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mikefedzen
at Thu Apr 7 20:47:28 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mikefedzen ]
A 10 gallon tank is big enough for all those snakes listed minus the anaconda...
And every snake acts differently, you can't just say "milk snakes don't bite so I'll get one of those". A snake is still a wild animal regardless of where it's at, if it's in a 10 gallon tank it's just a wild animal currently trapped and it's going to try to escape. That also means there is potential you'll get bit if you provoke the snake, some snakes are quicker to bite than others.
If you just plan on keeping a snake for a little while, for starters it's probably going to cost at least $60.... and that's just for the snake (especially if you plan on going to a PetCo...), you'll need a tank with a lid that doesn't have gaps that the snake could fit through, you'll need some form of heat on half of the enclosure this way the snake will digest food better and it's better for snakes to be able to choose what temperature they wanna be at. You also have to remember to feed a snake it will cost money... You'll need to buy some form of substrate for the floor of the enclosure... A water bowl...
I'd say go for a corn snake, most will suggest that for a good starter snake. They start off small, and they can get to 4 feet but they're more friendly than the majority of the small milk snakes or kingsnakes or green anacondas. 
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Mike
KingPin Reptiles
www.kingpinreptiles.com
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RE: snake description - mikefedzen, Thu Apr 7 20:47:28 2011