A possible gift?

[Psyche]

My sister will be nine this year and ever since i had gotten my BRB she's LOVED snakes. I'm considering getting her one as a birthday gift and i'd like to know which kind would be easiest for her. Opinions?

[alessia55]

Corn snakes are great snakes for young children.

[alessia55]

Also lots of colors for her to pick from. Easy care too, so she can be responsible for it.

[Psyche]

Mmkay that's what i was thinking, thank you :)

[alessia55]

You could take her to a reptile expo and let her pick out a corn snake of her choice. Give her a budget and she can ask breeders what corn snakes they have and what price etc. She'll feel more responsible if she gets to pick it out herself and figure out the budget etc. she's at the right age to learn that sort of stuff too. You can teach her the set up, etc. And corn snakes are easy husbandry and care, so she can be responsible for it too :)

[Gungirl]

Corn snake all the way. I gave my 5yr old our first 1 and he is doing great with it. He even feeds it and everything.

[Psyche]

How much do they generally go for?

[Gungirl]

You can easily get a lot of morphs for $20each at an Expo

[alessia55]

Yup, lots of nice corn snakes go for as little as $20 :)

[Psyche]

Oh nice ^_^ i found this lady selling hers for $80 o.o

[alessia55]

Oh nice ^_^ i found this lady selling hers for $80 o.o

oh geez. That's expensive... or it depends on the morph it was. Take her to an expo- you'll find lots of availability, choice, and all at good prices

[Psyche]

How do you find out when the next reptile expo is?

[alessia55]

How do you find out when the next reptile expo is?

What state are you in?

[Psyche]

California

[youngster]

Hands down corn snakes. I have 3 and they are insanely easy to take care of.
I bought my first one for $45 online then my pair for about $75 each at an expo.
(the pair are pretty designer morphs though)

[alessia55]

When is her birthday? I found the next expo near you to be this one:

Herp World Expo
July 21-22, 2012 - SAN JOSE
344 Tully Road, San Jose, CA, Pavilion Hall

[youngster]

There's also the SDRSS in San Diego June 30-July 1

[Psyche]

That's awesome! Her birthday is in march but i'm sure if i gave her a stuffed animal IOU she'll be ecstatic ^_^ how much does it cost to get in? O.o

[alessia55]

That's awesome! Her birthday is in march but i'm sure if i gave her a stuffed animal IOU she'll be ecstatic ^_^ how much does it cost to get in? O.o

http://www.herpworldexpo.com/art/greenfrog2.jpg

website: HERP WORLD EXPO (http://www.herpworldexpo.com/)

[Psyche]

Yea i just checked it haha >_< thank you guys SOOOOO much

[youngster]

Yea i just checked it haha >_< thank you guys SOOOOO much

That's what we're here for :)