Best Beginner Snakes as Pets
December 21st 2009 15:55
When you're thinking about a pet snake, you want to make sure that you keep in mind your experience with snakes. You don't want to just jump into keeping snakes and purchase a Burmese python or even a red tail boa. They're just big snakes. They don't make the best pets if you're not experienced with big snakes.
There are many snakes that are great for beginners, so don't think that you're limited to one or two snake species and just a few colors, but in reality you still have many options that you can choose from.
Ball pythons are great and generally the first option, but they can have feeding issues, which isn't necessarily the best option if you're not willing to deal with a snake who may not eat up to and sometimes over 6 months just because you upgraded the enclosure or the temperatures dropped a little before you could adjust it.
King snakes, corn snakes, milk snakes, house snake, and garter snakes are good options. All are relatively small and easy eaters. The rosy boa and sand boa are newer in the pet market, and are not always found in pet stores but are more commonly found from breeders.
There are many snakes that are great for beginners, so don't think that you're limited to one or two snake species and just a few colors, but in reality you still have many options that you can choose from.
Ball pythons are great and generally the first option, but they can have feeding issues, which isn't necessarily the best option if you're not willing to deal with a snake who may not eat up to and sometimes over 6 months just because you upgraded the enclosure or the temperatures dropped a little before you could adjust it.
King snakes, corn snakes, milk snakes, house snake, and garter snakes are good options. All are relatively small and easy eaters. The rosy boa and sand boa are newer in the pet market, and are not always found in pet stores but are more commonly found from breeders.
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