Used to have all sorts when i was a kid. At one point i had 3 common green Iguanas, a Leopard Gecko, a Tokay Gecko, a garter snake and some aviaries with between 100-150 birds ( used to breed them). Well i sold it all up when i was 16-17 as i didn't have the time and missed them alot. Well last Jan my Fiancee wanted a puppy so i used black mail to get my way as she hates snakes. She got her puppy and i got a Common Boa.

When i got her Jan 08 bout a few months old.



and today at about 2 years old, she is now just over 4ft and a nice girth. Such a placid snake.



Still has a lot of growing to do.

Any body else keep snakes/lizards etc?

What you lot got?

Thats a really nice snake. Would love a snake but aint going to get one past the better half! I have to restrict my reptile pets to a turtle. Got a Mississippi Map Turtle which came to us be a slightly strange route but has settled into his new home really well. Hes great. Kids love him!

Chris

Boa's are cool,what do you feed him or her?

mmmmm little girl has a tortoise 3 years old and only 5 inches long called barney

AAArgh i hate snakes!!

Looks a nice one though.

My mum has a tortoise. Its only small. She had one that escaped and tootled away. No she has another one.

I do seem to have 5 million spiders living in my garden and house do these count?

Be careful with snakes and young kids, I seem to recall a piece on the tv recently where a toddler was killed by one

Poor snake, only doing what comes naturally to it!! There's even a hint in the name...

I used to be into reptiles and fish. I looked after a client's Royal Python once. Not keen on eating anything other than live bait - so I resorted to heating up pinkies with a hairdryer and dragging them round the vivarium with a piece of string!

Id love to get a pair of Bearded Dragons. Wouldnt do it until i had space for sizeable vivarium though. Dont like the food though - too noisy. Local stockists are too far away so id have to breed it myself.

You must handle that snake a lot i guess. Looks really nice.

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Boa's are cool,what do you feed him or her?

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are Boas social animals?

I've interacted with a huge constrictor before in Ecuador which three men had to disengage from me.. Not sure it was after a hug .

Not scared of them though, it was the recently hatched batch of spiders that were large house spider size that made me get a wiggle on!

I'm just not sure of the appeal of a pet that doesn't have any drive to interact with you, all it does is rely on you..

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You must handle that snake a lot i guess. Looks really nice.

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Boa's are a very placid snake. ive never come across a nasty one. I have her out about once or twice a week just put her round my neck and she will stay there for ages.

The worst snake i have come across was a green Anaconda, very unpredictable one minute will be fine the next will be trying to bite. You have to be very careful with them in my experiance.