Oh!~ Another thought I had...I definitely plan to get a ferret as well (I love my scalies but do have a need for fuzzyness now and then). Would it be a bad idea to get a large boa, then? If he smells ferret on me would he think "food" and bite? :/
And I know ferrets are predators but I'm not sure how picky boas are about that, I hear they'll eat almost anything.