Hiya snake question help ?

Question

hiya i may be getting a snake for christmas i'm sorry it's a long way off yet but i am soooo exited any information would be appreciated and also what snakes are the cheapest lol sozzy i need a low priced one please no nasty comments

Answer 1

i know you have to have a license to have reptiles as pets

here is some information about snakes www.boatips.com

hope i helped

Answer 2

Yeah I agree $$$$$ amount is not the right idea! You can get a rattlesnake for cheapest but do you really want it? I know people that will give them to you for free! Check out http://www.anapsid.org for diferent breed info! Good Luck! There are also local rescues that have snakes that need homes! Contact me at [e-mail] and I can point you in the right direction!

Answer 3

well first of all snakes are not cheap by any means, unless you go out side and catch one, if you dont already have a tank or some kind of enclosure and everything else you need, you should be ready to spend up to 200.00 just to get started, then you have a food bill, and keep in mind that if you are going to get some kind of boa or python they grow and then comes new and better enclosure and everything it takes to keep right temps and humidity for your snake. Just to give you an idea i started out with a 20 gal tank that lasted about a year and i just spent almost 700.00 for a new enclosure, thermostat, heat panel. Snakes are a huge responsibility just like a dog, so dont think cheap.

Answer 4

They pretty much all good answers but I have to agree with "Ross R" the most.  

I would like to add my opinion, not from experience but from what i've been told (and I therefore stand to be corrected) that ball pythons can be problematic feeders.  That's one reason as to why I chose a red-tailed boa.  I know this can happen with any snake though.

Getting the (healthy) snake is usually cheap, it's the cage and accessories that are expensive and you CANNOT leave some things out or get them later.  If you want a snake you need to be prepared for ALL the costs involved.  But I can guarantee you that its all well worth it in the end.

Answer 5

I know you don't want nasty comments, but the initial price of the animal, especially for a first snake should really be irrelevant.  The cheaper they are, generally the more diseased they are the more problems you are going to have.  You should first research over the net, books, or even other yahoo answers for snakes.  The thought that snakes are a cheap pet is misleading, because while the snake you get may only be X dollars, you must take into consideration proper feeding and caging.  The typical beginner snake will cost much less than their minimum yearly food bill.

That being said, I'd start with a ball python that is specifically captive bred.  200,000 babies are imported every year.  These are the ones available at Petco, Petsmart, and most small reptile shops.  They come into the US with diseases more likely than not.  Find a local breeder (you can usually find one through Craigslist, you might need to post an ad though).  Ball pythons make good starters because, for the most part, they are extremely well behaved right out of the egg.  They eat great on live, though depending on the individual it may eat frozen thawed.  They stay relatively small as well, with the biggest of the biggest 6ft.

Answer 6

The cheapest snake will probably be a species that isn't best suited for you.

The best thing you can do is search the internet and read books about snakes to find out what species YOU like the best, and go for that.