knows what they're doing. My .02

I agree.

My 5 year old male is easily pushing 7 feet.

Even my newest 2 year old girl is 3+ feet and she hadn't been 'fed to grow' but is rapidly making up for lost time.

18 inches at 5 years is just...weird.



[perhaps the guy meant "5 weeks/months"?]

[Fester_Fang]

Idk,kinda doubting it,he said he had it since birth,that the boa just turned 5years and said it several times..I can get an adult rtb for a decent price from my breeder,though he has a 3 month old tiger retic 100% het for about $200

[Vasiliki]

If you're looking for a boa, I'd say just pick up one from a good local or semi-local breeder. You'll get a snake with a GOOD history (18" at 5 years... My corn snake is bigger than that! By a lot) and you'll be able to get to do the 'raising from a baby to an awesome big animal' experience.

Hold onto your BP girl. You don't want her going there to be fed once a month

[danrjc]

A male sand boa might be that size as an adult but wasn't he talking about rtb