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ballpython1717
11-08-12, 03:30 PM
As most of you already know i already have a pastel ball python named oscar. i have come to the decision that i would like another reptile, preferably a 6-8 foot snake around $100. I am trying to stay away from getting another bp because the morphs i like are SO pricey!

iBaman
11-08-12, 03:33 PM
Carpet python. though i think you're lowballing at $100...

bcoop1234
11-08-12, 05:30 PM
Definitely a boa...

blindfireak40
11-08-12, 05:38 PM
Definitely a boa...

+1. Carpets are pretty, but iBaman has hit the nail on the head. Unless you win some sort of contest, you probably won't find one under $100. Standard boas are pretty as well and are both widely available and inexpensive.

Lankyrob
11-08-12, 06:03 PM
Does the $100 include the enclosure and heating etc?

Jay
11-08-12, 06:08 PM
Carpets go for $100 around here, not retail of course.

ballpython1717
11-08-12, 07:47 PM
im not a huge carpet fan, but i LOVE brazilian rainbow boas!!! they seem on the expensive side, but i currently have 3 jobs and im gonna start babysitting soon so my budget will be changing soon. and my budget is for the reptile alone. my parents will cover the cost for heating, tank, ect.

moshirimon
11-08-12, 07:51 PM
brazilian rainbows are not the easiest to keep, especially if you've only had a ball. am i right (someones correct me).

i would say carpet for sure.

ballpython1717
11-08-12, 07:54 PM
i sorry for shooting down all of your advice, but i just dont like carpets. maybe its the pattern, or shape, but theyre just not my kind of snake

TheGreatMexican
11-08-12, 07:54 PM
. brazillian rainbow boas are good for people like you only need to put them in a 20 gallon

TheGreatMexican
11-08-12, 07:56 PM
ballpython1717 get a granite burm python. they fit all your needs. only 40 gallon tank too

ballpython1717
11-08-12, 07:58 PM
-_- your kidding right?

TheGreatMexican
11-08-12, 07:59 PM
nononono. dont be disrepect elders

ballpython1717
11-08-12, 08:00 PM
im not getting a granite burm!

TheGreatMexican
11-08-12, 08:02 PM
y it perfect

Kavyrie
11-08-12, 08:06 PM
A Brazilian Rainbow Boa shouldn't even be kept in a tank or by a person who has only one snake period. They have incredibly high humidity requirements. They are beautiful snakes, but I honestly don't think you are ready for one. A BCI would be a decent choice, or a dumerils boa. Or maybe look into different types of colubrids, a lot of colubrids get to a decent length and even the nicer morphs tend to not be very pricy.

TheGreatMexican
11-08-12, 08:08 PM
you are wrong silly dont disrespect olders

Kavyrie
11-08-12, 08:11 PM
How old you are doesn't show how wise you are. Obviously you're just a big troll. I'd go with a kind of colubrid, honestly I love mexican black milksnakes and blizzard corns.

TheGreatMexican
11-08-12, 08:18 PM
ya anything mexican good good. im 31

infernalis
11-08-12, 08:48 PM
ya anything mexican good good. im 31

Well I'm almost 50, and some of what you have been posting seems like it's a 17 year old sitting at your keyboard.

Please stop with the quirky comments, if you have something of worth to say, please say it... but the nonsensical posts need to end.

TheGreatMexican
11-08-12, 09:38 PM
yyyyyyyy im older

shaunyboy
11-08-12, 10:18 PM
Carpet Pythons.....

Easy to Keep

Hardy Species

come in Varies Patterns and Colours

imo Average Carpet Length = 5ft to 7 ft

imo Average Girth = Girth of a Coke Can

Most of the Time Out on Display,Hanging Off a Branch,usually Heads Pointing Downward,in Hunting Mode

Really Fast,Hard, Feeding Response

:DJUST GOTTA LOVE CARPETS:D

cheers shaun

promdom
11-09-12, 12:09 AM
yyyyyyyy im older
please go away, your just making yourself seem ignorant.

and i would have to say get a dumerils boa!! IMO they have more of a ball python temperment than a BCI does. either would work for your needs though

Lankyrob
11-09-12, 04:58 AM
ballpython1717 get a granite burm python. they fit all your needs. only 40 gallon tank too

This is just stupid, if you arent going to post sensible comments then go find another forum to troll where you wont get picked up on them!

