hello, i have two iguanas right now and have alot of experience with lizards, but i have never owned a snake before and i have been thinking about getting one, but before i do i just would like to get some opinions on what a good snake to start off with would be?
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first snake
jay690045
Dec 11, 2006 03:32 PM
Replies (3)
viborero
Dec 11, 2006 10:05 PM
Check out newstorm's post a little ways down.
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Diego
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jhoward007
Dec 12, 2006 06:59 PM
Well the most common "first snake" are the Corns and Kings. I myself had (and still have) a Longnose as my first snake and it has been challenging since they are not mouse feeders. Buying Anoles each week can become pricey. My 2 new babies are corns (one hypomelanistic and one ghost) and they are much easier to work with and captive care seems to be a breeze compared to my Longnose. Its really going to come down to your preference as to what you like better, and always remember that each snake is an individual. Trust me, after having 2 4 foot long iguanas, the snakes are MUCH EASIER to handle.
Regards,
Jason
viborero
Dec 13, 2006 08:16 AM
Longnose are generally not hard to switch over to rodents. Have you tried scenting?
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Diego
SNAKES
4.3.0 Corn Snakes (Different morphs)
1.1.0 Everglades Rat Snakes
1.0.0 Baird's Rat Snake
1.2.0 Trans-Pecos Rat Snake
0.1.0 Amel Pacific Gopher Snake
1.0.0 Het Amel San Diego Gopher Snake
2.1.0 Sonoran Gopher Snake
0.1.0 Amel Sonoran Gopher Snake
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake
2.1.0 Gray Banded Kingsnakes (1.1 River Road, 1.0 Non-Locale Specific)
0.2.0 California Kingsnakes
0.1.0 Thayeri Kingsnake
0.1.0 Florida Kingsnake
1.0.0 Boa Constrictor
0.1.0 Dumeril's Boa
1.1.0 Rosy Boas (Mexican & Mid Baja)
1.1.0 Kenyan Sand Boas
0.1.0 Indonesian Dwarf Pacific Boa
0.1.0 Tangerine Honduran Milksnake
1.0.0 Honduran Milksnake
1.2.0 Ball Pythons
1.0.0 Woma Python
1.1.0 Cape York Spotted Pythons
1.1.0 Macklot's Pythons
1.0.0 Western Hognose
0.1.0 Blacktail Cribo
LIZARDS
1.0.0 Frilled Dragon
3.1.0 Bearded Dragons (2 Normal, 1 RedXGold, 1 Citrus)
0.1.0 Eastern Collared Lizard
0.1.0 Merauke Blue Tongue Skink
1.3.0 Leopard Geckos
1.0.1 Yellow Niger Uromastyx
1.1.0 Chuckwalla
0.1.0 Banded Gecko
FROGS
2.2.0 Southern Bell Frogs
1.0.1 Green Tree Frogs
1.0.0 Bubbling Kassina
1.1.1 White's Tree Frogs
0.0.2 Gold Frogs
