Hello everyone,

I have been browsing this website a lot researching, and I'm having difficulty deciding which snake to get as my first. I have been thoroughly researching ball pythons and corns and I am leaning more towards the BP. However I have two concerns which cause pause in getting a BP as I keep reading these two statements about balls all the time:
1.) balls are picky, finicky eaters
2.) balls are very temperature and humidity sensitive

The temperature aspect is not such a big concern as I have a leopard gecko that needs a temperature gradient and I already use temperature probes. However the eating aspect is very discouraging. Is this usually the rule and not exception? If you had to put going off feed on a percentage scale what would it be? And if going off feed is so common should I not worry initially if I get a ball? Are balls really unforgiving in minor husbandry mistakes compared to corns?

I want a calm, mostly non-nippy (especially as a baby), can hang with on the couch type of snake. I would also prefer a juvenile as opposed to a baby that is well-started. I also want to feed f/t, more economical than buying live and I'm not to keen on feeding live if I can avoid it.