What Snake should i have next??

munchie321 · 02-08-04, 02:43 PM

Hi,
Im looking to buy a new snake, i am a beginner and i only ever had corn snakes, i have had corn snakes for about a year, because im a beginner what snake do you recommend and what size viv, also i have a 3ft by 1.5ft b y 1.5ft viv, is there a chance of putting a different breed snake in the viv and if so what kind??

marisa · 02-08-04, 03:48 PM

Try kingsnakes! Easy as corns, but with slightly more attitude, more excited feeding response...will do good in that size enclosure.

Marisa

vanderkm · 02-08-04, 07:56 PM

Many of the kings and milksnakes are a great addition - vibrant colors and active - usually great feeders. Of course there are many corn varieties to choose from if you want to increase the number of corns. Rosy boas are also great size and pretty - much depends on what you like for color, shape and personality.

best of luck with the choice,

mary v.

SerpentLust · 02-08-04, 09:06 PM

*cough*Children's Python*cough*

Tim_Cranwill · 02-08-04, 09:24 PM

Of the Lampros I've worked with, I'd recommend any of these to a beginner for various reasons...

South Florida Kings = Awesome feeding response, great temperament, impressive adult size (up to 6').

Mexican Black Kings = Cool looking, nice temperament, great feeding response, decent sized adults (5' range).

Sinaloan Milks = Not as great of a feeding response, one of the better milks as far a calm nature goes, beautiful snakes, easy adult size (4' range)

Katt · 02-09-04, 08:18 PM

Considering this is the general colubrid forum, I think the spotted python suggestion should be thrown out, :P consider they're dull ask heck compared to the snazzed out milksnakes!!!

SerpentLust · 02-09-04, 08:26 PM

Bull! lol Spotted Pythons beat all the rest of your little SHOW snakes

lol

JD@reptiles · 02-09-04, 09:43 PM

what kind of snakes do you like? what do you want to focus on when it comes to snakes? do you want a bit of a challange? do you want to have a nippy snake? do you want to have a snake for holding. you should think what you want out of the animal.

anders_240sx · 02-09-04, 11:34 PM

Yellow tail cribos ..lol.. They are diurnal ..well at least mine is ... great colour (not compared to milks ..but ohwell), some have nice dispossions .... and they can get up to 10 feet ...

rwg · 02-10-04, 11:02 AM

When you say "putting a different breed snake in", I hope you dont mean with your corn. That would be a bad idea. As for what to get next, I agree with Jordan. You now have a bit of experience. You also have access to this great forum...do some research, and see what appeals to you.

I was in the same position as you (had a corn, and wanted something else). I wanted something with a wider range of behaviors than my puppy dog tame corn, so I got it down to either a carpet python or a bull snake. Either one would be a bit large for a 3 X 1.5 floor space when fully grown, but should be able to live a year or more in there.

Kings/milks are a great way to go from what I can tell...so many colors, sizes and temperments to choose from.

rg

latazyo · 02-13-04, 12:12 PM

edit:

started my own thread, didn't mean to take over here!

**Andy_G** · 02-13-04, 07:19 PM

Children's Pythons and Spotteds aren't the exact same, which would seem like the case between the message involving Marisa and Serpentlust... but they are both nice pets to have!

Kingsnakes and milksnakes of all kinds are awesome, or maybe you would like another specie of ratsnake(in case you didn't know, corn snakes are a type of rat snake). Find what best suits you, there are many subspecies of ratsnakes and Lampros that are very appealing and easy to take care of.

lolaophidia · 02-14-04, 10:41 PM

There are lots of great North American rat snakes to choose from. They are similar in temperament but tend to be a little less "domesticated" than corns. I've had Blacks, Greys, Yellows Everglades, Greenish and Texan and they were all very interesting to keep. Also as previous posters have said, there are some very neat Kingsnakes and Milksnakes out there to choose. The juvenile attitude of these snakes can be a little on the defensive side, so purchasing a yearling or adult will avoid dealing with the "everything wants to eat me" stage. I had great luck with a yearling Mexican Black King so I can recommend them from personal experience.

African House snakes are small colubrid that has a little different demeanor. They really behave more like a small python- but their care requirements are very similar to rats and kings.

Hognosed snakes may be another alternative. They're neat little snakes, but you may have difficulties switching them to mice if you purchase hatchlings so definitely make sure they are already on mice unless you feel confident that you have the patience to switch them over.

Do some research and see what interests you. There are lots of different snakes that meet your caging requirements.

SerpentLust · 02-15-04, 10:54 AM

Yes I know that, sorry for the confusion. I think Marisa is aware of that too. But thank you for the correction.

Spotted pythons are always number one of my list.

However, I'll succumb to the dark side of colubrids for a second. I would say a Mexican Black Kingsnake. They are amazing. Their eyes when they're about to shed turn an amazing shade of babay blue. They get to a nice size. They aren't fussy eaters at all. And they have a bit more attitude that a corn.

Jenn