Which Snake makes a good pet Please?

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Answer 1

Well if your a beginner a ball python their alote more well behaved....corn snakes,king snakes,etc. those are escape artist they have to be watched...and their feisty and darty as in fast.....So good luck

Answer 2

Maybe a grass snake darling.

Answer 3

it all depends on your experience with snakes and how much room you have. if you ant a semi cheap snake that is on the smaller size you could geta corn or kingsnake they are both good snakes for first time owners and are fairly calm and easy to handle. if you are mor experienced and want a very large snake youcould look into a red tailed boa. they are easy to find atmost pet stores but will get very large and cost more o house and feed. hope thi helps. : )

Answer 4

Hello; while there are many different snakes that make good pets; I would highly recommend a Rosy boa. They are incredibly docile, one of the easiest snake species I’ve ever cared for, small come in several different colors and localities, and all around are a wonderful (albeit often overlooked) snake. Here is a short general care sheet that I’ve typed out; hopefully this will help if you have any questions on these guys. :)

Temperament: They are very calm, slow-moving snakes. Generally quite docile, most are fine with handling, and they rarely, if ever, bite people. Mine have all been content to find a comfortable place on my hand, neck or lap and just hang out, unlike colubrids (like Kingsnakes or Cornsnakes); which always seem to have somewhere to go. ;)

Life expectancy: When properly cared for, a Rosy boa can live 20+ years in captivity.

Size: Males average 1.5-2.5 feet, females are generally 2.5-3.5 feet, some a tad larger, but never more then 4 feet.

Feeding: start babies on mice pinks, and build up to one large mouse per week for adults. The general rule of thumb is to feed a rodent about the same in diameter as the widest part of your snake’s body. They are generally quite enthusiastic feeders; I have never had one that was a reluctant eater.

Humidity: This is a really low humidity desert species. A small water dish is fine on the cool side of the tank, but misting is completely unnecessary for these guys.

Temperature: Mine have done best with a basking temperature in the high eighties, around 87-89 degrees, with an ambient (background) temperature of 77-80. This can be achieved by use of under-tank heating pads, incandescent heat bulbs, or ceramic heat emitters.

Cage size: a 20 gallon tank is ideal for a single adult, but a 10 gallon is adequate. Just make SURE the lid of the cage is very secure, as these guys are amazing escape artists.

Substrate: Mine have done best on eco-earth by zoo-med, as long as it is COMPLETELY dry before putting it in my snake's cage. Paper towels, aspen bedding, or even reptile sand (as long as you feed your snake in a separate container to prevent sand ingestion) also works very well.

For further reading on Rosys; I would highly recommend visiting http://www.rosyboa.com . :)

Other good species would be Kenyan Sand boas, Ball pythons, Corn snakes, King snakes, and Childrens pythons.

I hope this helps, and if you’d like any more information at all on this species or on any of the species I named; please feel free to message me and I’d be more than happy to assist you. :)

Good luck on your snake search!

Answer 5

For a first time snake owner kingsnakes, cornsnakes, and milksnakes all make good pets.  A lot of pet shops will tell you that ball pythons make good first time snakes but they really don’t ball pythons take specific humidity requirements and ball pythons can go on really long hunger strikes (like for a year) which by the end of it both snake and owner are stressed out.  kings, corns, and milks can tolerate handling and don’t need a whole lot of humidity.  And they are usually docile snakes.

Good luck!