A Brazilian Rainbow Boa shouldn't even be kept in a tank or by a person who has only one snake period. They have incredibly high humidity requirements. They are beautiful snakes, but I honestly don't think you are ready for one. A BCI would be a decent choice, or a dumerils boa. Or maybe look into different types of colubrids, a lot of colubrids get to a decent length and even the nicer morphs tend to not be very pricy.

Only having one snake previsouly is no reason to not get a BRB next. The number of snakes you have has nothing to do with your ability to keep husbandry correct as we have seen recently with some members of this forum.

To the OP - if you want a BRB then research it and if you are sure you can keep up the husbandry then set up a tank. Keep it at perfect conditions for 14 days or so with NO blips and you have proven you are ready for a BRB.

When i got my GTP i was new to snake keeping and lots of people on here told me that i would basically kill it because i was a noob - he is erfectly healthy two years on and i have had no issues with him.

YOU know whether you are willing to put the effort and work into it and at the end of the day you are more likely to care properly for a snake you REALLY WANT rather than one yuo are told you should get because of your experience level. :)

Jay
11-09-12, 05:24 AM
A Brazilian Rainbow Boa shouldn't even be kept in a tank or by a person who has only one snake period. They have incredibly high humidity requirements. They are beautiful snakes, but I honestly don't think you are ready for one. A BCI would be a decent choice, or a dumerils boa. Or maybe look into different types of colubrids, a lot of colubrids get to a decent length and even the nicer morphs tend to not be very pricy.

With proper research and dedication a brb is a great 1st snake.

lady_bug87
11-09-12, 09:51 AM
This is just stupid, if you arent going to post sensible comments then go find another forum to troll where you wont get picked up on them!



Only having one snake previsouly is no reason to not get a BRB next. The number of snakes you have has nothing to do with your ability to keep husbandry correct as we have seen recently with some members of this forum.

To the OP - if you want a BRB then research it and if you are sure you can keep up the husbandry then set up a tank. Keep it at perfect conditions for 14 days or so with NO blips and you have proven you are ready for a BRB.

When i got my GTP i was new to snake keeping and lots of people on here told me that i would basically kill it because i was a noob - he is erfectly healthy two years on and i have had no issues with him.

YOU know whether you are willing to put the effort and work into it and at the end of the day you are more likely to care properly for a snake you REALLY WANT rather than one yuo are told you should get because of your experience level. :)

Agreed,
My GTP was my second snake and when I bought her she was nowhere near an established eater I had one hell of a time getting her to eat but now she's a healthy year and a half year old

MoreliAddict
11-09-12, 10:06 AM
Carpet python. though i think you're lowballing at $100...
Not lowballing if you don't care how it looks. :D

SnakeyJay
11-09-12, 12:46 PM
I'd just get a Colombian bci... Get a male so it stays slimmer and on the smaller end of the scale. (Although obviously you can get unusually large males).. They're pretty cheap, easy to keep and get a decent size. Either way it's whatever appeals to you and what your prepared to provide for it.

ballpython1717
11-09-12, 02:16 PM
like i said earlier, im getting some baby sitting jobs soon, but for now $100 is the most i can afford. humidity is definitely an issue where i live (massachusetts) so a BRB is totally out of the question. I am also willing to get baby snakes if it brings the price down a little. One more thing, i am not afraid of agressive snakes at all. i have a VERY high pain tolerance and no amount of being bitten will turn me off to the species. and this is gonna sound stupid but just for the record red tail boas look evil and they freak me out so im not getting one.

