Rosy or Kenyan Sand Boa? Which should I get?

[MelissaFlipski]

We have one BP and I am very interested in expanding our collection (Don't tell my husband I call it that!). I held a Rosy Boa and fell in love. But I am also very interested in KSB's. Can anyone give me a low down on which I should choose?

This is what I am currently thinking:
Rosy: Almost always VERY docile, beautiful, more affordable, low humidity requirements, moderately active (a + for me).

KSB: Mostly docile but can have a miss, even MORE beautiful, a male only requires a 10 gal tank at full size, not very active a (- for me).

Please, correct me if any of my facts are wrong. And add any pertinent details I should consider. THANKS!

[JLC]

I don't have any personal experience with either (other than seeing them at shows or whatnot) but I have two different friends who both have (or have had) a rosy....and both snakes were "mean" as heck. LOL I don't really think snakes are ever "mean"...but they certainly weren't docile and did not like to be handled at all. Now, I don't know if my limited anecdotal experience with them means I just got unlucky to find the only two non-docile ones around...but I do think that docility (is that a word? LOL) isn't a "given."

As to which to choose....I don't think I could pick. They're both very cool in their own ways. Maybe get one now...and plan on getting the other "someday."

[darkangel]

I wouldn't take being docile for granted... I would go with a Rosy. I find them more beautiful.

[MelissaFlipski]

As to which to choose....I don't think I could pick. They're both very cool in their own ways. Maybe get one now...and plan on getting the other "someday."

I was actually thinking that! Am I a baaaaaaad girl.

I know I can't take docility (I like that word!) as a given, but that is sort of what I heard. I might be wrong.

Thanks, guys. I hope I get more opinions! I am doing my reading, but want to hear from BP.net'ers.

[Shelby]

I've never met a mean KSB.. and I have two. They're awesome snakes. A normal will run you around $60 (that's what the price was when I got mine anyway..) my anery was $75 I think.. lol

If you find them more beautiful, get the KSB.. I highly doubt you could be disappointed.

[cassandra]

Solution: They're both such small species...get one of each!

<3 April's KSBs....they're so purty.

[MelissaFlipski]

I've never met a mean KSB.. and I have two. They're awesome snakes. A normal will run you around $60 (that's what the price was when I got mine anyway..) my anery was $75 I think.. lol

If you find them more beautiful, get the KSB.. I highly doubt you could be disappointed.

Hot, April, hot! Those are some SWEET looking snakes. And you have 38 snakes?! Are you married? If so, how can I convince my husband to let me do that???!!!

Please list your snakes for us!

Solution: They're both such small species...get one of each!

Yeah, I was thinking one now and one later. But don't tell my husband that! Hopefully, I can get a snake within a week or so (at show or from breeder); then I may have to wait until he gets over the shock of my new obsession. Maybe the 3rd in the collection next summer? (if I can wait that long - )

[Shelby]

Nope.. I'm 20 and I live with my parents. My dad loves them and my mum has her own snake (she took a bit of work though, when I was younger, she was very scared of snakes)

My collection as listed in my profile:

BOIDS
1.0 Ball
1.1 Pastel Balls
0.1 Spider Ball
0.1 Cinnamon Pastel BP
1.1 Het Pied BPs
1.1 Jungle Carpet Python
1.2 Blood Pythons
1.0 Granite Burmese Python
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa
1.0 Anery Kenyan Sand Boa
0.1 Roughscale Sand Boa
1.1 Hog Island Boa
1.2 Surinam Redtail Boa
0.1 Yellow Anaconda
2.0 Granite Yellow Anaconda
1.0 Green Anaconda
1.0 Dumerils Boa

COLUBRIDS
0.1 Albino Motley Corn
1.0 Greyband King
0.1 Speckled King
2.2 California Kings (albino, albino stripes, and normal)
0.1 Mexican Black King
0.1 Het Hypo Tangerine Honduran Milk
1.0 Hypo Tangerine Honduran Milk
1.0 Tangerine Honduran Milk
1.0 Albino Nelson's Milk

[sophia]

I voted for a KSB. I have one and he's wonderful. He's definately not mean, but tends to thrash around a lot when I'm picking him up. He usually settles down after that, though. I got him from someone who has many KSBs, and had to get rid of this particular one because he wouldn't settle down (I don't see what the problem was, though, because he's pretty calm once he's out). That implies that all his other KSBs were calm, which I've heard is the norm. I have no experience with Rosys, though. I opted for a KSB over Rosy because of space requirements.

GOod luck!

[djansen]

I had a rosy boa and that was the softest feeling snake i ever had. he was very tame too. the kenyans i saw were burried in the sand most of the time and were pretty mean.
i would go with a rosy.