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I have had a cornsnake already, and am interested is getting something a little different. My main constraints are that I want a snake that is very docile and that grows no larger than 4 to 5 feet. I've done my research, but i'd rather have some first hand input. I have been thinking about ball pythons and rosy boas. Any recommendations would be great.

You can try other colubrids such as milksnakes or Kingsnakes. If you are looking for somthing different other than your typical ball pythons, try Savu pythons. They don't get very large and as adults they are very sweet. They can be nippy as juveniles though. Also along those lines are Argentine Rainbow Boas.

I'm kinda partial to Ball Pythons - so there's my vote. But I also plan to get a rosy boa so I like them too. Another fav of mine are Kenyan Sand Boas. From what I've heard, any of those would be a great next choice.
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methinks that an "irian jaya" carpet python would make a good choice.they are smallish,colorful,not really very expensive(though more than most corn/kingsnakes),and unusual enough that your neighbor probably won't have one too.

Along those same lines...perhaps a Children's Python
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Balls are great, in my experience. I got my first one a year and a half ago, and they are quite neat to have. As long as you keep in mind the fact that some will go off-feed for months at a time. Do a lot of research on proper temps/setup, and you'll see that they are really not that demanding once you know what you need for them. And please buy from a good breeder; the ones in most pet stores are laden with horrible ticks, and then they try to get you to buy tick medication from them when they sell you a tick-ridden snake!
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>>I have had a cornsnake already, and am interested is getting something a little different. My main constraints are that I want a snake that is very docile and that grows no larger than 4 to 5 feet. I've done my research, but i'd rather have some first hand input. I have been thinking about ball pythons and rosy boas. Any recommendations would be great.

If 'Very Docile' is a serious constraint then I personally wouldn't recommend a ratsnake, or a Carpet python or a Children's python. They are active, can be tamed down, but don't meet the 'very docile' label in my book. These guys have some killer feeding responses and are not necessarily for the faint of heart.

Very docile to me is a rosy boa or sand boa. I would nix a Ball just because if you do the norm and get one at a shop you are getting a PITA half the time feeder that is really not gonna want to be out. To me they are shy, not docile out of choice. IF you get a well bred, eating BP you will have less of the pain but not all gone.
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