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11-30-11, 08:37 PM
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Tiny snake suggestions
So I don't know why but small things fascinate me. I am wanting to purchase a small snake that will stay small. Not because I don't have the room, simply because I like small things. Does anyone have any suggestions perhaps something they have kept that was small? I was considering a rough green but I heard they were sometimes difficult to convince to eat.
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11-30-11, 08:40 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
Storeria Dekayi... Great captives.
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11-30-11, 08:43 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
Perhaps a rosy boa? An eastern hognose? Kenyan sand boa?
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11-30-11, 08:44 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
Easy to keep too.
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11-30-11, 08:46 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
Now that's tiny!
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11-30-11, 09:17 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
I'm kinda partial to the Kenyan Sand Boas myself, lol. The males, when adults, reach a max size between 18-20 inches, and the females rarely getting bigger than 2 feet, though there have been a few 30 inchers that i've seen.
These are a few of mine...... 
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11-30-11, 09:27 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
I was looking for small snakes once and was told African house snakes stayed around 2 feet.
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11-30-11, 09:32 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
i am so close to giving in and getting a kenya sand boa, their little faces are just to cute.
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11-30-11, 09:43 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
I have a Kenyan Sand boa ^-^. He is adorable although a picky eater. He seemed to eat much better when I switched substrates after being told by many people that what I had was fine and what I wanted to switch to was pointless.
Thank you for the Storeria Dekayi suggestion. I was considering them, there is also this little black snake that looks like a leech that I was thinking about. I am hesitant to have some thing shipped for many reasons.
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11-30-11, 09:53 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
many people have had snakes shipped with no issues.
male garters stay pretty small.
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11-30-11, 09:53 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
Ring necks are sexy, I've never owned a baby but they are fun to play with as adults.
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11-30-11, 09:56 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
Red bellieds are small. Extremely rare in the pet trade though.
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11-30-11, 10:10 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
House snakes are great if you can keep them contained. That's the challenge with a lot of small colubrids. They also eat like there's no tomorrow, lol.
If you are more a boid type, Calabar Pythons and Rosy Boas would be your best bet.
It's really a question of taste and the amount of time you have to spend tending the animal. Boids don't take as much time as colubrids, but it's really individual taste that dictates the final decision
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11-30-11, 10:14 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
storeria occipitomaculata - Red belly snakes don't like captivity very well.
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11-30-11, 10:29 PM
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Re: Tiny snake suggestions
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Originally Posted by millertime89
many people have had snakes shipped with no issues.
male garters stay pretty small.
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I have an issue with my neighbors. They have sticky fingers and I would hate to think what they would do if they realized the box contained something living. Also I live in the mountins and I have had issues with boxes actually finding their way to my door even with next day. Its not so much the shipping just the arrival.
I didn't know ring necks were so tiny! Thank you every one for the suggestions I am looking into a few of them and trying to determine how far I am willing to drive or if I can trust anyone with a shipment.
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