I would go with a corn snake... In the conditions you've set up for him/her, the snake will THRIVE. Corns are awesome because they're super handleable, very docile and well tempered, and incredibly easy to feed. I actually have fun with my corn at feeding time now... I take him out of his big home and put him in a 10 g tank with a metal top I keep especially for feeding. Then I open the latch and I dangle the mouse in using tongs and he STRIKES it and coils around it and then gobbles it up. (I feed f/t btw.) He's about 4 1/2 feet long and pounds back adult mice without a problem. Very cool...



Plus, my corn gets very active and is actually out quite a bit. I have him in my room, so there's no real 'traffic' except for me. And I think he's come to accept my presence. Often, rather than using his hide, he lays around on top of it. I use an UTH and a heat lamp to get the proper temps (just one or the other didn't work)... The only times he's really inactive is 2-3 days after feeding. But then I take him out for a little roam around the room (supervised, of course) and he's back to his regular self.



I myself was thinking about getting a ball python at one point but decided I'd rather get another corn snake or two. Balls are great, and I will no doubt one day get one, but colubrids in general have stolen my heart. =)





Stephan.

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