Thinking of getting a snake.

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How determined are you to keeping Red Tail Boas?

I got this adorable little one (20" or so) when I was about 12 or 13 years old. It was fed regularly, handled often and kept in adequate conditions. It was a great pet for several years...

But then when I was 17 I moved out of my parents house for good. By this time I had a 7' beast that ate expensive food more often than I could afford to feed it. Then when it was underfed it was not nearly as friendly as it was when it was younger. It also outgrew the largest enclosure I could offer so I ended up having to give it my entire closet.

Personally, I love the patterns on Boa Constrictors, but their massive size and aggressive potential prevents me from traveling down that road again. instead I've "settled" on getting a couple Ball Python morphs. They stay much smaller, yet still have the constrictor look to them. They lack the beautiful diamond pattern of Boa Constrictors, but with all the morphs available there has to be a few you'll find attractive.

Red Tail Boas are impressive animals and I'm not suggesting it is a bad idea to get one... but I am suggesting that RTBoas aren't for everyone. Think long and hard abotu the responsibility you are taking on, and don't only think about this year or next year, but consider the future as well. These snakes have the potential to live 20+ years. What's your live going to be like for the next 20 years and will you have the time/money/interest to care for the snake that long?

Also note, huge snakes are usually quite difficult to rehome...
 
I have just started doing more research into rtbs and I still feel I can provide a good home for them. I dont have a job yet and the morphs I want go for about $600 a piece so I wont be getting any for atleast a few months (hope to get a job at my local hospital). I have a 10' open wall that I plan on building the 2-4 cages on. I have not decided if I want to just get a pair of rtbs and a pair of ball pythons and try my hand at breeding before I get more larger snakes such as rtbs.

I will be doing alot more research in the coming months up till getting the beasts.
 
Ball python morphs go for huge wads lemme tell you!
I kinda wanna try:
1.0 pewter bp
0.1 super pastel bp

just to see what would come out of it.
 
Diskboy12;4883328; said:
Ball python morphs go for huge wads lemme tell you!
I kinda wanna try:
1.0 pewter bp
0.1 super pastel bp

just to see what would come out of it.
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you would get pastels, pewters, super pastels, and sterling pastels

you could also try breeding Kenyan Sand Boas I hear they are easy to breed and there are cool morphs
 
ya kenyan sand boas are somthing i would like to try and breed along with the african house snake both are supposedly easy to breed
 
I breed Kenyan Sand Boas...they are pretty cool little things.


And BTW, Sunglow BCI aren't cheap! And, while you can get a neonate BCI for as cheap as $50, Albino BCI are usually at least a few hundred.
 
Diskboy12;4883328; said:
Ball python morphs go for huge wads lemme tell you!
I kinda wanna try:
1.0 pewter bp
0.1 super pastel bp

just to see what would come out of it.
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Pewter is Pastel & Cinnamon or Pastel & Black Pastel…
　
So Pewter x Super Pastel each egg would be 50/50 either pastel or super pastel… with each egg also being 50% chance of Cinn or Black Pastel (depending on which Pewter you have)…
　
Single ‘Dom’ or ‘CoDom’ morphs aren’t too expensive ($75~$350 as hatchlings), yet recessive morphs demand a higher price ($800+ as hatchlings). Also morph combinations go for higher prices ($650+).
　
My suggestion is to find the Ball Python you like best and make/breed one. If you like Pewter, buy/breed a Pastel with a Black Pastel (or Cinnamon). If you like Super Pastel buy two Pastels and breed them together… Or get a male Pastel, female Pastel and a female Black Pastel -or- Cinnamon (a single male can breed with multiple females per season) and make both.
　
The genetics of Ball Pythons are well understood enough to predict the odds of just about any combination. The breeding of Ball Pythons is explored well enough to know what just about every genetic combination will look like up to triple or quadruple combos).
 
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