My next snake.. What should it be? - Page 2

Terranaut · 09-05-13, 05:58 PM

Ask your fiance if he likes this.....

Carpets are my favorite. The eat while hanging and love to climb. They are big enough to be impressive but are medium bodied and not very heavy. They can be nippy as babies ( not all are) but most calm down with a bit of handling.

Mikoh4792 · 09-05-13, 06:00 PM

One of my favorites as well. I like all morelia.

**EL Ziggy** · 09-05-13, 06:45 PM

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To be honest, I have a phobia of california kingsnakes. Every one I've gotten would bite me in a feeding response out of nowhere during handling. Never a defensive bite, but always a feeding response bite.

Neither my Cal king nor MBK have ever struck at or attempted to bite me. Granted they're only 11 months and 5 months old. They do go into a bit of a frenzy at feeding time but they've never bitten the hand that feeds them (with long tongs).

Mikoh4792 · 09-05-13, 08:28 PM

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Neither my Cal king nor MBK have ever struck at or attempted to bite me. Granted they're only 11 months and 5 months old. They do go into a bit of a frenzy at feeding time but they've never bitten the hand that feeds them (with long tongs).

Lucky you and anyone else that has the same experience lol. It doesn't even have to be feeding time for me. My king will be crawling through my hands and the second I feel her nose rub against my skin I know she's going to open her mouth and start gnawing on me. I don't mind the bite, but the thing is she doesn't let go and chews! My albino cali king I used to own several years back used to be worse.

DeadlyDesires · 09-05-13, 09:24 PM

ugh! thats a gorgeous carpet.. they are deff on my list of snakes to get lol... i have a feeling im going to overwhelm my fiance with all the snakes i want to get lol and he has only his bp and his corn lol

sharthun · 09-05-13, 10:42 PM

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Lucky you and anyone else that has the same experience lol. It doesn't even have to be feeding time for me. My king will be crawling through my hands and the second I feel her nose rub against my skin I know she's going to open her mouth and start gnawing on me. I don't mind the bite, but the thing is she doesn't let go and chews! My albino cali king I used to own several years back used to be worse.

Wow

Did you hook train them? The cali is definitely on my list. Another underrated king is the prairie king. I've kept several prairie 's and all have been very laid back.

slowhite03 · 09-05-13, 10:51 PM

I've never had my kings but me except when I first got one and during feeding time by the other.

Awaiting Abyss · 09-06-13, 07:27 PM

Which carpet python breed would you say is less likely to bite and tolerates handling more?

Would you consider an ETB or a GTP to make a better pet as far as handling goes? I'm prepared for any type of difficulty. I won't be getting the snake for a while, because I always do a lot of research before rushing into buying an animal.

I've noticed some places say that rosy boas should not have a water bowl and only be offered water, that they should have a small water bowl, or that they need one large enough to take a dip in. Which do you find to be best?

I haven't researched garter snakes much, but I was told that they only eat fish? -I don't remember who told me that.. Probably the same person who told me that I shouldn't get a western hognose because they never accept rodents and I'd have issues finding toads in the winter. :P lol

@Terranaut: Yep he does. Beautiful snake by the way.

smy_749 · 09-06-13, 07:36 PM

Garters eat fish, worms, slugs, rodents, frogs, salamanders, whatever....not just fish

ETBS and GTPS don't make good handling pets, neither of them. IMO , ETBs are typically less tolerant, probably due to the fact that most are WC still at this point in the hobby. You also don't want to get bit by either species, which they rather enjoy doing.

Most carpets are pretty docile as adults, none stick out behavior wise as being flighty/defensive adults where as all of them are nippy as neonates typically.

drumcrush · 09-06-13, 09:01 PM

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Garters eat fish, worms, slugs, rodents, frogs, salamanders, whatever....not just fish.

you can feed some fish. if you check out thamnophis.com, they have a care sheet with a list of good and bad fish. I'd stick mainly to nightcrawlers and rodents though. Not only does it stay on the safe side, it can also be nutritionally beneficial . You could either vairy the diet, or stick to one of the two. If you stay on night crawlers, you would have to dust them with calcium every once in a while. Anyways, good luck with your search on your next future snake

Charis · 09-06-13, 09:50 PM

I think that the need to not provide a constant source of water in with a Rosy boa is, at the very least, overstated. It might be true if your ambient humidity is absurdly high, then it might contribute to a problem with URIs and stuff. But I always keep a decent sized water dish in with mine and have not had a problem.

Terranaut · 09-07-13, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Awaiting Abyss

Which carpet python breed would you say is less likely to bite and tolerates handling more?

Would you consider an ETB or a GTP to make a better pet as far as handling goes? I'm prepared for any type of difficulty. I won't be getting the snake for a while, because I always do a lot of research before rushing into buying an animal.

I've noticed some places say that rosy boas should not have a water bowl and only be offered water, that they should have a small water bowl, or that they need one large enough to take a dip in. Which do you find to be best?

I haven't researched garter snakes much, but I was told that they only eat fish? -I don't remember who told me that.. Probably the same person who told me that I shouldn't get a western hognose because they never accept rodents and I'd have issues finding toads in the winter. :P lol

@Terranaut: Yep he does. Beautiful snake by the way.

Thanks. Mick is great. They don't normally stay nippyfor long. A few weeks for most. Also this is mainly jungles. Some other carpets are even less defensive as babies. Well worth learning to tolerate a couple nips. Both of my adults are calm and....well the shot with my son says it all.

Awaiting Abyss · 09-07-13, 02:45 PM

I don't mind the nipping if they outgrow it.

Thank you all. Now I just have to research and decide which I want most.