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MountainLyon
at Wed Jan 12 13:20:22 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by MountainLyon ]
(No agenda, I don't sell them.) I haven't kept any Nicaraguans, but they have a reputation for being a little nippy and hissy. Also Nics are known to be really finicky about taking frozen thawed, while my hogs didn't miss a beat when I switched them to f/t as babies. Hogs and nics are about the same size, 5 or 6 feet and maybe 15 pounds, compared to a common Colombian that can reach 10 feet and 60 pounds.
My experience with ball pythons is that they are shy and don't really have any personality. I've heard that in general, pythons have longer teeth and their owners are more likely to find that out the hard way.
I take my hogs to my local reptile club meetings and let the kids handle them, especially the female, she's the nicest snake I've known. You can get a hog from a reputable dealer on the classifieds here for anywhere between about $125 and $225 depending mostly on coloration. Here's a link to a pic of my 04 male from PMHerps. He seems to really, really like being held, he hangs out wrapped around my arm while I'm on the computer or watching TV, sometimes he sits in ambush posture hunting while I'm holding him but he hasn't ever tried to bite me. Hogs are hard to photo, all the pink on his sides didn't show up in the pic. Link
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- Boa vs. Ball python, and where's the best place to get one? - ksbear, Wed Jan 12 09:26:20 2005
- RE: Boa vs. Ball python, and where's the best place to get one? - duncs, Wed Jan 12 10:33:45 2005
- I think the Boa would win......J/K........np - Chris Olson, Wed Jan 12 11:03:24 2005
- RE: Boa vs. Ball python, and where's the best place to get one? - tcdrover, Wed Jan 12 11:26:15 2005
I recommend a hog island boa. - MountainLyon, Wed Jan 12 13:20:22 2005
- RE: Boa vs. Ball python, and where's the best place to get one? - Paul Hollander, Wed Jan 12 14:15:48 2005
- RE: Boa vs. Ball python, and where's the best place to get one? - sslonestar, Wed Jan 12 17:39:43 2005
- RE: I have both.. - hunterjackson, Thu Jan 13 09:51:10 2005
- RE: Boa vs. Ball python, and where's the best place to get one? - loneranger, Fri Jan 14 10:04:40 2005
- RE: Boa vs. Ball python, and where's the best place to get one? - loneranger, Fri Jan 14 10:05:29 2005
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