Honestly, you could easily throw a Super Dwarf Retic in there as a good potential next animal as well. There are plenty of 50%+ SD crosses that have males staying at or below 8' long (with some pure SD males staying around 5', but admittedly more spastic in general when they are pure), and they grow much slower than a mainland (albeit still faster than a boa). Retics (including SD's) still, to me at least, have a personality and intelligence level that cannot be matched in the realm of non venomous snakes. Talk to Sauzo, Jmcrook, Gio or Stearns84 (or even myself) about SD's if you'd like. Between us, even though none of us are "experts", there is a wealth of first hand, real world knowledge of keeping SD's. They can be a great option in my opinion, even as a direct stepping stone from a Ball Python if you do your due diligence and research ahead of time.
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