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Friendly Arboreal Snakes??

abbccjns said:
I like the idea of a male red tail. Also, now that I see cage size can be much smaller than I thought, what size would you recommend for an adult red tail?
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Adult male? Adult female? What locality? Dwarf? Colombian?
 
*facepalm* sorry i forgot to include any detail lol. Columbian Red Tailed Boa and I don't really care the gender besides how I think anything over 8.5 feet would be quite large. I know that females are larger which is why I was thinking male, but I'm not sure how common the 10-12 footers are? So I guess while I'm asking it would be good to know the sizes for an adult male and an adult female's cage.
 
Actually now that you mention the hog island, could you tell me the cage size for those as well? Those are also quite nice.
 
4x2x15+

Oldest largest male colombian I have is 14yrs old, he's about 6' and most likely less than 15lbs, eats a jumbo about once a month. Oldest 'dwarf' is an 11 yr old hog isle, he's maybe, maybe... 5' and gets a med or small once a month, he is in a 3x2x2.

edit - add pics, these are the ones I am talking about to give you an idea:

bci (old photo)
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hog:
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Is that your pure hog isle, April?

If you're going to do. Hog/dwarf locality, make sure you get it from a trusted name with lineage behind their animals.
 
the GTPs I had a long time ago were not very handlable however I've seen some that are

I know the pic isn't great but I've seen him at many shows and he has the GTP out for hours and it is very friendly and calm
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I would not recommend an ETB (and deff not an ATB) as a 'friendly' tree snake, carpets are a good choice IMO
 
Thank you for all of this info guys! It's been so helpful, and I'm glad to hear that the reputation GTPs have seemed to earned isn't as true as it seems. Actually I just happened to come across a man having to rehome his Red Tailed Boa in my state that's a 5 foot male who comes with his 125 gallon cage and everything in it, so I think I might go take a look at him if he is still available! What a coincidence lol. There's never too many reptiles being sold around where I am.
 
Also I just want to make sure, but males don't usually get large enough where they need rabbits right? I don't even think there would be any access to that around here.
 
I say your best bet is an irian jaya carpet python. They get 5-7 feet and they are the most arboreal out of all the carpet pythons. In my experiance they rival ball pythons in how docile they are. I have a coastal jaguar and she is really active. The only time she has ever struck at me was a feeding mistake
 
abbccjns said:
Also I just want to make sure, but males don't usually get large enough where they need rabbits right? I don't even think there would be any access to that around here.
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Depends on the size of the rabbit. :D

No, males shouldn't eat a large prey item like a rabbit. Neither should a female though. You'll be good with rats.
 
Seem a bit wishy washy. I have 6 GTP's that are all easy going so dont believe all you hear. Unfortunaty buying from a respectable breeder will cost more than your budget and the 72" high cage is way too high.
 
Here's a pic from a couple of years ago. One of my girls at about 1-2 years.
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Be sure to ask how other siblings and parents are with handling. My line had always been gentle and easy to work with. I've kept this particular bloodline since 1999. My original male just passed away at 17 years old. I used him for many educational programs.
 
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