Quote Originally Posted by Dianne View Post
....I don’t actually NEED anything else, but ran across these when looking at this breeder’s bp offerings. Currently I have my 7’ Bci
(who is 26). I’m fine handling her on my own, but I’m not getting any younger. I’m looking at both my ability to provide lifetime care, as well as personal safety
without a second person on hand to help since losing my other half in April. The majority of my collection is made up of bp’s (7 of 12), with my Bci, 2 corns, a
Solomon Island ground boa, and a Colombian rainbow to round it out. This may be where my collection stops, but it’s always fun to window shop.
I understand completely: Many years ago I took in a bitey-yearling BCI that NO one wanted (she changed hands multiple times in her first year) & I had never
intended to have a large boa, so I figured I might re-home her once I calmed her down, but I hoped she'd be one that just stayed smaller. For a number of years
she didn't seem to be growing fast, but eventually her growth took off. At age 13 years she was 7 1/2', and at that point I finally managed to find ONE person
(a vet tech & her husband) that was into larger boids and that I felt OK re-homing her with. I wanted to keep her, but my size versus hers...and like you, I am
"not getting any younger" either: I've had snakes live into mid-20's so I figured with "my luck", it was the right time to place her with others. Turned out she
only lived until this year (age 18) but no way to have known that. It didn't take me very long to calm her down, she never bit me even once in our 12 years,
but getting her back in her cage after handling became a rodeo... So like you, I really appreciate small & medium size serpents, they're just a better fit for
me too. I used to have 4 big dogs, some years ago- 2 Dobermans & 2 shepherd mixes, but now I have one medium (46 lbs) & one small (20 lbs); the size issue
became obvious when I had to pick up my 'late' 87 lb. Doberman to get him to the vet when his health failed.