Hello!
For the past two or three years, I've been researching various species of snakes and their care, and there are several species I have fallen in love with. I feel like I have the knowledge, resources, time and space to provide a really good home to a pet snake.
However, before I can confidently bring a snake home, I have to absolutely ensure that I can do so safely without risking the well-being of my three pet cockatiels.
At the moment, I live in a one bedroom apartment, and the three birds live in the living room. My plan would be to keep the snake in the bedroom. I would have s securely locking enclosure AND I would want to take measures to try and escape-proof the bedroom itself (I've read it is possible to do this, but I have yet to find the details on how to do this). I would
not have the birds and snake out together.
However, my husband is still somewhat wary about getting a snake. He has agreed to us getting a snake when we buy a house, but that may take a while... His main concern is that the snake would get out of its enclosure and try to each one of our birds.
For this reason, I have I have started putting my research into smaller species of snakes (rather than, say, a ball python). I've really fallen in love with rosy boas and Kenyan sand boas, and I think they would be a good fit for us. (I also really love corn snakes, but I worry about their reputation as escape artists). Based on my research, both of these small boa species would in turn, take smaller feeder sizes.
However, I know that I'll need to reassure my husband. And so, even in his nightmare scenario of a snake getting out of his/her enclosure, getting out of the bedroom, and going into the same room as the birds, would a smaller snake such as a rosy boa or Kenyan sand boa even see a bird the size of a cockatiel as food? I'll attach an link to an image here
for size reference (note: this is not my cockatiel, just a reference photo).
I guess ultimately
what I am asking is this: are rosy boas or kenyan sand boas small "enough" to pose little to no threat to a cockatiel? How do cockatiels compare to the average feeder mouse size for these two species? Is there an alternative snake species that you think would better suit this situation?
Thank you in advance! Any knowledge/experience/wisdom is much appreciated!
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