Boa or Blood Python??

[BallPythonWannaBe]

I would LOVE to take you up on that but I'm really just too busy. I've got school, a part time job and than home stuff. It would be awesome, thanks for the offer!

[Kara]

I would LOVE to take you up on that but I'm really just too busy. I've got school, a part time job and than home stuff. It would be awesome, thanks for the offer!

No worries - I certainly understand how busy life can get. If things change in the future & you want to get some hands-on blood python experience, feel free to reach out.

[Aedryan Methyus]

....I actually feel really stupid right now. I never thought about a subadult! A subadult would probably also be a more established, and thus more reliable, feeder too.

Good luck finding a sub-adult or adult Blood Python for sale, though... I searched the internet high and low before I started buying all of mine a year ago with no luck, because I wanted to speed up the wait time for breeding as much as possible. So, I had to start with hatchlings and juveniles. I found one site in particular (not mentioning any names) that advertised sub-adults and adults for sale, but then refused to sell them after insisting that I fill out some ridiculous "Prospective Owner Application", wanting to know all kinds of personal things that was none of their business on top of other completely unprofessional hassles that whole unfortunate experience entailed...

Anyway... If you haven't ever worked with Blood Pythons before it's not a bad idea to start with a hatchling or juvenile. That would be my recommendation, actually... Even though, most of them tame down pretty well, their general demeanor is much more intimidating than any other species i've worked with. The last thing you want to do is show these guys any fear or let them think you are intimidated. They can put on quite a show until trust has been established! lol One of my Borneos started out sweet as can be for the first month or so then just completely changed overnight a couple of months ago and is still acting schizo. With all but two of my other ones, it was the exact opposite. They acted schizo for for about the first month or so, but have been puppy dog tame ever since with the exception of a couple isolated incidents. If you start out with a hatchling or juvenile you can grow and build trust together. Fortunately, I haven't ever been bitten yet, but I think it's pretty safe to say that a larger Blood Python could do a lot of damage. Just some things for you to consider...

[xShevi]

Another nice boa is the dumerils boa. Doesn't get that big, keeps the pretty head

[BallPythonWannaBe]

Another nice boa is the dumerils boa. Doesn't get that big, keeps the pretty head

I have looked at Durmerils but I just keep coming back to the bloods.

[BallPythonWannaBe]

Oh, just a bit of information from a talk mom and I had last night. I wanted to make it clear that Bloods get BIG. Not retic big but much bigger than Dean. She said she was okay as long as it didnt eat the rabbits FYI our smallest rabbit is 11 pounds(they are flemish giants and their parents were 18 pounds!)

[Aedryan Methyus]

I'm guessing you keep your rabbits in the house and let them run around? Will you be keeping the snake somewhere away from the rabbit smell? lol

[BallPythonWannaBe]

The rabbits do get out and run around but are in a giant cage most of the time. I also assured her that the snake cage would have locks on it

[SDA]

I would be far more concerned about an adult rabbit confronting a poor baby blood python than a blood python gaining a blood lust for rabbit

[dylan815]

I would suggest a boa over a ball python. For me personally boas seem to have so much personality. They are very very fun snakes to handle because of their size. Not too big, not too small. They are just right. They are smart, inquisitive snakes that i think are very rewarding to keep. There also are some really really really cool morphs. I personally love the sunglows, moonglows, and Dumerils boas. +1 for boas from me.