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I've kept various reptiles but never snakes and wanted to know if they are a good 'first snake'. What are the hardest parts of keeping them? thanks for any responses

kcaiman,
. The only difficult thing about Rainbow Boas is getting their cage temperature and humidity right. They are a good first snake if you are a person who can pay attention to the small details and provide them the right temperature and humidity.
Jeff

>>I've kept various reptiles but never snakes and wanted to know if they are a good 'first snake'. What are the hardest parts of keeping them? thanks for any responses

Realistically,

A Corn is the easiest of the snakes I have worked with. They are also the cheapest and are very active snakes. Boa Constrictor Imperators are also really nice too, except they can get quite large.

My young RB is a bit nippy, though that will change with time. I also live in New Orleans where ambient humidity is always 70-90%, meaning it doesn't take much to get the RB requirements just right.

Just MY opinions and experiences.

Good luck either way.
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2.0 Balls (Spot and Speck)
0.1 Colombian BCI (Belle)
1.0 Colombian Rainbow (Rex)

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I think it all depends on what you expect from your first snake.

Since your question is being asked on the "Rainbow Forum" I will assume you want to know about rainbows.

I only have had BRB's sine 4/02 and I am absolutely stuck on them. They are probably not a snake to sit queitly on you while you watch a movie. At least mine aren't. They are easily handled though. Mine don't even act like they will strike, with the exception of the babies. They are nippy for a month or so but aren't all species?

They aren't a display snake that hangs out for everyone to admire, except at night.

Their requirements are not hard to meet if you choose the proper enclosure and check on them frequently.