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Question Red Tail Boa's and Ball Python's

4PawsMike

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Is there much of a difference between the traits between the two? Example does one favor handling over the other? Eating? Health? Care? Temp?

Just trying to get a feel for the difference between the two in general terms. Any major difference between the two, beyond the obvious size, birth, color, ect...
 
Mike,
Temperament wise they are similar. I have had both RTB's and BP's that are "puppy" tame.. I have also seen very cage aggressive specimens of both species.. Both make great pets when properly handled and cared for. The biggest difference will be the overall adult size of a RTB. They require substantially more space than a BP. Additionally the RTB will need a higher humidity level in its enclosure. It's my opinion that the cost to maintain a RTB through its life will be slightly more than a BP. Hope that helps. Have a good Friday!
 
Thanks Patrick, I was beginning to think no one had ever owned both... ;-) With all the crazy morphs with the balls I can see why they are so popular. Seeing some of the morphs with the boa's now is pretty cool too. I've had boa's before but never Python's, was considering a ball and just wanted to know.

Which of the two do you think move around the most? Ball's mostly active at night? The RTB's I had before were very active during the day and not much at night. Out of the two which do you think in your opinion are easier to breed? Thanks for your time....
 
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