I second that, Black Pines would be a great choice....

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Posted by Fred Albury on February 20, 2002 at 22:19:14:

In Reply to: black pine. n/p posted by chris peterson on February 20, 2002 at 21:00:32:

: : I'm 14 years old, and i want and indigo snake badly.obviously
: : that's not possible, because i have neither a permit, nor
: : $400 to spend on one. Does anyone know what could be a nice
: : "substitue" for one regarding size & resemblance until I'm old
: : enough to get an indigo? some king of black rat or kingsnake?
: : I want something that gets over six feet, but no biods.
: : any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

REALLY GOOD black pines are awesome snakes indeed, and by buying a Pituophis(Bull, pine, gopher snake, you put yourself in league with a bunch of people on the Pituophis forum who REALLY like their snakes and aren't just in it for the money. They're fanatics to be sure!:)
Black Pines are neat loking, with heavily keeled scales and dark color. IF you choose to get some, be very choosey who you buy from. Not all black pines are from parents that stayed all black, some have various degrees of pattern and white under the chin. I would PASS on these and instead demand ALL BLACK pines from ALL BLACK parents. they eat well, and grow like weeds. Next to Indigos...I like Pituophis best, so I am biased, but they are great snakes and very forgiving of mistakes(temp, food, handeling etc)

Good luck!!

Fred
(Aztec Reptiles)

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: : : I'm 14 years old, and i want and indigo snake badly.obviously : : : that's not possible, because i have neither a permit, nor : : : $400 to spend on one. Does anyone know what could be a nice : : : "substitue" for one regarding size & resemblance until I'm old : : : enough to get an indigo? some king of black rat or kingsnake? : : : I want something that gets over six feet, but no biods. : : : any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you. : : REALLY GOOD black pines are awesome snakes indeed, and by buying a Pituophis(Bull, pine, gopher snake, you put yourself in league with a bunch of people on the Pituophis forum who REALLY like their snakes and aren't just in it for the money. They're fanatics to be sure!:) : Black Pines are neat loking, with heavily keeled scales and dark color. IF you choose to get some, be very choosey who you buy from. Not all black pines are from parents that stayed all black, some have various degrees of pattern and white under the chin. I would PASS on these and instead demand ALL BLACK pines from ALL BLACK parents. they eat well, and grow like weeds. Next to Indigos...I like Pituophis best, so I am biased, but they are great snakes and very forgiving of mistakes(temp, food, handeling etc) : Good luck!! : Fred : (Aztec Reptiles)

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