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    Expanding my collection?

    I'm looking at getting another snake and boy oh boy, is the itch serious. There is a few that I have been interested in, of course all boas. I understand I have just gotten my Ball Python around February but I have helped handle my grandfather's old 6ft Colombian Boa Constrictor, Ralph, on many occasions. I also will research loads more into it once I finally pick (How could I? So many great choices). But this will still be my first own personal boa. I know I could go on websites and see the "personality/trait" list but I figured it would be better to get all of your guy's experience with these certain Boas. Also any tips would be awesome
    In no particular order:

    1. Brazilian Rainbow Boa
    2. Red-Tailed Boa
    3. Caulker Cay Boa Constrictor
    4. Colombian Boa Constrictor
    5. Dominican Red Mountain Boa

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    Re: Expanding my collection?

    Columbians...so many morphs but not overwhelmingly like BPs


    The BronX BoA

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    Re: Expanding my collection?

    Rainbows have higher humidity requirements, so that's something to take into consideration. Columbian red tails are great. I have 2 and they are absolute sweethearts. You still have humidity requirements, but they aren't as demanding. Caulker cays are going to be pretty similar, only in a slightly smaller package. And Dominican red mountain boas are absolutely adorable! Not so easy to find, unless you have them shipped. I don't know their husbandry requirements off hand, but I do know the babies are better started on small feeder lizards. I'd say that a central American boa would be the best to start with, but I would thoroughly enjoy drooling over a progression thread of a DRMB
    Pythons:
    1.0 '15 Pastel BP "Nero"
    0.1 '15 VPI Axanthic BP "Zoe"
    1.0 Normal BP "Dmitri"
    1.0 '16 Spinner Blast BP "Dizzy"
    0.1 '15 Carpet Python "Isabel"
    0.1 '15 Tiger Jag Carpet "Lily"
    0.1 '16 Coastal Carpet "Aria"
    1.0 '15 Axanthic Carpet "Xander"
    Boas:
    0.1 '16 Red Line Hypo BCI "Sophia"
    0.1 '16 Colombian BCI "Sonia"
    0.1 '16 Amazon Tree Boa "Athena"
    Colubrids:
    0.1 Albino Corn "Ezra"
    1.0 '16 Normal Corn "Loki"
    0.1 '16 Axanthic Hognose "Mira"
    0.1 '15 African House Snake "Nyah"
    Other:
    1.1 Bearded Dragons "Ruth" "Mushu"
    0.3 Leopard Geckos "Ophelia" "Amelia" "Daisy"
    0.0.1 Crested Gecko "Jinx"
    2.2 Cats "Wesley" "Leo" "Smoke" "Squishy"
    0.0.1 Grammostola rosea "Rose"
    0.0.1 Grammostola pulchripes
    0.0.1 Brachypelma vagans
    1.0 Boyfriend "Louis"

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    Re: Expanding my collection?

    What did you end up going with? I'm seriously looking at Caulker Cays right now.
    Ball Python
    0.1 Lesser (Lucille) local pet store
    Boas
    0.1 Caulkers Cay (CC) from TJ Blevins (Second City Constrictors)
    1.0 Sunglow het moonglow (Sonny) from Dustin Dirnberger
    1.0 BCI - DH Sharp Snow (Bob) from TJ Blevins (Second City Constrictors)
    1.0 Brazillian Rainbow Boa (Babylon) from Ike Lightener (Ike's Exotics & Aquatics)
    Pythons
    0.0.1 Unknown/undocumented rescue (Roger)
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    Northern White Lip (Solo)
    Cats

    1.1 Domestic short hair (Esther and James)
    Snake Wishlist
    Drymarchon Malanurus (Black Tail Cribno)
    SD/D Retic
    Woma or Black Headed Python
    Other Reptile Wishlist
    Poison dart frogs

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