BHP questions

[beardy_boy99]

heyy everyone,
As some of you may know, some time soon i will be getting my first snake. Now i know how big BHP's get(around 3m i pressume) but are they OK for a first snake, disregarding the prices?. My mum wants 1 becuase of their head shape and she thinks they look cool so i have some things i need to ask:
Enclosure size for an adult?
Can you use a click clack for a hatchy/juvy?
What and how often do you feed juvy's/fully grown adults?
Do they need UV?
Is there any breeders in VIC?
What price would you be looking at for a hatchy in VIC?
Cheers and thanks in advance
(sorry for the long post)

[beardy_boy99]

Also any pics of them and enclosure pics for adults juvys are greatly appreciated
Cheers

[Armand]

Originally Posted by beardy_boy99

heyy everyone,
As some of you may know, some time soon i will be getting my first snake. Now i know how big BHP's get(around 3m i pressume) but are they OK for a first snake, disregarding the prices?. My mum wants 1 becuase of their head shape and she thinks they look cool so i have some things i need to ask:



Enclosure size for an adult? around the 4-6 foot.

Can you use a click clack for a hatchy/juvy? yes until they outgrow it.

What and how often do you feed juvy's/fully grown adults? around once a week for juvies and once every 10 days for adults.

Do they need UV? no

Is there any breeders in VIC? Melissa Shine (Simple on APS)

What price would you be looking at for a hatchy in VIC? I think around 1000

Cheers and thanks in advance No worries
(sorry for the long post)

well mine is really easy to care for and has never bitten or been aggressive (other than feeding time) so i wouldnt say that they are bad first pets.. but they are very different to all other aussie snakes (other than the woma i presume) so make sure you know pretty much everything about them.

send me a pm if you need anymore help :-)

[Duke_jensen]

I keep mine in six foot enclosure's with a half wall in the middle to give a better temp gradient, yeah a click is good for a hatchie but they grow fast

[beardy_boy99]

Thanks heaps, I dont care about the price it would be 2.5-3 years before i get 1 so i will probably know ALOT by then, Cheers
Any1 else?

[Armand]

2.5 years is a good time mate.. heaps of time to get the best stuff and get the best of snakes.. i recogmend getting a juvie around the age of 6 months so they arn't snappy and then get them growing and it will turn out perfect.. all i can say is take your time and dont rush it.. and save up (and if you work then ask your boss if you can work overtime, i asked him and i got double the amount of money a week)..

[beardy_boy99]

NA armand im only 12, lol , gonna be saving up for a long time, not 100% sure on getting a BHP first though, i want a b and g jungle, a stimson then if we have the room for sure the next thing will be a BHP, lol just thought about it then ill have a morelia, anterisia and an aspidites, lol
Cheers

[beeman]

as a first snake you cant go past a stimmi, they are in general
good handlers and after you have had one for a while and got used to handling
it then go for a jungle or black head, but be aware that jungles can be a bit snappy at times
and black heads are absolute darlings as long as there is no food about

[beardy_boy99]

I am aware of jungles being snappy sometimes, looking to try to avoid that somehow a will be getting a stimmy 1st or 2nd, for sure. thanks beeman
HAPPY NEW YEAR PPLZ
cheers
dylan

[Armand]

lol soz i didnt know bout the antarsia and morelia.. they are all great snakes and all make wonderful pets.. probably better to start with a childrens/stimmi or my fav a spottie and then move on to morelia or aspidites..

[Armand]

i forgot to mention that i have posted 2 pics of my bhp on this web.. just click on Photos on the right side where it says my location and join date.. they are quite old but he has only gone brighter and much larger since then and ill update it sometime this week..