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12-08-11, 03:00 PM
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Bittersweet news :/
So I have to find my Amazon tree boa [I JUST GOT!] a new home :/
My family thinks he is too aggressive and they don't like him at all and want me to get something else.
BUT on a good note, I know a breeder and they are willing to give me a baby blood python for him.
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12-08-11, 03:04 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
That sucks hard core!!!! Aren't bloods also a handful?
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12-08-11, 03:16 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
Lol ATB too aggressive so your gonna get a blood?
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12-08-11, 03:18 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
He said they are tame and he handles them on a daily basis.
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12-08-11, 03:21 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
Someone who knows Bloods will chime in but I know that they are one of the snakes I've read about on here that you have to really work with to keep. They can be paranoid and have super hard strikes.
Im no expert though its just what I've read, someone should be in here soon.
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12-08-11, 03:21 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
Umm.... bloods can also be a handful. Why don't you go with something that has a reputation of being more tolerant? Ball pythons, corn snakes, california king snakes, rosy boas, to name a few. Your family might be happier if you get a snake that has a tendency to lean towards being "nice"
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12-08-11, 03:22 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
I would think an ATB would be MUCH easier than a blood.
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12-08-11, 03:29 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
My Ball Python snuggles with me when I lay in bed, loves to explore, never has been aggressive towards me, and all the ladies love him 
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12-08-11, 03:30 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
I've been reading about them and so far what I've read it says that if you raise them from when they are babies and handle them regularly you should have any aggression problems.
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12-08-11, 03:34 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
I know some bloods can be more tolerant of handling if started young... but I wouldn't take the risk, seeing as you're already having to get rid of a snake for some aggression. Why not just go with a safer option that you won't be taking such a risk on?
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12-08-11, 03:36 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
Also, I hate to be a kill joy but... it's possible that the breeder will tell you he's "tame" and that he "handles him a lot" but that might not be true. Most breeders don't have the time to handle a snake "a lot" and raise it that way for you. He might be telling you it's tame and gets handled a lot just to get you to take it. Unless you can go in personally and see the snake for yourself and handle him before you buy him... I'd go with a safer option like a ball, corn, king, rosy, etc. who's characteristics tend to be on the more docile side.
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12-08-11, 03:36 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
from what I've read, ATBs are going to be easier than bloods. From what some blood keepers on here have said baby bloods seem "tame" but once they get some size to them, they can get aggressive.
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12-08-11, 03:39 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
Awe, they're really that bad?
He has some ball pythons too.
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12-08-11, 03:42 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
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Originally Posted by It'sKourtneyYo
Awe, they're really that bad?
He has some ball pythons too.
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yes yes yes! go with a ball python! they are great, typically very tolerant of handling (my 2yr old will sit with me for hours if I let him), very gentle, and hardly ever aggressive if raised right. a great snake overall.  (ok ok, I'm biased lol, but it's true!) And you'll have tons of morphs/colors to pick from!
edit: and your family will love a ball python too. they make great family pets for all ages really (children supervised of course) 
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12-08-11, 03:44 PM
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Re: Bittersweet news :/
they can be that bad, what all does he have besides bloods and balls?
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