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So my girlfriend finally moved our Albino Motley Corn snake into her new new apartment. I'm sad that he's no longer going to be living with me as he was a very active snake and I loved to watch him as much as he loved to watch me. His leaving does have an upside though, it leaves me with some new space...

So I pose my question to you guys. What should I fill this space with?

I know the first vote from everyone will be for a BRB, this may cause a problem though, as I do not have a cage suitable for one (all being screen top so I'd have to order a new one). Another problem is they all run way too high in price around here going for $250 a pop, and for not very good looking animals I'm not paying that much.

I'm just looking for ideas, I'll consider almost anything. Thanks for reading my long post and any suggestions you may give. I'll also let you all know what I decide to get and I'll borrow my roommate's digital camera, when he gets it fixed, so I can show the new addition and my CRB to you all.
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Thank you,

Tim

0.1 Colombian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Black cat

You could always go for another cornsnake, they're fun little critters and lots of cheap color morphs to choose from!

But if I were you I would go for an Albino Nelson's Milksnake... I love those things.
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1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
0.1 03 Poss. Het Albino - "Ami"
0.1 05 Super Salmon - "CreamSicle"
0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
1.0 04 DH-Sunglow - "Dwayne"
1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
1.2 01 BRBs- "Gobball", "Larva" & "Tofu"

Yeah I thought bout another corn snake/ colubrid but have decide against it. I liked having him but I've always been a bigger fan of boas and pythons, so that's what I'm looking into getting now.
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Thank you,

Tim

0.1 Colombian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Black cat

ha well, if youre going that routeee...

I like woma pythons, beautiful animals. Throwing around the idea of getting a pair myself, but don't currently have room .
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1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
0.1 03 Poss. Het Albino - "Ami"
0.1 05 Super Salmon - "CreamSicle"
0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
1.0 04 DH-Sunglow - "Dwayne"
1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
1.2 01 BRBs- "Gobball", "Larva" & "Tofu"

>>I know the first vote from everyone will be for a BRB, this may cause a problem though, as I do not have a cage suitable for one (all being screen top so I'd have to order a new one).

Well, as far as the screen top goes, that is easily fixed. I put some 1/16 inch plexi glass on the top of my hinged screened lid. My BRB tank stays at about 80 % humidity.

Another problem is they all run way too high in price around here going for $250 a pop, and for not very good looking animals I'm not paying that much.

If you are leaning towards another BRB, you could probably get one from a breeder cheaper than $250, including shipping. Just look around.
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For Sale cheap: One (1) 6' 19 yr old male. Does no house work. Has no job and will complain. Constantly.
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa-Ziggy
1.0 Creamscicle motley corn--Cozmo
0.1 Creamscicle corn--Wanda
0.0.1 Normal corn
0.1 Black Pine - Spazz
1.0 Eastern King-Ozy
1.0 Bearded Dragon - Gomer

>>If you are leaning towards another BRB, you could probably get one from a breeder cheaper than $250, including shipping. Just look around.

Get on Daves waiting list. Jeff Clark has had a bunch. I'm sure there are others.

How big of a tank do you have now? Maybe a spotted python?
Rob
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For Sale cheap: One (1) 6' 19 yr old male. Does no house work. Has no job and will complain. Constantly.
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa-Ziggy
1.0 Creamscicle motley corn--Cozmo
0.1 Creamscicle corn--Wanda
0.0.1 Normal corn
0.1 Black Pine - Spazz
1.0 Eastern King-Ozy
1.0 Bearded Dragon - Gomer

right now I've got a spare 20 gallon breeder so I couldn't get anything too big to start but I could get a baby and as the snake needs one I could get a bigger cage, just not looking to spend all that money right now as I don't have too much saved up.
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Thank you,

Tim

0.1 Colombian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Black cat

Yeah I've yet to look online at any breeders I've only been browsing my local pet stores. I'll keep my eye open for any good deals here in town before I order one, to hopefully save money but we'll see I'm a sucker for a great looking snake. I'll have to look in to plexiglass, I've heard it's expensive but it can't be that much for a small amount to cover a cage.
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Thank you,

Tim

0.1 Colombian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Black cat

MUCH better deals getting one directly from a breeder. Most are significantly below $250, I plan on capping prices around $200. And those you find in pet stores are typically ones that were wholesaled at one point or another. AKA, the bottom percentage of a breeders production. You want a better (best) looking baby, go directly to the source!!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Dave the local pet store I frequent breeds their own animals, so I'm not worried about that. Also I've looked at your site before and I like the way you have it set up. The only question I have for you is what is your price range for your BRBs? How much do you usually sell your high reds for compared to your normal BRBs?
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Thank you,

Tim

0.1 Colombian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Black cat

I start at $125 for typical normal, go to $150 for above average and top end would be $175 or $200.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

yeah those prices do beat the tar out of my pet store. I looked at everything they had and they weren't much to look at. are you going to post pics of the babies after their first sheds on your website?
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Thank you,

