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[fanmaninacan]

Hey!


I was wondering what is the best first snake?

(not a corn, King or milk)

I was looking at balls and the common boa!

I LOVE THE WAY THE COMMON BOA OR THE ROSY BOA LOOKS LIKE...I LOVE THERE HEAD SHAPE!!!..

I heard balls are alot TAMER by nature then THA boas??

HOW BIG DOES A COMMON(Rosy BOA) get....n what is an average price??

I like balls to!...
but which 1 would u recomend
(temperment is my main factor)

thanks Guys!..

[reverendsterlin]

cornsnake if anything, common rosy boa? not sure I or you get it.

[yankeefoxtrot]

Well if temperment in the main factor then i would go will ball pythons. They are really calm and hardly ever bite, and if they do its not bad at all. When is comes to BCI's (red tails) well, it really depends on the snake. Mine has been known to get a little crazy at times.

Rosys, im pretty shure they get around 3 feet and i have seen prices range from 50 - 200. They are great pets as well. Hope i could help ya out.

Lucas

[Herpkingdom]

Ball Pythons do not make good "first" snakes. The are very tempermental when it comes to feeding, and when it stops eating, most new hobbyist get worried. Ball pythons have been known to go off feeding for up to 6 to 7 months at a time. That is enough to worry even a seasoned snake person :)
I purposely do not recomend Ball Pythons to anyone for their first snake.

If I were to suggest a good first snake between the ones you listed, I would go with a Rosy Boa. The are docile, and tend to stay on the small side unlike the common boa which can get over 10' (females).

Do a internet search, buy the books, and learn all you can before you buy any snake (or any animal for that matter).


Good Luck.

Jim

[yankeefoxtrot]

Hmm well i think if you know the facts about balls when you get one, even if your new to the hobby, your still ready for everyhting. I know a lot of people that would agree with me that ball pythons are a GREAT beginner snake. And as jim mentioned rosys are good too. Ball pythoons are known to fast but its hardly anyhting to worry about, 99% of the time they are just fine! And for the tempermental feeding, almost any snake is going to get a little excited when its feeding time. I hope you choose the right snake!!! Good luck!

Lucas

[killaclown]

i think i comes to how much you haved studied for the animal once you get ball to eat its good.The Corn feeds right off the bat but boas grow fast and big so a new owner might get overwelmed

[fanmaninacan]

HEY!!!

ITS BETWEEN..
A COMMON BOA(male) vs red tailed boa vs ball..
which 1 is a smaller hatchling//////.........My parent dont want a huge new snake..in tha house.........MOST OF U KNOW WHAT I MEAN...ITS BETTER TO get something small...and get used to it and love it...then u wouldnt care if it gets big...LOL....when i got my first beardie it was 5 inches.......LOL>..then every 1 in the house hold got used to it .no one seemed to care about its bigger adult form...IT still looked like it was 5 inches still..when it really was 20...lol.........
(that was my fiest herp!...lol)

So it all depend how Big it starts out ...lol......!!...even if it does grow fast..it takes a lizard 1 week to warm my parents hearts..n a snake ... Probably 2..lol!!!!..

itS NOW -- FEMALE ball vS COMMON BOA Vs red TAILED boa


WHICH ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whats tha diff between a red tail and a common?

Yes temperment is a very big factor..!!!....
I heard female boas are ALOT bigger then males..???..whats an average size for a male?

So far The balls are winning......---but I think the boas LOKK alot beter then balls...lol...No offence to any Of tha ball fans out there!..
BUT ARE BALLS *ALOT* tamer then tha boas?

and whats and average size of a baby ball in lenght n Diameter?
and whats it bor common boas
and whats is for a red tail boa???
can some 1 give me some price ranges..for them..(babies)

Hey not that it matters....But im Might be getting a cockatiel..LOL.
any any one have them..r they any good?..(tame, smart Bird??)...



thanks..!

[fanmaninacan]

Hey!
typo...... the 12th line


ball vS *female* COMMON BOA Vs *female*red TAILED boa

[fanmaninacan]

Hey!!!.
SORRYY

but another snakes has joined our runners up!!!!

I think its calles a hogg island BOA-------I heard its smaller that a common boa......Whats its temperment and size and PRICE?.

are they commonly avalible?...(can i find 1 with in 2 or 3 weeks)

GUYS...)
can u plzz help me out...!!
this is a child hood dream to own a snake!!..
and its a after exam present For myself..LOL.!!...going for that 80%!
(wish me luck)-----**** MATH IS SOO HARD!!!lol

thanks guys!!