carpets are awesome looking animals! and i just like the personality of boas and their size.. that is of course if you wanted to get something a little bigger. they get big enough to be impressive but not too big to where you can't handle them yourself. they seem to love getting out of their cages and exploring. they don't always want to hide like balls do and will even try to keep you from putting them back up. plus if you ever wanted to try breeding, they give live birth! which is pretty cool. no waiting on eggs to hatch.