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i am looking to get a snake, and am wondering what are some types of small snakes(will stay close to 1 ft).if anyone has ANY information at all it would be greatly appreciated.
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The kinds of snakes that stay around 1 ft, are poor choices for beginners (or anyone else who doesn't want to lift boards to find snake food) since they require odd prey such as slugs, salamanders and so forth.
But there are a few types that stay between 2-3 ft that you may enjoy. Scroll down a few questions, to where someone asks about snakes for 10 gallon aquariums. (though I'd recommend a 20 gallon one with multiple hides) There are a few options there. A male kenyan sand boa might be perfect. Colorful, docile and 2 ft tops. (I think)
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a brown snake would be perfect for you.thay stay small eat earthworms and love the occasional slug or as many as you will give them.these were the first snakes I have ever kept(quite some time ago).i had a pair i found as babies out on a ranch that did great in a ten gallon.they ate small earthworms during the winter after i stocked up on them during the summer.durring the summer i gave them slugs all the time with the occasional earth worm so they wouldnt imprint on one food item.i kept them on corncob bedding at the time because i didnt know any better with a water dish big enough for the 2 to soak in and 2 hiding places made of flat rocks positioned about half an inch off the ground thanks to some plywood.do not use corn cob bedding ever as it can cause major impaction(although this never happened with the brown snakes).they thrived for a few years before we moved then i had to let them go.sorry for the long post.if you do keep these snakes then use a moist burrowing substrate.hope this helps.
nick