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my wife and i are looking to get a tree boa or a tree python and was wondering which on is better to have . we own all different type boas and pythons but no tree boas and pythons.
can any body help us to decided which on we should get .
thank you

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Jessica and David Spendolini

0.1 Dumerials Boa (ANGEL)
1.0 Albino Burmese Python (JUNIOR)
2.0 Central American Boas (CHANCE AND SNIPER)
2.2 Ball Pythons (SYRUS, ZEUS, SERINE and AALIYAH)
0.2 Pastel Boa (ROSE RED , CARRIE)
0.1 Argentine X Columbian Boa (MARIA)
1.2 Columbian Het Albino (CAPONE, BABY and DIXIE)
0.3 Columbian Boa (ZENA,STAR AND PRINCESS)
1.0 Green Iguana (REX)
0.1 Leopard Gecko (DIAMOND)
1.0 Tiger Retic (ONYX)
0.1 Normal Retic (EMERALD)
1.0 pit bull (MASON)

Well neither of them are really friendly. They tend to strike at anythin but i myself have a colored amazon tree boa. i have looked at many and i found it was the lest of them to want to eat you. lol. haalloween atb are nice thought oo so i would go with either of them personally

Josh
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1.1 Children (Mattie & Trent)
2.0.1 Normal Ball
1.0 water python
1.0 Burm
1.0 Carplot Python
1.0 Rock
0.1 FWC
1.0 Mussy
1.0 Albino Burm
1.0 Colored ATB
1.0 Shiba Inu
1.0 Hamster (daughter had to have it)

If you get a cb baby atb, and if u can tolerate being bit alot, then they eventually calm down. Neonate's teeth are their smallest and their bites are really only tolerable as babies. But if you keep up handling they can become very used to it and very calm once remved from their enlosure. Hope this helps!

Matt F.

Here is what I was advised when I was looking for one. Not sure what you actually where looking for. I wanted an emerald tree boa or a green tree python. I was told that emerald tree boas are more hardy because both are very delicate. I got mine through Ed Marino. Great guy, I have been able to handle my tree boa whenever I wanted to. He has not missed a meal. He ate the day I got him as Ed Guareenteed it would. Also, again if you looking at one of the higher priced ones go with a breeder here on the web. I asked the question last May on this forum and got several different breeders names, and all of them where very nice. Unfortuantly when I was looking no one but Ed had babies. I was advised to go with the CBB because of all the problems you can run into, not eating, tail kink, and when you spend more than normal on one you want to make sure its good.
I will say this to. It is more matience then my other snakes.
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0.2 Rotts
1.0 Super Tiger
1.0 Amel Retic
0.1 Ball Python
0.1 Red Tail
0.1 Blood Python
1.0 Green Ananconda
1.0 Emerald Tree Boa