purchasing ????????

[slkrik00]

I have been contimplating on this for a long while i have never purchased a snake on the internet and i dont really know any sites to do so . but i want a new boa and the local pet store doesn't have any so i'm forced to look elsewhere . so i can use some advise on this subject if anyone can help i would greatly appreciate it . :P :P :P

THANKS!!!!!!!
RICK 8)

[Steve_M.]

go to kingsnake you can go through the breeder's list or check the classified's. when you find a snake you want go to fauna's B.O.I. and check out the seller just remember depending on where you live it may be to cold to ship now

[Panama_Red]

Hey Rick
Your in luck this site just happens to sell boas too, check them out Jeff has some nice stock.

[Steve_M.]

boy am I a dummy!! sorry Jeff forgot about you. yes Rick that would be a good way to go jeff has some real nice stuff you wouldnt have to worry about being ripped off and if boa's can be shipped in the cold Jeff know's how to do it

[tatdaddy]

hey now don't forget Clay. Also check out
www.redtailboas.com Tha t is were I got my boa from, it was shiped to my house next day and he was just fine.

Joshua

[Doug]

HI,
Winter  and Summer at the peaks can be nerve racking when ordering young snakes. The boa breeder can put a heat pack or a cool pack in the box that will warm or cool the animal for a couple days. Unless you live in an extremly vold climate they shoudl be fine
 I have purchased two boa's from C. english and have been extremly pleased  :Pwith the animals.Both came during the winter months and arrived in excelent shape
 Most pet stores frequently sell mostly common boa's  ::) that tend  to loose color as they age both of my snakes are improving with age.
   I have seen numerous horror stories about IBD,Mites,RI, and more from animals that have been in a dirty cages that are never cleaned in a pet store.Many pet store boa's are not caged at the right temps and humidty which can shut down their immune systems causing RI, Many reptile diseases take months to surface after you buy the animal.
yes it may cost you 24.oo to ship to your home a new baby snake but the quality,color, health and general value may be well worth the extra 24.00 and heck that first vet visit with a sick petstore boa can be much more than that.
  One thing I usally do is try to be home the day the boa arrives usally the next am, this works for the boa's so they don't set on the porch chillin and or warming up in that sun.
 Hey I'll use any excuse to be off...
 doug,
And finally here's what you can get on line,, try and find a reptile like this in a local pet store, and the price was the same as most regular boa's locally,, plus that shipping
http://photo.redtailboa.org/albums/my-pets/Rose_0915.sized.jpg
http://photo.redtailboa.org/albums/my-pets/RoseNov1102a.sized.jpg
http://photo.redtailboa.org/albums/my-pets/samuel0929.sized.jpg
http://photo.redtailboa.org/albums/my-pets/sam_nov1102b.sized.jpg

Your better of buying from Jeff or CLay..
 doug

oH yea I almost forgot, I didn't care what my first snake looked like when I started keeping boa's, now I am  more critical,,, your gonna be happier with the animal that looks exceptional instead of trading up every time you see something a little better at the pet store..  I haven't seen any snakes as nice as mine at the local petstore,, the local breeders at the pet stores are working with animals from the petstore's stock so the quality is mute, Jeff and CLay have an eye for that special snake baby and will only hold back what they consider the very best to be breeding stock for the next generation.. SOme of the animals they are selling are from several attempts to improve color and quality of the animals..  there are many good boa breeders online always ask for references , I trust people I know from my own experiences and reccomendations of others .. KNow your reptile breeder..
  Hehehe   I expect a royality check doug ;D