Gungirl
11-09-12, 02:18 PM
Look through pics.. find a few different ones you like. Research the crap out of them and then come back with any questions you still have.

ballpython1717
11-09-12, 02:31 PM
thanks! ill be sure to do that.

millertime89
11-15-12, 05:42 PM
A Brazilian Rainbow Boa shouldn't even be kept in a tank or by a person who has only one snake period. They have incredibly high humidity requirements. They are beautiful snakes, but I honestly don't think you are ready for one.

Not that hard really, a BRB was my first snake, they're not as hard to keep as some people make them out to be. As long as you monitor the enclosure parameters its not so bad. It more depends on the type of person than the snake.

I would recommend a nice BRB or a carpet, its not so hard to find decent carpets for $100.

moshirimon
11-15-12, 05:50 PM
Not that hard really, a BRB was my first snake, they're not as hard to keep as some people make them out to be. As long as you monitor the enclosure parameters its not so bad. It more depends on the type of person than the snake.

I would recommend a nice BRB or a carpet, its not so hard to find decent carpets for $100.

i agree. depends on the person not the snake. very good way to put it for keeping snakes in general

millertime89
11-15-12, 05:53 PM
i agree. depends on the person not the snake. very good way to put it for keeping snakes in general

exactly, some people can keep giants or snakes with special needs, and some people shouldn't, just like some people should never keep reptiles.

CK SandBoas
11-15-12, 06:01 PM
like i said earlier, im getting some baby sitting jobs soon, but for now $100 is the most i can afford. humidity is definitely an issue where i live (massachusetts) so a BRB is totally out of the question. I am also willing to get baby snakes if it brings the price down a little. One more thing, i am not afraid of agressive snakes at all. i have a VERY high pain tolerance and no amount of being bitten will turn me off to the species. and this is gonna sound stupid but just for the record red tail boas look evil and they freak me out so im not getting one.

I own an adult BRB, and i also live in Massachusetts, and i will tell you i have had no problem whatsoever in keeping his humidity at the correct levels. He has been such a rewarding animal to own the past 8 years, and i highly recommend one as well. :)

Gungirl
11-15-12, 06:07 PM
Where you live shouldn't affect the proper set up for your snake. I have a GTP and live 20 min north of Massachusetts. I have no issues at all keeping everything right. You just need the right set up and not a fish tank.

ballpython1717
11-15-12, 07:44 PM
well its hard to keep humidity up in my house so it would be even harder to keep up for another animal.

millertime89
11-15-12, 10:01 PM
use cypress and just spray it once a day, its really not that hard. Because I've got the space heater running now I mist twice, once in the morning before I leave for work and once in the evening before bed.

moshirimon
11-15-12, 11:19 PM
Its not hard if our not using a glass tank usually. And the right substrate. I use glass tanks but I keep my whole room humid. That might work for you too

EmbraceCalamity
11-15-12, 11:28 PM
Its not hard if our not using a glass tank usually. And the right substrate. I use glass tanks but I keep my whole room humid. That might work for you tooI have a croc gecko that requires 50-60% humidity, and keeping it at that in a glass tank with Eco Earth substrate isn't too difficult. I just covered up a large portion of the screen and mist every few days. If I didn't use a light and only a UTH, I doubt I'd ever have to mist.

~Maggot

jarich
11-18-12, 04:24 PM
Ballpython 1717, I think that perhaps give it a little time before you buy something else. I know at first its easy to get hooked and then want to buy a whole bunch of stuff. These animals are amazing and they can get addictive. However, you need to make sure that you are in it for the very long haul here. These animals you are buying will live for 20-30 years if taken care of properly. Have you thought about what this means for you over the next 20-30 years? Are you prepared for that kind of commitment?

ballpython1717
11-18-12, 04:27 PM
i realize that, but if i start doing research now then in about a year i will be ready for another animal.

jarich
11-18-12, 04:32 PM
I tell you what, if you research this for the next year without buying another animal, I will buy the animal for you. And Im being serious.

ballpython1717
11-18-12, 04:36 PM
well i havent decided on an animal yet but once i do then sure.