Boa or Python?

[feathafur]

dont want anything TOO tiny haha
like the blood python colouring
Wish Emerald Tree Boas werent so crabby
faces on Boas definatly cuter looking then the python
i like the cuddlyness of my boa, and i need that kind of personality
its starting to sound like i should just stick with the more docile boa.

[Aaron-Insular]

Originally Posted by feathafur

dont want anything TOO tiny haha
like the blood python colouring
Wish Emerald Tree Boas werent so crabby
faces on Boas definatly cuter looking then the python
i like the cuddlyness of my boa, and i need that kind of personality
its starting to sound like i should just stick with the more docile boa.

look for reptile shows around you, vendors will generally let u handle the animal if they think you are interested in purchasing

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[feathafur]

i think a local club will have one in the summer
but shows here arnt big like the ones you guys get in the states
Like the pet expo i go to annualy theres usually 1 person selling reptiles, one showing some, and one that lets you get your picture taken with 2 snakes...
We never get anything fun over here!

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[HERPHAPPY]

With some of the diseases floating around, you are lucky that ANYONE lets you handle their snakes...??? (and I don't mean you, personally of course...)

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[Becca]

I currently have boas, pythons, corns and a milk. Out of all of those, the one I have grown attached to the most is my Brazilian Rainbow Boa. He is curious, outgoing, VERY friendly and loves to hang out wrapped around my wrist. He is a little more difficult to take care of, however, as his requirements are a bit more demanding. High humidity, careful feeding (as he'd eat anything and everything and quickly grow obese if I let him) and a very constant and meticulous enclosure cleaning regimen. With all of that moisture, mold could grow like wildfire if not kept in check. Still, I adore him and I believe he is fully worth it.

A very close second and third would be my BCIs. They are so docile and friendly and they are curious without being pushy. I do, though, love all of my snakes and enjoy all of their various personalities and traits. Both of my pythons (Royals) are wonderful and have great dispositions. They are my "just chillin'" buddies and are happy to hang around my wrist or neck for long periods of time.

So...yeah...it really depends on what you want.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

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[Caligula13]

get an merauke amethystine python, they stay small and nice

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[Sakara]

^^ hush you

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[Caligula13]

actually i love merauke, there was one at my local shop that was sooooooo calm and nice. never even looked poised to attack and beautiful coloring. alas it was purchased before i could sell my kidney. cool thing about some of the arboreal snakes is that even though they can be just as long as say, a boa constrictor, their overall girth is often much thinner making the snake a bit less of a handful in some cases. a fifteen foot amethystine actually doesn't look as intimidating as you'd think comparing it to a burm for example. jungle carpet pythons and such, being arboreal, fall under the same category for me in terms as size, though i've never seen a jungle carpet or the like be quite as calm as my bcc, bcl or bco. i'm a boa guy for now, but a closet arboreal python lover

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

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	Arboreal Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree.<br> In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or bushes.

[feathafur]

What is your Argentine like?
think im starting to fall for those
Unfortunatley i dont have as nice of a seletion to choose from here
especially since im more for going to get my snake and meeting the personality rather then having it shipped to my doorstep
id love a really big arboreal but once again selectioin comes back to bite me

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	Arboreal Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree.<br> In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or bushes.

[Sakara]

argentines can have an attitude... my Argie cross is the biggest hisser of all my snakes lol. she hasn't bit me yet but she is deff. a talker lol. I've met some nicer argies though as well.

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[Icicle]

Get a corn snake!! J/K

	Corn Snake The Corn Snake or Red Rat Snake (Elaphe guttata) is a species of Rat Snake.

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[Aaron-Insular]

Originally Posted by feathafur

What is your Argentine like?
think im starting to fall for those
Unfortunatley i dont have as nice of a seletion to choose from here
especially since im more for going to get my snake and meeting the personality rather then having it shipped to my doorstep
id love a really big arboreal but once again selectioin comes back to bite me

Sometimes shipping is the only way we can get the animals that we realllly want, and it can definetely be worth it...

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	Arboreal Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree.<br> In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or bushes.

[Caligula13]

my argentine is a sweetie, if she's upset she'll be the first one to hiss and she hisses loud, but she has only ever even attempted to nip at me once when i first brought her home. now if she's upset and i pick her up she calms down instantly she's my sweet lil baby girl, i spoil her haha

she doesn't like to hold still haha

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[wrfuess]

whats your size limit?
id ither go for a jungle carpet python or a dwarf/super dwarf retic
they are what i want to get next.

as far as boas go i love my little nic to death so i would recommend a nic or maybe a brazillian or columbian

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[feathafur]

well as much as id love a HUGE snake, i know i cant manage something like that on my own. so id say ~10' limit
i did look though a list of canadian snake breeders earlier, and they all seem to have alot of the same thing, Columbians and ball pythons, nothing too exotic and nothing nearly as nice as the snakes youre all able to get in the US. but im really liking the look for the argentines and the breeder im looking at has a few available. Price limits aswell haha. Definatly go for an green tree python but couldnt find any

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[Sakara]

true super dwarf retics stay around 7 feet just an option

Also.... Forgot to put... Look into some of the US breeders... a lot of them can actually ship to Canada

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[feathafur]

alot of the us breeders seem to ship via ground. which isnt practical when you live this far away. but i have been looking!
I was looking at some of the dwarf retics and think id need to see one in person amazing patterns but dont know if i like the face haha

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[Sakara]

delta dash works wonders

and some of the nicest new retic morphs are part or full super dwarf check out the retic pics from NARBC... that snow retic is I believe 75% super dwarf

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	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[Aaron-Insular]

Originally Posted by Sakara

that snow retic is I believe 75% super dwarf

oh wow! now I Really want it!!!

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[Sakara]

lol, yea... they is spensive... LOL... I got offered a breeder size male anery retic for a killer price though O_O Might get that and make some double het snows with Haze o.o

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	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

	Anerythristic A recessive genetic mutation in which the animal is void of red pigment.