Ball Pythons for newbies?

[ThatPetPerson]

Hi everyone! I'm very interested in snakes! I'm a young teen and I've never owned a snake and the snakes I'm looking into are Ball Pythons and Corn snakes. I'm not getting a snake for a long time but I want to be prepared and well educated when I do. So what is the care required for ball pythons? My main concerns are what to house them in, ease of handling and what to use as a heating source (main concern). If anyone could clear these things up for me that would be amazing!

[Ballchris]

get the ball python manual u can download it on kindle for like 5.99 it really helped me with my first snake. she's settling in quit nicely now im going on week 2 of having her and she seems happy and i owe it all to the great people here and that manual, also youtube is a great place see people set ups there quiet a few ways to do it just takes a little research, and remember there is no stupid questions just ask them.

[fishingfool]

Houseing depends on your needs a lot of people who have more then a couple snakes like racjs with tubs but pet owners who only have one or two tend to keep them in display tanks they like a hot spit on one side between 85 and 90 and a cool end around 75 or 80 humidity should be between 60 and 70 bump it up to 80 when in shed and a hide on both sides hot amd cold. that's all for the bps i know nothing about corn snakes now you need to choose live feeding or Frozen thawed i myself perfer live less danceing rats and a more interesting feeding day now the most important thing with live feeding is size of prey to the size of the snake a bp should eat something the size of the thickest part of its body about once a week but they tend to skip meals and also the feeding responce your snakes has will also be determining frozen thawed or live is the snake a agro feeder that nails things in seconds or is it a shy snake that barly eats who may end up hurt from a agro rat also mice are only.good for picky eatters who are young you are better off feeding pinky rats to young snakes tho as its hard to switch of from live mice to live rats pine and ceader is poisen to snakes to keep your feeders in aspin or paper bedding the snake will be fine on newspaper paper towles or my fave is fir bark mixed with coconut fibers

[FluffyGerbil]

Fishing fool has some good advice. ^w^

Plus both are relatively easy to house. I think the biggest thing you should be looking for now is personality. Just like different breeds of dogs, each species of snake has its own unique character. Balls are less outgoing than corns. They're like shy Lapdogs in my experience. Corns are incredibly curious and hard to keep still! They're also natural born escape artists so watch out. ;3

[EL Ziggy]

I haven't kept corns, but I've kept BP's, and now I keep a few king snakes and bull snakes. Kings and corns are pretty similar. BP's are nice but they're not very active. I enjoy watching and handling my colubrids more. The husbandry is pretty straightforward for both. Tank, tub, or pvc housing works but I probably wouldn't put the BP in a tank without modifications for humidity. You can use a radiant heat panel, uth, or che as a heat source just make sure it's regulated with a reliable thermostat. Best wishes with whatever you choose.