looking to buy a snake for the first time!!

[promdom]

i have a leopard gecko and am currently looking to get a snake. im glad to be a part of the board and the useful info it provides!!

[promdom]

i am looking to buy a snake for my first time. i currently have a leopard gecko and would like to expand and get a snake as well. i have a tank available. its about 2 feet long, a foot and a half tall, and a foot from back to front. i will post pictures. i am wondering what type of snake would be suitable for this terrarium. i currently have fish in it but they will soon be gone to a new home. i was looking into ball pythons and corn snakes mainly but would prefer a ball python because i hear they are more friendlier. im all ears to any suggestions or comments!! thanks!!

[infernalis]

http://www.thamfriends.com/mat.jpg

[presspirate]

Hello, and welcome Aboard! I personally would recommend a corn for your first snake in that tank. Corns are great first snakes, as they are very active,easy to feed and they do not have the temperature and humidity requirements of a Ball. Aquariums are notorious for not being able to hold heat or humidity. Having had my say, you are sure to find lots of help and useful information here. Best of luck to you!

[nanna]

I have both a 2 1/2 year old ball and 9 young corn snakes. It greatly depends on the personality of the snake my ball is a sweet heart and most of my corns tolerate being held and bugged with no problem but I also have one corn that freaks out if I reach my hand even in the tank. They are both great animals.

[infernalis]

That would make a sweet garter tank.....

http://www.reptard.info/showpost.php_files/xmas1.jpg

[percey39]

Wow that garter is AWESOME!!!!

[SnakeyJay]

personally id go for the corns for a first snake as they allow you to build up the basic skills needed to care for and handle snakes... however id go and get a cheap vivarium rather than an aquarium as snakes are escape artists and aquariums arnt built to keep them from escaping. good luck with choosing your snake x

[shaunyboy]

hello and welcome

cheers shaun

[Freebody]

:Wow: WoW i dont think you have posted one of them before? if so how dont i rememebr that beauty!! amazing! OH Welcome to the forum, corns, garters would be best for a fish tank i think, like already stated, ball pythons would have a little more problems with heat and humidity for that tank you have. have you considered a carpet python, the tank would not be a perminent home but they are Great snakes to own :)

[Will0W783]

Wayne, what kind of garter is that? That's absolutely stunning! Promdom, hello and welcome.

[infernalis]

:Wow: WoW i dont think you have posted one of them before? if so how dont i rememebr that beauty!! amazing!

Wayne, what kind of garter is that? That's absolutely stunning! .


That's "Rudolph" he's an Albino Thamnophis Radix, AKA Plains Garter snake.

he's been posted multiple times in my garter snake thread.

[Nafun]

Here's some quick pros and cons.

Ball Pythons:
Lazy
Will outgrow that enclosure.
High temperature and humidity requirements.
Can be difficult feeders (I have four, they all have very specific eating habits that they won't tolerate deviation from).

Corn Snakes:
Will be fine in that enclosure.
Lower heat and humidity requirements.
Active.
Not as docile as Balls.



I, however, recommend garter snakes. They're friendly, more active than you can imagine, and the cutest little buggers you can imagine.

All snakes are different though, and there's no guarantee that a bp will be lazy, or that a corn will be nippy, etc.

One thing to note if you decide on a Ball Python.

They can be very finicky eaters. They are imprint feeders, that means they get in a habit of having it their way and don't like change. I have four, and each has to be fed a different way.

An adult Ball that will only take live rats can get expensive fast, especially if you don't have a cheap source.