Cost of milksnakes

[L.West]

is the price of milksnakes comparable to the price on BP's?? I currently have all bp's but really have taken a likeing to the milksnakes - they have awesome colors.

Are they as easy to care for as bp's. I read the caresheet - it appears they require the same requirements except for the hot side is slightly cooler in milksnakes.

What type of temperament do they tend to have??

Thanks everyone.

[crazy ball]

you can get corn snakes in the uk for 10 pounds or 20 pounds for the albino etc...there really cheap here and most are really good temperment

[PitOnTheProwl]

Milk/Kings are really easy to keep.
Temperament seems to vary

[L.West]

Milksnakes and Corn snakes are two different species - correct??

How much can one expect to pay for one??

[PitOnTheProwl]

Yes, corns are different than milks and kings.
price depends on what morph you are looking at.

[Jessica Loesch]

did you look on kingsnake.com L?

[L.West]

Yes, I just started my search - was just curious what was considered better, a cornsnake or milksnake?? Based on care and temperament - any thoughts on this.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Milk are very easy to care for also I would not recommend a hot spot higher than 83/85 at the very most, as far as cool side they will do very well at ambient temps.

as far as cost price vary depending on the morph however even DH recessive are very affordable.

Temperament gets better as they age when they are young they are what I call "wild childs" they might musk or bite but it goes away very quickly with regular handling.

I love honduran milksnakes they are very colorful and have a great temperament.

[JohnNJ]

You can get a whole bunch of corn snake morphs for less than the cost of one BP morph. There's lots of colors and patterns to choose from.

They are easier to keep and a little easier to breed. You don't need an incubator for the eggs.

Big problem is that there are so many available that you may not be able to sell the babies unless you have a morph that's in demand.

Temperament is fine. Babies are somewhat defensive in the tub and squirmy out of the tub. They settle down as they get older and bigger. Some like to hang out like BP's and others will always be looking for a chance to escape.

The biggest issue for babies and one that I was not aware of as a BP owner is the dreaded regurge. Give them the wrong size food, stress them after eating, feed too many, look at them the wrong way, etc. and they throw up their food. It wreaks! Then there's a regurge protocol you follow to get them back on track which takes several weeks. There's a chart that's a guide for feeding that helps. Good news is they eventually outgrow this problem.

I never had this issue with Kings.

Hope that helps.

[afm223]

On the low end milk snakes are about equal in cost to a normal Ball Python and on the high end they are roughly equivalent to a single gene Ball Python. I have both Ball Pythons and Honduran Milk Snakes. The Hondurans are way cool animals and VERY different then the Balls. They are super active when being handled and almost never stop moving. I think part of this is nervousness and part is their inquisitive nature. As babies they can be a bit squirrly but as mentioned above they tend to calm down nicely. My three year old regularly holds my adult Hondos that are in the 5' range. The Hondurans are also a joy to feed compared to Balls. Every time I get frustrated with trying to get a baby Ball to feed on FT I go and offer my Hondurans the FT and marvel at their eagerness to feed.

I have had Pueblans, Sinaloans, Mexican and Honduran Milks and by far the Hondurans are my favorite if you want them as a pet.