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03-18-03, 09:23 PM
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Please Help Me Come All!!!
My mom wont let me get a corn snake cause she hate rats and mice in the house so she wont let me get a corn snake. Is it like any other food snakes can eat besides mice and rats or maybe and explaination or excuse why she should get me one?
Please help me I'm lonely and the only child inand I really dont have any friends so it would be nice to have a pet to talk to.
Please? 
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03-18-03, 09:31 PM
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tell her that the you would by the mice frozen, so you wont have live rodents in the house.
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03-18-03, 09:38 PM
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Yep, you can keep them in a paper bag in the freezer... no one will see them except you.
Also, there are insectivorious snakes like rough green snakes, or fish/salamander eating snakes like ringneck snakes, or even egg eating snakes.
I think herps are great for kids to keep, provided they know they will care for the snake and not get bored with it. It teaches responsability, even more than a cat or dog would. If you have a cat, you know when it's unhappy or hungry and if it is too cold or too hot it'll just move... snakes need more attentive owners, who research and read a lot... perhaps that will help your mom say yet? :]
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03-18-03, 09:45 PM
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Thanx guys but my mom wont even let it in the house dead or alive and are the herp snakes friendly?
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03-18-03, 09:47 PM
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and are they cheap or expensive?
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03-18-03, 09:48 PM
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some snakes are easy to handle, other's are not. Most can be tamed with regular handling.
From what I've seen, Rough Green Snakes are a little zippy, but rarely aggressive.
Oh, snakes aren't "friendly" animals. Those who don't bite or try to get away simply tolerate being handled, but they don't enjoy it like a cat or dog would. If you're looking for something friendly and affectionate to get as a pet, I don't a think a snake is right for you.
But snakes are great to look at, fun and interesting to keep, and nice to handle on occasion.
Goodluck, hope your mom agrees to something :]
Zoe
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03-18-03, 10:05 PM
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There is a product out called "snake sausages". I've never used it, so I can't vouch for it's quality or dietary nutrition, but it's out there  Here's a link for more info http://www.t-rexproducts.com/Dynamic/default.htm I'd imagine that getting a snake started on them might be a chore in itself though.
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03-18-03, 10:06 PM
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Rough greens are pretty cheap... 30$ or something. Very nice snakes though, actually look pretty exotic!
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03-18-03, 10:18 PM
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Snake sausages are just ground up mice/rats. I have never used them before, but just like Ace said, I looks pretty difficult to get snakes to eat the stuff.
Most snakes will accept chicks for food, will that sit well with your mum? The downside to chicks is that they often cause runny/stinky poo, and if I am not mistaken, are not as good a diet as rats or mice.
You could also look for snakes that eat frogs or lizards. I feel that if food is an issue, perhaps you could look into maybe a leopard gecko or another herp. They would make as good a companion as a snake.
Hope this helps.
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03-18-03, 10:21 PM
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The problem with frog/lizard eating snakes, is you got to live in an area where you can find lizards and little frogs in the wild, and can take them legally. If not, you'll be paying loads for petstore lizards and frogs!
Zoe
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03-18-03, 10:24 PM
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They sell feeder 'sausages' at petsmart. I think its pretty good for the snakes. They call them "Snake Steaks". Try searching for them at petsmart or something. Good luck on the Corn!
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03-18-03, 10:27 PM
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How about a garter snake? They are pretty, tame down readily, and eat feeder goldfish. Surely your mom wouldn't have a problem with goldfish, and they are not that expensive. Garter snakes just require feeding more frequently than a rodent-fed snake. Go to google.com, and do a search for "garter Snake", and you will find several good caresheets.
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03-18-03, 10:27 PM
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Personally, I think the feeder sausages are grosses than mice... what happens if you take one by mistake... fry it up and all... ick! lol
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03-18-03, 10:54 PM
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I'd suggest a garter or ribbon snake. Feeder fish are certainly not rats, and thats much easier than amphibians - that you would need for say an eastern hognose.
Egg eating snake is kind of out of the question... as I said in another post on the subject, most are too small to take normal chicken eggs, and you need to look into stuff like quail or bantam eggs.
Rough green snakes are cool, and insect eaters. Real simple to feed 'em a few crickets. They're fun to set up in naturalistic vivaria and try to find them.
Oh, and those snake sausages are made of poultry byproducts, I believe, not rodents, and are quite consumable by humans. Other than the _idea_ of eating it, they wouldn't be harmful.
Ham
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03-18-03, 11:00 PM
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http://www.diamondreptile.com/pricelist.htm
They have ribbon snakes and rough greens for sale... I don't know how good they are but you can check it out anyway. They are under 10$ US
Zoe
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