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Which Boa?

dogsNdragons

dogsNdragons

and Corns, OH MY!
OK, got this silly idea of getting another snake. :spinner:

I am looking at Rosy Boas, Rainbow Boas and Dumeril Boas.
Mainly I like to know the temperaments of each one, which would be the easiest to handle.

Thanks,
 
Hey, Rosy boas are nippy but can be tame, rainbows are great pets and easy to tame nippy as a baby's, and dums, well what can i say there brilliant, nippy as well as baby's but there stunning.
 
Care wise, I would think the rosy would be the easiest as it is the smallest as well as not requiring high humidity nor temperatures, which is the complete opposite of the rainbow, which has very strict temp and humidity requirements.

But honestly, try to handle an adult version of each and decide which one makes your heart go pitter-patter the most. =)
 
Go to a show. Look at all the Boas you have in mind in their Adult size. Handle them if possible. This definitely helped me in deciding what kind of boa I really wanted.
Note: I don't actaully have a boa right now unfortunatly. Going to shows and actaully seeing the colossal size of a few of the Boas I was interested in helped me understand the FULL RESPONSIBILITY of owning one of these creatures.

Edit: After going to a show the Boa I decided would be perfect for me was a Rainbow Boa. I'm not ready for one yet, but the one I handled was great. Juvies can be a bit snappy, but the sub adult I handled was calm and friendly, and a very nice size. He was also one of the most beautiful snakes I've seen in real life. That's definitely oppinion based, but there really was something very memorizing about him.
 
I handled a Rosy Boa at a show and have been in love ever since. It's an evil trick when they have an adult at a show and just hand it off to you!! The only reason I don't have a pair yet is I can't decide which locality of the millions there are I like best.
 
Well, instinctively i'd go for the dumeril. Not that I know about their behavior or anything, but the size is perfect for being a /boa/. Not only that, but they are incredibly stunning snakes. Though, the rainbow boas are just as stunning; i have heard that they do require a strict temp and humid levels just as cassandra said. The rosy boas in my opinion are just as lovely, i have a friend that has three and they aren't even aggressive in any way from what i have experianced with them.
 
Taxidermy said:
Well, instinctively i'd go for the dumeril. Not that I know about their behavior or anything, but the size is perfect for being a /boa/. Not only that, but they are incredibly stunning snakes. Though, the rainbow boas are just as stunning; i have heard that they do require a strict temp and humid levels just as cassandra said..
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I completely agree with that.

I dont have a rainbow boa because of the conditions they require, it would drive me insane trying to keep up with it all the time.

As for the Dumeril's Ground Boa. I would say if you are really up to it, go for that. But they (even the males) can reach up to 7ft. and pretty thick (incase you did not know). But they are really gorgeous!! (they are even prettier in person then in pictures!) Just like any other snake the babies can be a little (or a lot lol) nippy and jumpy, but almost all calm down and beome nice adults with the correct upbringing, eventhough there are the occasional few that never completely calm down. If your willing to deal with that again I would say deff. go for it, they are awsome! Of corse always do your research on them haha. We are getting one this April and were pretty excited :]

Hope I helped :)
 
I own Rosys, RTBs and a Dum and I gotta tell you. Rosys win hands down. I love my rosys, they can get nippy but thats fine. I rather have that than a Dum that can be a finicky eater. And the only time I have been tagged by a snake was from my rosy girl who grabbed out of a feeding response, not by being an aggressive snake.
If you get an adult Rosy, you will enjoy your Squishy for life. If you have every handled an adult you will understand that nickname.
 
I have a female Dumeril's. With her temperament i wouldn't recommend her to a beginner as she has her moments...like you can't have anything shiny near her enlse you want her to strike at it....she also like to strike at people she doesn't like.

But on the other side she has her days where she's the sweetest snake i own and she's never refused a meal(though she doesn't like rats)....and everyone who's met or seen pics of her falls in love with her cause she so beautiful.


So even if she and other dumi's tend to be abit temperamental i wouldn't give up for anything.


But really i'd go with the rosy or rainbow or dwarf boas before getting a dumeril's...i mean as a female mine could get 8ft and 25lbs! that's a big snake!....not as big as BCCs or some of the BCIs but still pretty big and hefty.
 
SnakesRule1234 said:
Get a Hog Island boa. Awesome snakes...
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Thanks for all the input. After doing more research, the Rainbow Boa is out.
I also rechecked the new FL regs, as I thought that Boa constrictors were listed but I was mistaken.
I have been looking at the Hogg Islands and found some babies not too far from me. I will be going to look sometime in the next week.

I am still also considering the Rosys, they are very cute!
 
Nomed said:
I dont have a rainbow boa because of the conditions they require, it would drive me insane trying to keep up with it all the time.
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We have a BRB, and I don't think they're a hassle to keep at all. Babies can be a bit of a bother, but a yearling or grown on snake is easy enough to find and a lot calmer than the little'uns! All you need is a decent sized glass or plastic viv, a good substrate to keep the humidity up, and a big bowl of moss/water mix for soaking as well as the normal waterbowl.

We spray Rivelina twice, maybe three times a week, and that's all there is to it - they're easy snakes that tend to feed well, be pleasant to handle, and reluctant to bite once they're grown on.

I can't speak for any of the other epicrates cenchria ssp. but a BRB is a great choice for a boa, in my mind.
 
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