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Heys folks, at work they are pretty EZ about pets , we can actually bring in a small 10 gallon tank, and people have their pets sitting right on their desks. I absolutely love ball pythons but we all know that they need a much bigger enclosure furthermore I dont think that the staff will tolerate frozen mice in the freezer or worst yet live mice being suffocated at work. Is there a small snake that can fit in a 10 gallon all its life and that eats....crickets???

thanx

A snake should not be kept in a work environment, most people you work with might not have a phobia about snakes BUT chances are, that one person that does have a phobia will one day spot your cherished snake and totaly freak out

Unfortunately, our hobby needs to be kept behind doors in order to avoid any and all bad raps and therefore ad futher fuel to the ongoing bad publicity.

I too would love to have a snake tank on my desk and share my passion with all, it just doesnt work that way...

Good luck in your decision

BA

Im an executive chef and have always had one of my ball pythons in my office. It always made for awesome conversation. It also helped several people get over their fear of snakes. In the past I have had my snake deliveries come to my work since im there 80 plus hours/ week!!! If you can have pets at work...go for it!!!! Use it as a learning tool!!!

I agree with ballmorphsbymike just because some may have fears you should not have to hide what you enjoy. I am sure when it come to feeding it it can be done discreetly. A baby can go in a ten gallon tank just fine, It can stay there for at least a year, then you have a excuse to get another one every year.In a few years you could have a nice collection.

If you can get away with it, of course!

Once most people are exposed to a docile reptile, such as a ball python, they can catch the fever too!!!!!!!

Years ago……, 8?.... When I bought my first ball, my roommate was shaking and trembling when I coaxed her into holding the new baby, in the palm of her hand.
Iknona fit into a deli cup at that age!!!!
LOL! 6 months later, my friend bought her own. She became comfortable with watching me feed, service, and play with Ikona.
Ikona was such a laid-back snake, that she made many more friends than my roommate. Our roommate the following year also caught the disease. She ended up getting one too.

Only word of caution,,,,, don't ruin your snake's chance to impress, by giving it an unsecure enclosure!
I would think that a snake on the loose will rile up everyone into never giving it a chance.

N/P

If they're afraid of snakes, tell them to stay away from your workspace. Seriously.
What if someone is afraid fish or hamsters and someone else gets one? I bet no one would make a big deal then.

As for smaller snakes, I'm a sure a small garter snake or ribbon snake could live in a ten gallon for a while, and they usually eat fish and nightcrawlers.

Or a baby corn snake. They eat mice, but you can keep the frozen at home and just bring one in on feeding day.
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Reality sucks - but reality is what we have to live with - if your company allows it - yeah you could keep your snake at work - keep it's food at home and discretely feed it before going home in the evening.

However - as unfair as it may seem if you have someone at work that has a phobia of snakes or if someone gets hired later on down the line that has a phobia of snakes - you'll likely get asked to take it home. Thats life - don't make a big deal out of it because if you do - the company will likely take away all pet rights and then everyone will hate you and that makes work less enjoyable as well.
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Tosha
JET Pythons

Get you a brown snake ! They feed on earth worms and small insects . You can find them in the classifieds under other snakes , I saw some there the other day and I think they were around 35-50 $ . But it would be a good chose . The only thing I would say is I wouldn’t have a snake in a high traffic area it will cause to much stress . David

"I would rather be precisely wrong than approximately right"
Marion "Doc" Ford

Was thinking about the stress level myself. Could definately be an issue with a ball python. I was also going to suggest a sand boa. I am not up to date on them and are not sure what they eat. I do think they stay kinda small.
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well I rase and breed them ,they eat rodents my bigest breeder female eats ex,large mice . go to this link for VPI and look at thers .http://www.vpi.com/galleries/kenyan_sandboa_gallery . David

Rough Green!!! i love them. i have one at work and everyone loves him. they eat crickets. check the classifides or look at a show i see them all the time for 10-20 $. and a ten gallon is perfect for there entire life.
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Jeff Kearney
Orlando, FL

1.0.0 Blue Tongue Skink (Wolfgang)
2.7.0 Bearded Dragons (Too many to name)
1.0.0 Mali Uromastyx (Rex)
2.2.0 Ball Python (Ali, Gator, Para, Medic)
1.1.1 Leopard Gecko (Peanut, Almond, Iggy)
1.1.0 Fat-Tailed Gecko (Freddy, Brownie)
0.0.1 Corn Snake (Not sure yet)
0.0.2 Blue Phase Dumpys Tree Frog (Sticky, Squishy)

Totally agree!! Rough Green snake would have been my suggestion. They're bright snakes that would be gauranteed to catch your co-worker's eyes. Eat crickets most of their life.

A noisey work enviornment with people moving all aorund and phones ringing might be alittle to much for a ball python. But Melinda's idea is GREAT too. Catch the ball python fever! If you do decide not to settle and get a ball, just make sure you look up on it first on how to keep him comfortable.

I have one of my larger females in an aquarium in my room, tho most of my snakes live in racks, and I have black cloth lining 3.5 of the glass sides of it too keep her feeling more secure. (She's the only one I've done this for, some of my other snakes are on display in my living room, but she's older and been a rack snake all her life; call me retarded, but I just figured it'd be better for her).
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The only ting is Rough Green snakes are fast moving and are escape artist . And don’t have a very long life span , 3-6 years average , to my knowledge . But is still a good chouse . I would rather have a large brown snake , that eats worms and they are 30 $ and a different look . Just my 2 cents . David

"I would rather be precisely wrong than approximately right"
Marion "Doc" Ford

Yes, there are several species of snakes that can live their adulthood in a ten gallon tank. Rosy Boas, Hognoses, and possibly a Garder. Garders can eat feeder fish, but they can also get pretty long.

there is someone out there that is gonna have a phobia about any kind of pet...some fear rodents...some spiders...some even dogs and cats...there is never gonna be the perfect pet that no one fears...unless it is a pet rock...then i am sure someone will come along that is scared of that too

just buy a fake rubber snake and put it in your pocket. just pull it out when you feel like rubbing yuor snake

I am a secretary at a business and we have to boas here in the office and people who are scared of snakes still look at them. They are fed after hours but enjoy hanging out in the curtain rods.
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