Cal King vs. Mex. Black King? [any input?]

sassmuffin · 09-11-04, 02:15 AM

I'm extremely interested in getting a snake in the VERY near future, and I have basically narrowed my decision down to either a Cal Desert Phase or a Mex. Black, and although I'd very much like to get both, I just don't have the money right now, especially seeing as how I'd be buying from a pet store....

But does anyone have any input [besides personal preference] to help me make my decision? I've read that the Blacks tend to be smaller than the Cals, and less jittery when they're young....Argh. I had my heart set on the Black, and the pet store ordered one in, partially because I was interested...But before it came in, I was at the store almost daily playing with the Cal and I'm becoming attached. Also, today when I went in to see the Black [just beautiful], as it got in yesterday, when the handler tried to take him out for me to see, it was evident he was cranky as he waved all over the place, tried to escape and proceeded to musk upon being 'caught', and then skulk around shaking his tail...But of course, he had only been there for just over 24 hours and who knows how much he had been handled before that...little ball of nerves, that little guy, I'll bet....But now I've sort of 'bonded' with the Cal [I honestly go visit them way too much. I might as well just apply for a job there already, hah!], and would feel bad leaving him behind....but I would also feel bad leaving the Black behind because he was ordered in partly for my sake...

So I'm just interested to see if anyone has any input towards either of these snakes in general that might help me decide....The only big difference right now is price...the Cal is fifty dollars less than the Black, but it's not something I'm terribly concerned about. BLAH.

Apologies, as that was longer than intended, but I wanted to give as much info as possible....Thanks for any input you guys might be able to come up with =) It would be especially awesome if anyone with experience with both of these snakes would be able to offer any input!

Thanks again,
--Kristen