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I really need help chosing a snake???? Any offers? I was thinking of a red tail.....(more)

heffner2212 Sep 06, 2005 05:19 AM

Ok well ive went fromburms to balls to bloods And I cannot find the snake for me.....See I love burms...but im only 17 and cannot sacrafise spacre and such for the size. So I went to bloods and so on but only been thinking of pythons....I forgot about boas. Columbian red tail boas. So neway a lot of info is appreciated. I have a lot of experience though. I was wondering what the average sizes are for the sexes....Also hows the set-up for a baby?

Ok 95 on hot side. 81 on coool side. @ hides a water dish in themiddle. And all that in a 10 gallon tank? IS that good?
Also how fast is the growth? Like inches per month? And hows about feeding?
thanks soooomuch
Mike

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rearfang Sep 06, 2005 12:51 PM

95 on the Hot side? Wow... if you are talking Boa that's too hot. Try high upper 80's to low mid seventies.

A ten won't last long for a Boa c. home.

Have you considered (since you prefer Boas and pythons( Savus, or Bismark ringed pythons?

Niether species needs a lot of room as they are smaller.

Frank
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