hi

[Dave]

thats strange that peanut will only take a certain couler kiera takes anything i give her which is pleasing cos as most of you know there sometimes a pain to feed as they like to just stop eating

[louise]

Dave said:

thats strange that peanut will only take a certain couler kiera takes anything i give her which is pleasing cos as most of you know there sometimes a pain to feed as they like to just stop eating

i lucked out with my bp. so far he is one of the best eaters i have everr had. as long as i give him white mice he eats every time. i tried to switch him to rat pups but that was a no go.

[Dave]

have you had an "of feeding" day with chance

[Dave]

also louise what is the size of your viv for chance, also just phoned my nearest petshop (b j herps) and i am a little confuzed by the price of the red tails, he quoted me £300 for a red tail, i thought the going price was £175-£200 im not put of if its not but i don't wanna get ripped off!

[louise]

Dave said:

have you had an "of feeding" day with chance

no. she has always ate wonderfully. she dont strike or coil her food though. she seems afraid of it. she will go up and sniff the dead food and whenit touches her nose she backs up real fast. this goes on about 10 minutes. eventually she goes up to it and opens her mouth real slow and starts to eat it.

[louise]

i get RTB for 125.00. chances tank is 6x2x2. but i am getting her a 8x4x2 built. it is a present for her getting better. but a 6x2x2 cage is big enough for a full grown boa.

[Dave]

ok thanx alot, thats good i now have a setup idea!
also john couldnt help noticing that the site is number 44 in some chart!

[louise]

Dave said:

ok thanx alot, thats good i now have a setup idea!
also john couldnt help noticing that the site is number 44 in some chart!

there are lists of the top 100 herp sites. i belong to like 6 of them.

[Dave]

also i have been told that the idea i had will weigh to much and so i have to buy 3 tanks and put one on top of another!!!

[louise]

Dave said:

also i have been told that the idea i had will weigh to much and so i have to buy 3 tanks and put one on top of another!!!

be careful on going to hig in the air. rtb have to have a heat gradient of 88 hot side and 78 coolside and basking of about 93. they have to have belly heat too. they need an undertank heater. human heat pads work great also boas humidity should be around 65+ if the tanks are real high it is real hard to keep humidity and heat

[Dave]

how long does it take a red tail to reach say 6 foot?

[Dave]

no worries already taken that into consideration, cheers for that though

[louise]

guys i am the administrator on 'rate my herp' it is the only all reptile rating site. it is real fun. you post your pets pic and everybody rates it 1-10 and you get to vote on everybodys reptiles. check it out if you want
www.herpkingdom.com/herprate/

[louise]

Dave said:

how long does it take a red tail to reach say 6 foot?

it is hard to tell. they all grow at thier own rate. a female will reach that with no problem in 2 yrs.
females are larger then males. i also think females are less aggressive.

[Dave]

i think i wanna get a bigger rtb to start with rather rather than get one as a baby

[louise]

Dave said:

i think i wanna get a bigger rtb to start with rather rather than get one as a baby

chance was 7 foot when i got her. if you want a bigger snake check the rescues. on my site there is a 8 foot one that jim rescued. he wants 50.00 for it cause that is what the vet bills came to. but the snake is aggressive cause the old owner never picked it up for a year. there are many snake rescues that just gives the snakes to good homes.

[Dave]

thanks, il keep that in mind