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diff snakes?
Ok I am new to snakes iv had my bp for about a week now. I was wandering what other snakes are for beginners (maybe ones that don't hide 99.9% of time lol) for now I don't need nor want a huge snake due to lack of space...any advice at all will be very appreciated....thank you
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Re: diff snakes?
I don't know about "for beginners" as almost all the animals you might get end up with a specific set of requirements you must meet to keep them healthy. But, the opposite of a ball python in regards to hiding is a green tree python.
Ball Pythons 1.1 Lesser, Pastel
1.0 Lesser Pastel, 0.0.7 mixed babies
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I would suggest a garter, corn, or black rat snake. Corn snakes come in a huge variety of morphs and are quite personable. Black rat snakes also come in several morphs but get larger than corns and in my limited experience are more active. Garter snakes come in many colors and are active and diurnal. They are definitely on the small size but make up for it with big character. The species I would recommend are T. radix, T. marcianus,, T. cyrtopsis, or one of the T. sirtalis subspecies. They do seem to do better in groups.
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Re: diff snakes?
 Originally Posted by Oxylepy
I don't know about "for beginners" as almost all the animals you might get end up with a specific set of requirements you must meet to keep them healthy. But, the opposite of a ball python in regards to hiding is a green tree python.
How big do they normally get....and by beginner I guess i mean temperment (i want to be able to handle) I need the caging to not be very difficult because I want to build my own like I did for my bp....thank you
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They're arboreal, they sit on branches all day. Similar to BPs, a basking spot of 85-88, and a general temp of 78-80. Some bedding, a water dish, and a couple branches it can reach the water dish from.
4-6'. Slender build, a small rat/2 mice every couple weeks.
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Ball Pythons 1.1 Lesser, Pastel
1.0 Lesser Pastel, 0.0.7 mixed babies
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Woma pythons. Easy husbandry, great appetite, great disposition, great feeding response and they are active during the day.
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And they are adorable as babies.
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I love how interactive my hognose is. they are super easy to keep
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Re: diff snakes?
A carpet python makes a great addition to any collection. They're great display snakes, eat well, and the husbandry is pretty simple. They're also semi-arboreal. I love watching mine perch and move through the trees. Jungles and Irian Jayas are some of the smaller sub species.
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Hognose, Woma Python, Savu python, children's python, dumeril's boa?
 Originally Posted by erebus45
How big do they normally get....and by beginner I guess i mean temperment (i want to be able to handle) I need the caging to not be very difficult because I want to build my own like I did for my bp....thank you
You won't be able to handle a green tree python much- a lot less than a ball python at least. As a species, they're more nervous animals and don't tolerate frequent handling like ball pythons or some milk snakes/king snakes/corn snakes do. Green tree pythons are also a lot more in cost upfront, in both snake and equipment/tank to be able to maintain their husbandry correctly.
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