What to get?

Corey209 · 12-12-12, 12:28 AM

I traded in my boa and I'm able to get a new snake around $125. I'm not really sure on what I want at the moment so I'd like some suggestions if possible. I never really liked BPs but there are some neat morphs but I'm not sure if 125 is enough for anything but maybe a pastel..

nick654377 · 12-12-12, 01:40 AM

Get a carpet or go to an expo and ull find something for $125.

Gungirl · 12-12-12, 06:58 AM

Why did you trade in your boa? The reason you traded it in could help people give you suggestions to avoid you not wanting your next snake after a while.

Corey209 · 12-12-12, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Gungirl

Why did you trade in your boa? The reason you traded it in could help people give you suggestions to avoid you not wanting your next snake after a while.

The snake had URI like literally two days after getting him and my temps/humidity were fine. For about two months I tried to get him better which he did but then somehow I got the mites which made his RI bad again. Nothing about the actual snake I disliked. I am thinking about a Pastel BP but I'm not sure if I'll regret it.

zippopunk1 · 12-12-12, 11:24 PM

i have a carpet and its great

BarelyBreathing · 12-12-12, 11:29 PM

You traded a sick snake?

Corey209 · 12-12-12, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing

You traded a sick snake?

Traded it back to the place I got it, I told him it had RI but he thinks it doesn't because it's eating. Either way he offered to trade me a snake of equal value back. I'm thinking a male pastel BP.

Terranaut · 12-13-12, 04:20 AM

Royals are great but a little boring and do very little in any light. Get a carpet. Awesome.

SWDK · 12-13-12, 07:19 AM

Carpet pythons are the way to go.

Gungirl · 12-13-12, 08:05 AM

If I got a sick snake from some place I wouldn't want to trade it for another. I would want my money back and I would search else where for another snake.. Just My opinion though.

**Aaron_S** · 12-13-12, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Corey209

The snake had URI like literally two days after getting him and my temps/humidity were fine. For about two months I tried to get him better which he did but then somehow I got the mites which made his RI bad again. Nothing about the actual snake I disliked. I am thinking about a Pastel BP but I'm not sure if I'll regret it.

You're full of it.

You need to STOP buying reptiles right now.

How are mites somehow associated with an URI? It got it "two days" and it was "two months" later it was better.

Either, it had it prior to you owning it and it would have been full blown and you didn't know what you were doing to notice.
It was the early affects of RI in the first two days and pretty much anything at that point will cure it.
The original seller of the animal is correct and you clearly don't know what you're doing.

**millertime89** · 12-13-12, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Gungirl

If I got a sick snake from some place I wouldn't want to trade it for another. I would want my money back and I would search else where for another snake.. Just My opinion though.

100 percent spot on

dinosaurdammit · 12-13-12, 02:30 PM

i dont think reptiles magically get mites. All you have to do to check for mites is look under their heads. If it got so bad you noticed them else where you wernt monitoring your snake well. I notice everything about my boas, even when they have a scale that is out of place due to a coil.

The ri also doesnt magically appear as if sent from Nergal. RI's take a while to set up, if your temps and humidity were correct then it shouldnt have been a problem if you didnt notice the drooling, open mouthed breathing, panting, wheezing, and excessive fluid in the mouth with associated bubbles...

Corey209 · 12-14-12, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

You're full of it.

You need to STOP buying reptiles right now.

How are mites somehow associated with an URI? It got it "two days" and it was "two months" later it was better.

Either, it had it prior to you owning it and it would have been full blown and you didn't know what you were doing to notice.
It was the early affects of RI in the first two days and pretty much anything at that point will cure it.
The original seller of the animal is correct and you clearly don't know what you're doing.

Mites stress out a snake and the RI wasn't completely gone, making RI worse which I think from soaking in the cold water. Two days after getting the snake I noticed popping and all of my temps and humidity were fine. About a month and a half to two months later he had almost no popping but only a little mucus in his mouth. He never had any bubbles or anything serious it was always a minor case of RI and it was almost gone like I said until he got mites, stressed out and soaked in cold water.

@dinosaurdammit, he only ever had a little mucus in his mouth and popping. He never had any drooling or bubbling out of his mouth.

Terranaut · 12-15-12, 05:04 AM

I'm not going to insult you but given what you have said in this thread and the mites thread you do honnestly need to spend some more time researching snakes and snake care. Sorry but its true. Sounds like you have owned 1 snake with mites and 1with an a RI. But hey your husbandry is spot on. Please read more and say less until you know what your talking about.