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I've had pythons, but I would like to buy a redtail boa. I was wondering if anyone had any input on whether redtail boas are easy to tame. Also I really like the albino redtail boas, but Im more in the price range of $200. If anyone could part with one around that price that would be amazing.

Yeah $200 Albino would be pretty wild,but not likely to ever happen.You cant tame a wild animal,but with quality husbandry and consistent interaction one can condition an animal to tolerate your human presence.Boa live a very long time and people fail to understand its a lifetime commitment to properly care for an animal for 10-20 years.
Check your local area for Rescues,Lord knows theres plenty of them.Many are acouple years old and well past the cranky neo stages and generally make decent life long companions.Get abit of experience under your belt before stepping up to Higher priced animal.People with "good intention's" are a snakes worst enemy IMO

>>I've had pythons, but I would like to buy a redtail boa. I was wondering if anyone had any input on whether redtail boas are easy to tame. Also I really like the albino redtail boas, but Im more in the price range of $200. If anyone could part with one around that price that would be amazing.
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TnK

I would suggest a salmon boa. They are around that price range, and are a very nice morph. BCI's temperments are great, in my opinion. Get one as a baby, and handle him/her often. Also most males tend to stay smaller than females. I have heard, that BCC's tend to be a bit more aggressive. I do not own any BCC, so I can not verify this. Hope this helps.