Help Me Decide? - Page 3

exwizard · 05-28-12, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jaleely

Dumeri's boas are pretty nice too, though they annoy me to no end that the go off food for half a year...moreso than my ball pythons.

I have never had that experience with any of my 7 Dums. They are as calm as RTBs and make great eaters. Im sorry that was your experience but it's never been mine.

jaleely · 05-28-12, 02:17 PM

I've chalked it up to the climate in my area. There's not much i can do about it. I have tried! trust me. they are all in a "snake room" now that has ambient temperature and humidity, and they've finally started eating ...BUT it's also way warmer weather now.
I got my male August 6th of 2011 and he finally took his first meal a couple days ago *rolls eyes* the female's eaten a lot, but she went off food for the winter as well.

Out of everything besides ball pythons, in all the reading i've done, it seems like dumerils do this a lot. You are lucky!

Anyway, to the OP...ball pythons are just fine! most of the time you'll get a nice sized snake that sits in your lap. I really actually like the normal coloring...when you get a morph it's just a lot of money for the same personality snake. The only "morph" i have, and i do like, actually occurs in the wild and that's a pastel. I LOVE how you can see their eyes so clearly. Normals have dark brown, which are lovely, but my pastel has the most amazing two-toned eyes.

Ridge Runner_20 · 05-28-12, 09:49 PM

Ever consider a Hog Island boa? They stay relatively small compared to most inland BCI and BCC (4'-6', depending on sex), are typically very docile, have beautiful, ever-changing coloration, and are excellent feeders. I sure love our Hog Island girl; she's been a real pleasure to keep. Good luck with your decision!

RR_20 (Mike)

GarterPython · 05-28-12, 10:01 PM

You could get a Pastel. They are very nice and are reltively cheap.

Wama · 05-29-12, 09:24 AM

Out of the two you chose I would go Dumerils........Get yourself a Bredli. Can be a bit nippy when young but soon calm down ( I own both species )

MoreliAddict · 05-29-12, 09:56 AM

OP look into carpet pythons. Handle it before you buy it because some of them bite, but the majority are tame.

They are active and will make use of things to climb making them excellent display animals, and they also come in tons of morphs and colors as well. They're also really hardy, eat well and do make good pets. And they do get much bigger than corn snakes.

The Granite morph is my favorite, this is my pet Spot, he's a granite: