How many KSB's and Rosies owned by site members?

[N4S]

Forgot to add a poll option for "none owned".

I used to have 1.1 KSBs but couldnt get into them.

I gave them up for adoption to a well qualified owner.

[MelissaFlipski]

Forgot to add a poll option for "none owned".

I used to have 1.1 KSBs but couldnt get into them.

I gave them up for adoption to a well qualified owner.

Sorry, didn't mean to exclude anyone. I just assumed that either you have one or want one. LOL. How long did you keep them before you decided they weren't for you?

[N4S]

Probably about 4 months.

[MelissaFlipski]

Probably about 4 months.

What made you realize that they weren't for you? Was a matter of numbers - too many snakes and having only those you really prefer?

[420 boa]

A few months ago I bought an albino coastal rosy boa from petco. It was young and a very mean snake that struck everytime my hand entered its cage. I noticed at the store it had a few mites, so they gave me some vet medicine to spray on him. The spray seemed to be as affective as tap water so ten days later I returned him. I went to another pet store and got my first ball, Im glad I did balls are great. I went back to petco yesterday and asked "hey what ever happened to those rosy boas" the guy told me the mites got even worse and had to send them out to antoher vet. Inspect your animals carefully before puchasing. Take them to good lighting or outside, its important having an infested animal is not fun

[MelissaFlipski]

A few months ago I bought an albino coastal rosy boa from petco. It was young and a very mean snake that struck everytime my hand entered its cage. I noticed at the store it had a few mites, so they gave me some vet medicine to spray on him. The spray seemed to be as affective as tap water so ten days later I returned him. I went to another pet store and got my first ball, Im glad I did balls are great. I went back to petco yesterday and asked "hey what ever happened to those rosy boas" the guy told me the mites got even worse and had to send them out to antoher vet. Inspect your animals carefully before puchasing. Take them to good lighting or outside, its important having an infested animal is not fun

I ended up buying a Kenyan Sand Boa in October. But we just got a rescue Rosy Boa that was surrendered to PetCo, too. It does not have mites - I have checked. Thank goodness. It is very docile - no problem. But it seems to have stuck shed on it's eyes. So hopefully, the next shed will go better. He was given up for "not eating." We've only had him two weeks and so far he's eaten three times - 1st a live pinkie mouse, 2nd two live pinkie mice, 3rd a F/T pinkie mouse! So he's already converted to F/T. Yeah!

Glad the BP worked out for you. They are GREAT snakes. We have one, too.

[Hardwikk]

I don't own any "mini-boas" (good nickname, no?) at the moment but I plan to get a Rosy at the next Expo (this April to be exact).

[Momma T]

We have a pair of Rosey Boas and a Pair of KSB... We love both of them... I look to add more of each to my collection eventually...

[MelissaFlipski]

I'm trying to get the Rosy Boa at the All-Cleveland Reptile Show & Sale this week. Just to confirm, Rosies have a reputation for being docile snakes, right? I'm only asking this because the last Rosy Boas I saw (at a Reptile exhibit in AZ) were told to be rare aggressive ones.

I've heard of a few being nippy. But mine is SO sweet. Our kids (6 and 3) handle him just fine (with supervision, for the snake's benefit, not for theirs ). Just ask to hold a few and see if you get a feel for their temperaments before you buy. Have fun! You'll love how SMOOTH they feel. Wow!

Thanks, Melissa! I got her from JMG in January. She's het anery, so I want to find a male anery 100% het albino for her. I like when anerys show lots of contrast between the black & silver, so hopefully I'll be able to find a nice one somewhere - but no, I haven't found a breeder yet.

How exciting to be looking for a mate for her. I know of a couple breeders that do KSB's. I got mine from BHB, and love their customer service. I know he does anery, but am not sure about albino - probably (http://www.bhbreptiles.com/). I know that Jason Hess does some anery and albino breeding (http://www.jasons-jungle.com/). They both have great reputations. Keep us posted on your matchmaking and good luck!

[Hardwikk]

I've heard of a few being nippy. But mine is SO sweet. Our kids (6 and 3) handle him just fine (with supervision, for the snake's benefit, not for theirs ). Just ask to hold a few and see if you get a feel for their temperaments before you buy. Have fun! You'll love how SMOOTH they feel. Wow!

I've heard of their "smooth moves" but I never held one before. That's one more thing to look forward to when I get this Rosy!