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05-28-12, 09:34 AM
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Join Date: Jan-2012
Location: South-West Wyoming
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Re: Help Me Decide?
I really like the look of sand boas, but I'm looking for something bigger right now. But I am definitely going to get one one of these days. Think I'm gonna go with the Ball, but I'll find a nice looking pastel or a spider, something pretty but moderately cheap. If nothing else, a cool patterned normal from the LPS!
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05-28-12, 02:17 PM
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Member of the family
Join Date: Sep-2011
Location: Ventura
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Re: Help Me Decide?
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.
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27 snakes (7 sand boas, 4 hognose, 5 ball pythons, 1 bolivian boa, 2 dumeril's boas, 2 carpet pythons, 5 garters, 1 corn snake), 1 cave spider, 9 tarantulas, 1 tokay gecko, 2 dogs, 2 frogs, emperor scorpions 1,000 dubia roaches, & tons of fish.
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05-28-12, 09:49 PM
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Join Date: Dec-2011
Location: Elk Grove, CA
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Re: Help Me Decide?
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! 
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05-28-12, 10:01 PM
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Young and Wise
Join Date: Aug-2011
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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Re: Help Me Decide?
You could get a Pastel. They are very nice and are reltively cheap.
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05-29-12, 09:24 AM
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Join Date: May-2012
Location: N.Ireland
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Re: Help Me Decide?
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 )
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05-29-12, 09:56 AM
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Twist and Shout
Join Date: Dec-2011
Location: New York
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Re: Help Me Decide?
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:
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