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I am a proud owner of three veiled chameleons and a couple of golden bell frogs. I have always loved looking and and feeling snakes on my hands, but the mother will not permit a snake, not at all!!!
What is a close relative of the milksnake?
I honestly don't know squat about snakes, but i do have a fia rbit if reptile experience keeping chameleons for just under a year now, and they aren't an easy animal to keep!!
Milksnakes arent venemous, are they?
They have very pretty colours and I can acquire one for fairly cheap around here, and I know for sure they cost leses to keep than a chameleon. How much on average do they eat (juvi and adult)?
What would be the space demands on one of these guys through its life?

I'm asking you guys sum questions first before i get excited or blow time researching something i won't need the knowledge for (not that it's bad ot know stuff!)

anyway thanks alot

>>I am a proud owner of three veiled chameleons and a couple of golden bell frogs. I have always loved looking and and feeling snakes on my hands, but the mother will not permit a snake, not at all!!!
What is a close relative of the milksnake?
I honestly don't know squat about snakes, but i do have a fia rbit if reptile experience keeping chameleons for just under a year now, and they aren't an easy animal to keep!!
Milksnakes arent venemous, are they?
They have very pretty colours and I can acquire one for fairly cheap around here, and I know for sure they cost leses to keep than a chameleon. How much on average do they eat (juvi and adult)?
What would be the space demands on one of these guys through its life?

I'm asking you guys sum questions first before i get excited or blow time researching something i won't need the knowledge for (not that it's bad ot know stuff!)

anyway thanks alot>>

Milk snake are not venemous. They are very pretty. Some are very wiggly and you have to hold on to them for dear life. On average they eat an appropiate size mouse once a week or so.And are any where between 3-6 feet. Depends on the type of snake. Having never owned or taken care of chameleons, they sound like alot of work compared to most snakes.
YOU MUST DO HOMEWORK if you want to get into snakes. They are not a "spur of the moment" type of pet.
If you want a great beginner snake then consider corn snakes. They are much more docile with handling. I have a tangerine honduran milk and he was a nervous wreck when I got him with handling/eating. My corns are much more mellow when it come to handling but my milk is calming down.
What ever you decide....DO YOUR RESERCH..

Research is definetly require for ANY reptile, as some chameleon owners we talk to on the chameleon forum didnt know...their animals die the first week without months of internet research and question-asking.
I talked to my mom about getting any kind of snake and she got very mad that I would even think of it...so i don't think i'll bother researching, cause i cant get one anyway!
thanks for the help

Don't feel bad, when I was younger when I still live at home I thought of getting a snake, my parent freaked out also. They said if I got a snake, then I would have to start paying rent. I got a snake and started paying rent. Take your mom to a show or pet store and try to get her to hold a snake, maybe a milk, corn, or king. Make sure it is a docile one. Tell her that they are the easiest pet to take care of. My snakes are no trouble at all. My cats are more work. Good luck, but do not push too hard.

Derek