Tim

0.1 Colombian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Black cat

Yes, I will be posting pics of each and every baby for sale. I may wholesale some depending on how many I get, those would be selected from the bottom end of the pile and most likely would not have individual pics unless they were from an early litter.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Thanks, I'll have to keep looking then. I'd love to see what you have and I'd love to get a real stunner so I can show off like everyone else around here
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Thank you,

Tim

0.1 Colombian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Black cat

If you go to a glass shop and bring your top, tell them that you want just enough to cover it. 1/16th inch is plenty. Would probably cost around $10 /- Then you could tape it on with duct tape. Not pretty, but it does the job just fine.
Rob

>> I'll have to look in to plexiglass, I've heard it's expensive but it can't be that much for a small amount to cover a cage.
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For Sale cheap: One (1) 6' 19 yr old male. Does no house work. Has no job and will complain. Constantly.
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa-Ziggy
1.0 Creamscicle motley corn--Cozmo
0.1 Creamscicle corn--Wanda
0.0.1 Normal corn
0.1 Black Pine - Spazz
1.0 Eastern King-Ozy
1.0 Bearded Dragon - Gomer

I'll definitely look into it. Right now my cage for my CRB is pretty ghetto, I have wax paper covering most of the top and it's taped down, so I can't really get much worse.
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Thank you,

Tim

0.1 Colombian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Black cat

Another question for you guys: Is $500 a good deal on a green tree python baby? the price includes a small cage, probably no more than 10-15 gallons, that is equipped with some branches and fake leaves and a water bowl as well. The pet store I go to for feeder mice has only on left. This would wipe out all my spending money for the year so I was just wondering if it was a good deal?
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Thank you,

Tim

0.1 Colombian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Black cat

...I'd say $500 is not necesarily bad but nothing special. If you look in the classified section of kingsnake.com most all of them are $350-400 and the breeder I know that produces them sells for $400. Even if you throw in the $50 or so for shiping it means your not saving anything at the pet store.

On the topic of what snake to get I have a question for you. Are you interested in breeding?

If so then I would suggest a mate for your CRB. As an earlier poster mentioned the screen lid humidity is easily fixed and it would let you breed snakes with only getting a single new snake.

Also if the price of plexiglass is an issue you can always get the 1/16 inch MDF(one side coated) or melamine and cut it to the size of the lid. I did this for mine since it also keeps the cats from acceidentally poping out the screens on my BRB's tanks. It ran me about $2.50 for a 2ft x 2ft piece so was really cheep.

Good luck with whatever you decide to get and do keep in mind that 99% of the time it will be cheeper even including shipping to buy direct from a breeder. Not to mention getting better quality specimens lol .

Sean.

I have thought about breeding and it is something That I want to do when I finish school. But for now with serious time, space and money constraints it's just not possible for me. So for the time I am only looking to for another pet. Thanks for the response and I'll definitely start checking around on the web for breeders.
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Thank you,

Tim

0.1 Colombian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Black cat

How about one of the smaller pythons like
a Children's or Spotted? I think they are
very reasonably priced and they don't get
very large.

Good luck,
Ed

>>So my girlfriend finally moved our Albino Motley Corn snake into her new new apartment. I'm sad that he's no longer going to be living with me as he was a very active snake and I loved to watch him as much as he loved to watch me. His leaving does have an upside though, it leaves me with some new space...
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>>So I pose my question to you guys. What should I fill this space with?
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>>I know the first vote from everyone will be for a BRB, this may cause a problem though, as I do not have a cage suitable for one (all being screen top so I'd have to order a new one). Another problem is they all run way too high in price around here going for $250 a pop, and for not very good looking animals I'm not paying that much.
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>>I'm just looking for ideas, I'll consider almost anything. Thanks for reading my long post and any suggestions you may give. I'll also let you all know what I decide to get and I'll borrow my roommate's digital camera, when he gets it fixed, so I can show the new addition and my CRB to you all.
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>>Thank you,
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>>Tim
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>>0.1 Colombian Rainbow Boa
>>1.0 Black cat

I have thought of them and they are still in consideration especially the spotted. Because this is just going to be a pet for now I'm going for a real looker. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Thank you,

Tim

0.1 Colombian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Black cat

I agree with the spotted and children's. but maybe you could look into irian jaya or jungle carpet pythons since they can go in a tank that small as babies.
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1.1 Motley het butter corns
0.1 Snow corn
0.1 Okeetee corn
1.0 Anery mutt corn
0.1 Stripe Ghost corn
0.1 Amelanistic corn het carmel
2.1 Colombian Redtails
1.0 Hypo Colombian redtail
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Anery Kenyan sand boa
0.1 Normal Kenyan sand boa

African Bull Frog...Mikey :

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Thanks,

Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research