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Hey Everyone,

I went to a petstore yesterday and saw albino rosy boas for 250 dollars each. I was wondering If anyone had rosy boas and if they are good pets? Also is 250 dollars a good price for albino Rosy's? I think I would get mine from a breeder though. Any Info greatly appreciated. Thanks,

David
 
Rosy Boas are terrific!

But do buy directly from a breeder. I try to stay local too(to support the local guys & save on shipping).
There are several links on my website. www.rosyboas.to
Whitewater albino's should be ~$150ea
Limburg albino's should be ~$200ea
There are Arizona albino's that are a bit pricey at ~$500ea
There are also Borrego albino's, but since only 5 are known to exist, the chance of getting one at all & for under, say, $1000ea is low. They'll probably be more when they come out too. Possibly next year, but I hear the waitlist is long...

The first pic is a Limburg albino.(You can't see the red eyes very well is this pic)
The second is a Whitewater albino.(He doesn't really have red eyes, it's just the photo)
 

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good looking critters john .

i love my rosys . i think they are great critters to keep . i just got into them a couple months ago and wish i had done so much sooner .
 
Very nice snakes. Not sure what kind they were at the pet store. I think they looked more like the 2nd one you posted. Ohh and do they get big? And what do you feed yours. Like could I just feed mice.
 
The Whitewater's are a 'normal' sized rosy. Probably averaging ~3ft.
The Limburgs are coastal rosies & as such should get really big. Perhaps pushing 4ft. My big female pictured on the top weighs ~700 grams & is over 3ft easy.
I feed ~50g rat weenlings to my big rosies & rat pups to my other adults. I thinks rats are a healthier choice overall than mice, but I do feed small mice & fuzzies to my juvi's & young.
 
AncientDNA said:
The Whitewater's are a 'normal' sized rosy. Probably averaging ~3ft.
The Limburgs are coastal rosies & as such should get really big. Perhaps pushing 4ft. My big female pictured on the top weighs ~700 grams & is over 3ft easy.
I feed ~50g rat weenlings to my big rosies & rat pups to my other adults. I thinks rats are a healthier choice overall than mice, but I do feed small mice & fuzzies to my juvi's & young.
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Thanks for all the info. I have corn snakes right now and they are around 4 ft but I don't think they get as "fat" as Rosy's do. Are you a breeder that would sell them to me? I have to talk my mom into it first though. :( That might be hard. Maybe you can help? ;)
 
I do breed rosies.
I expect I'll have between 11 & 13 litters next fall. All different kinds.
All that I have available right now are ghost San felipes(@$300ea) and 1 Joshua Tree male @$75+shipping.
I should have Limburgs next year, but you can find both WW's & Limburgs right now on the Kingsnake.com classifieds section(http://market.kingsnake.com/index.php?cat=61). Some of the prices are better than others tho.
All my WW's next year will be het for snow & thus a little pricey for the beginner.
Let your Mom look at some Rosy sites with you and have her ask questions on this or the other rosy forums.
Good Luck!
-JC
 
Well my parents both said yes and I was very happy. Then I started to think, this is going to cost A LOT, well for a kid. I found 2 good deals, one for 185 with shipping and one for 177 with shipping. So lets say i took the 177 one, then i need stuff for it. This is where I need a little help. What do I need? I know I need a 10 gallon cage, but should I get a heat lamp, and a heat pad. For my corns I have both. Then I will get some kind of substrate probably what I have for my corns. Ill get a hide and water bowl. And Ill need some mice.

That adds up to about 250 dollars. Ya I'm not sure If I will get it or not. Any advice about what I need for it is appreciated.

Thanks
David
 
I keep my adult rosys in 15 gallon breeder style tanks, with a water bowl and hide. I use aspen shavings for bedding. For heat, I use cobra brand undertank heaters (so far I haven't had any problems with these overheating like the zoomed and some of the other brands do, but it's a good idea to have a good thermometer to monitor temperature with and if the heater gets the hot spot up towards 100 or higher, you'll want to hook it up to a rheostat to regulate the heat.

-Alice
 
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