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05-Dec-07, 07:59 PM
|  | Regular Member | | | | who would recommend a bhp??
a while ago i was tossing up between a woma and a bhp and i ended up going with the woma (and dont regret it all, he is great and will certainly be getting more  ) as i was going to have limited space for enclosure and i was not too comfortable with owning a snake that grew to 2.5m. I have since seen a few bhps, fully grown and yearling, and the urge to own one has not left me and i am now not restricted with space.
Are they worth the space and the effort, i have heard they are just eating and pooing machines!! I think they are a beautiful animal and one love to own one but would hate to end up regretting it....
i would love some more experienced opinions, at the moment i am definitely leaning towards buying one, or a pair, soon.
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05-Dec-07, 08:02 PM
|  | Geek Subscriber | | | | First off, I always wanted bhps. Then I saw womas in the flesh and decided they were even better, so I wanted those more.
In the end, I got bhps first, womas second. I have to say that my female bhp is my favourite of all of my current collection and I would heartily recommend anyone to get a bhp :-)
As for being eating/pooing machines... no more than womas, in my experience! |
05-Dec-07, 08:04 PM
| | Regular Member | | | | | one down.....i wont need much more convincing!!!
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05-Dec-07, 08:05 PM
|  | Jellybean Club Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-06 Location: Hobbiton, Middle Earth. Gender:  | | | | BHP's don't eat as well as woma's as hatchies, in fact they can be very frustrating, make sure they are eating well before you buy and you won't look back.
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05-Dec-07, 08:05 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Vic Age/Gender: 56 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by David Evans  i have heard they are just eating and pooing machines!! I think they are a beautiful animal and one love to own one but would hate to end up regretting it.... | is your woma not an eating machine anyway? I know mine are |
05-Dec-07, 08:08 PM
| | Regular Member | | | | baxtor - he does eat very well and loves making a mess, but the impression i got was that a big bhp is just very messy! |
05-Dec-07, 09:20 PM
| | Regular Member | | | | | BUMP - More opinions please??? |
05-Dec-07, 10:57 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Alice Springs Gender: | | | I would highly recommend a BHP. I have friends who really aren't into snakes, but when they see my BHPs they go all goo goo gah gah. I don't know how many people have said they are my best looking snakes.
One thing, BHPs are very food oriented and if they are hungry can scare the pants off you if they think you are food 
I find they urinate a lot more than they defecate. I have to change the substrate in my BHP enclosures every other day. They seem to grow very quickly also. Got a pair of SA womas that are small compared to my BHPs which are about the same age. I would say they eat about the same amount.
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06-Dec-07, 03:16 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Hunter NSW | | | I always thought womas were on class two licence, so how do you get a woma before a BHP?
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06-Dec-07, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by garthy I always thought womas were on class two licence, so how do you get a woma before a BHP? | Depends where he lives, garthy. In QLD, womas are "restricted reptiles" and two of them can be kept on a normal recreational license. |
06-Dec-07, 03:24 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: sydney Gender: | | | | In NSW they are a class 2 animal....
Start with the BHP....I got my diamonds first and love them to death but they don't even hold a candle to my BHP's.
Always wanted one and now want as many as I can get. they are placid (mine are anyway) they grow at a good rate but they are expensive on the initial forkout.....They also have a dietry need of rats that are not too big. I have been advised to only feed them a Medium Rat at the biggest as they have a fatty problem that kills the snake eventually. Someone correct if I am wrong please....Have also been advised not to feed anything that has not been frozen for less than a month minimum.
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