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My collection is big enough now to when ever I thaw a mouse or rat out there's usually at leat a few takers, but there are instances that I have to discard a rodent because they're not hungry. I was thinking about adding a new species to my collection. Something that will gobble up any mice I would've had to discard. What would you guy and girls recommend adding that wouldn't get too large? I like Hondurans, but haven't done much research on them yet. I also think it would also be fun to breed another species, so what makes a good garbage disposal, is hardy, doesn't get too big, is somewhat easy to breed, and of course is pleasing to the eye? Thanks for your input.
Chris

florida kingsnake! Be ready for some poop
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i'm not over weight i'm under tall

how about one of the short tailed pythons. different colors (and species) to choose from.
joe

...if its mice only, and no rats, go with one of the antaresia types. my childrens python is always hungry.
joe

I agree with the childrens python as a garbage disposal.
Any size mouse or a small rat are devoured immediately by mine. Never any waste with them around.

I do like the short tails, but my racks are set up with 32 quart tubs and thats even pushing it for the balls as far as space. My first "real" snake was a childrens python. They are the coolest little guys. Mine managed to escape (before I got racks) twice. One time for a month and another time for 2 months!!! I had an old plastic tree trunk that I decided to take out of his cage, but I kept it just incase. I stored it in a junk cabinet and found him inside of it the second time he escaped for 2 months. I ended up trading him for a red tail. I miss that little guy.
Chris

I purchased a black throated monitor for that purpose last year.

Corn snake.
They are ALWAYS up for a meal. I had one take 4 adult mice once.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

Cornsnakes are very docile but when hungry they will gladly come out of their box to take the prey. LOL

They make great garbage disposals.
Mine will easily switch between mice and rats. I have a large adult male that recently took a weaned rat.

Besides, there are so many beautiful color and pattern morphs available.
The only negative......as with many of the colubrids, they poop and poop and poop!!

Brian

I would have to agree. I've had two of them for a few years now and neither one of them has ever missed a meal. They'll eat just about anything you throw at them, or at least mine do. Just don't feed them too much because they will eat and eat and eat and pig out forever.
Their color morphs are not as extreme or fascinating as the ball morphs, but they are still cool and some interesting combos can be made with them.
Let us know what you decide on.

if you want a garbage disposal get a monitor.
May I ask what you keep and have kept in the past?
If you haven't already I would try out the Brazilian Rainbow Boa, Not too large, easy to keep, great eaters (at least in my experience)
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1.0 cb pastel bp
1.0 cb high contrast albino bp(Russo Line)
0.2 cb normal bp
0.1 cb Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 cb Hogg Island Boa
0.1 cb Cyclops Mt./jaya GTP
1.0 cb aru GTP
0.1.0 cb OS High Yellow GTP(Russo Line)
0.1 cb savanna monitor
1.0 wc scottish terrirer

an Alliigator would work but they go off feed in the winter,But the Fla Kingsnakes are eatting machines as are all Getula,and the cornsnakes also a good choice......Chris

A corn, childrens python, burm, and redtails. I loved the childrens and I'm thinking about adding one of them. I do love the brazilian rainbows, but I don't want anything that I can't put in my 32Qt rack system.

n/p

Even if the mouse or rat is rancid or on the heat tape all day they will love it! Just one savanah, white throat, black throat or Argentine tegu and you are all set.

>>Even if the mouse or rat is rancid or on the heat tape all day they will love it! Just one savanah, white throat, black throat or Argentine tegu and you are all set.

Or even a nice tree monitor...They may be a little higher priced than you had in mind,but they are really fascinating animals
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Charles Glaspie

Agreed!
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• Chelsea Lynn Gardiner
(and Frank M. Wood)

Snapping turtle. They'll eat anything from pinkies to large rats, it doesn't even have to be that fresh.

Vic

I have a California King that I bought as a pet 13 years ago that readily takes excess mice or small rats anytime offered.

A nice brooks kingsnake. They will eat and eat and eat anything you have left over. Here's a pretty girl.

Gentle, large but not too large, and easy to breed.
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That is nice!!!!

Anery Brooksi X Goini king.

Or this sulfur brooksi?

Or this big normal female?

Or the ol'mixed bag....Hypo, Axanthic, and Ghost.

Trust me, you will get hooked on them as well. Then you will have a dozen garbage disposals. lol.
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Beeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuutiful,
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Kyle
www.royalvariations.com

"be safe, be happy and dont let anyone make you afraid" David Coverdale

>>Beeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuutiful,
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>>Kyle
>>www.royalvariations.com
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>>"be safe, be happy and dont let anyone make you afraid" David Coverdale
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monitors… aka garbage disposals

get a couple colors of brooks and breed the pair.

they eat anything and everything including you
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but I throw my uneaten mice and rats into my box turtle pen, I pull most of the skin off to make things easier and they peck at the road killlike rancid rodents like it's a special treat and eat all but the biggest bones.
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Jeff Benfer
You'll get your regius's to the wall, man!
1.0 pastel Python regius
0.1 mojave Python regius
0.1 normal Python regius
0.2 Terrapene carolina thriunguis
2.3 Terrapene carolina carolina
4.1 Kinosternon baurii
1.1 Malaclemys terrapin terrapin
2.1 Ambystoma tigrinum
0.2 Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis
1.0 anerythristic Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis
1.1 Iowa snow Thamnophis radix
1.1 heterozygous for amelanistic,carmel, and stripe Pantherophis guttatus
0.1 anerythristic motley Pantherophis guttatus

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Happy Herping,
Jody Barnes
Royal Kreationz

My snakes aren't fat, they're big boned.