Cobalt Blue v. OBT v. King Baboon

[Travis K]

I forgot to mention that my OBT was a freebie, and I LOVE hers SOOOOOO FREAKIN MUCH. Thanks RYAN you rock like a rockstar!

 

[the nature boy]

My big L. parahybana is as docile as they come ONCE I get her out of her enclosure. Sits quietly on the hand, allows her abdomen and legs to be stroked...pretty much the same routine as my E. campestratus. Good eater, annihilates anything you care to doom to the confines of her enclosure. No need to retrieve boluses the next day. You'll enjoy yours.

--the nature boy

 

[gambite]

I have an L para around 4". I haven't tried to handle him but not because he's mean. It's because he's rediculously jumpy. He flips out all over the place when i open his cage so i think there'd be a serious jump-fall-splat risk or escape risk with any handling attempt.

Btw, it was only at this last 4" molt that he started getting his adult coloration. They hit puberty late...

Thats really odd, because mine, which went from just under 1" to just over 2" with this past molt, already has most of its colors.

 

[ballpython2]

I was thinking about getting one of the 'wilder' species of T sometime, and have narrowed it down to one of these. I like the blue color of the Cobalt Blue, but I figure that I will not see it much, being a pet hole and all. On the other hand, King Baboons get pretty big, but again I am not sure how often I would see it, and it lacks some of the cool colors. It is also a slower grower, IIRC. OBT has some cool colors, but I dont think they get too big. Also not sure on how much they are visible. I thought I heard that they were more webbers than burrowers, but not sure on that one.

Also, price is a bit of a factor. I would like to get one that is well-started, maybe somewhere around 2-3" or so. I think the OBT would be the cheapest, then the Cobalt, then the King, but I am not certain of the exact prices of each of these either....

So, what do you guys think?

Hands down you need to start with an OBT because anyone who loves Ts has at least one of these babies because they grow fast, beautiful orange colors, easy to breed, very inexpensive even as adults and have that basic defensive personality and they web a lot..not many Ts have all these great things about them get an OBT here are my male and female if you need more of a convincing lol...

 

[gambite]

Well, I am definitely convinced! OBT is now on my "NEED TO BUY!!" list.

 

[josh_cloud]

i just wanted to mention a few defensive t's that were passed over.
h. maculata and s. calceatum, that pair will get your blood pumping!
obt's are fun, and you never see h. lividums.