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What Should My Third Snake Be?

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So once i had a california king, i got bored of it and my friend wanted it so he now has it. That was a long time ago now i have had my ball python for about 9 months and want a second snake. Ive been thinking about it for a while. I want something bigger, not really more than 9ft approx, but i want it to be exotic really good looking. Not to overpriced and not crazy agressive but at the same time i will handle it a lot so this is a minimal concern. Its not to exotic but the only thing on my list right now is a red tail boa.......any suggestions from everyone would be appreciated since i dont know about many species but do know how to care for a snake. Price is also a concern i dont want to spend more than 250$ on a snake.
Thanks everyone
 
Jungle carpet or jungle/diamond comes to mind immediately.
or red bloods
various boas, if you choose that route
There are a whole list of choices, depending on the look you want
here are a couple examples
 

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All great choices. I personally like the red tails myself but like Harald siad, it depends on what look you want.
 
esoteric-lizard said:
why not get a REAL snake!!! :reddevil:

Well, aside from whatever personal reasons he may have for wanting to limit the size to under 9 ft, he lives in the same state I do. That means that most of what we might consider REAL SNAKES are illegal. Tell me again why I live here?
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hhmoore said:
esoteric-lizard said:
why not get a REAL snake!!! :reddevil:

Well, aside from whatever personal reasons he may have for wanting to limit the size to under 9 ft, he lives in the same state I do. That means that most of what we might consider REAL SNAKES are illegal. Tell me again why I live here?
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snakes under 9ft are for sissy's!!! :)

where the heck do you live harold... afganistan? :raspberry

over here in washington we fight for our right to keep reptiles. :)
 
retics are cool , but they do require alot of space . i myself prefer boas . bci's are in my mind such a perfect critter . they get big enough to to feel like your dealing with something substantal , yet they stay small enough to not need there own bedroom for a cage . me , i just like the way they look . i mean how could anyone not be happy with a critter that looks as nice as this

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esoteric-lizard said:
here ya go... this super dwarf will pop out some less than 9ft retics for ya! :)
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Sure she will...but how long will they stay that way (they're all under 9 ft when they're popped out...and we've had that conversation about the size of dwarfs/superdwarfs)
 
sure, just maintenance feed them and they will stay under 2ft.... :rofl:

i promise they stay that small! :hehe:

you know i wouldn't do the disservice of calling these little beauties super dwarfs (without kidding around)... the gravid female above is actually a kayuadi, but if you asked for proof all i could say is that she is not a jamp, since i didn't get her from a "reputable" importer and dont have any proof of her locality (but who does anyway?).

these snakes float around the 10ft mark (kayuadi locale)... with maybe a one in a thousand getting to 15ft.

now excuse me while i go play with my 20ft man eating retic. :) :reddevil: :cool:
 
all those snakes are awesome, if i could id get one of each but unfortionately i can only get one more snake.
 
If you're looking for the biggest feel you can get in a sub-9 ft. package, then a female blood is certainly the way to go. I breed bloods, retics, and burms and a big female blood has the same feel as say a 14 ft. retic... but unfortunately they can't eat you!
 
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