Small snake suggestions?

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Originally Posted by SCWood

Now that we have a confirmed passion for snakes, my fiancee was thinking of a new addition. However, she's still nervous so she wants it to be something (what she considers ) relatively small and under 3'! I personally will take on anything 10' and under ( a little bigger wouldn't hurt) but she's new to this. Any suggestions?

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Well why don't you pair up your female albino corn with a nice male corn? Then you will have mates for everybody! Don't forget to support and join USARK. Stay in peace and not pieces. :gj:

I have 2 KSB females and love them. I have a female nuclear who's color is just awesome and an anery with great contrast. They are beautiful, but aren't out very often. Both of mine have been easy keepers and good feeders.

I also have a male hognose (western) and would not recommend one of them... Mine (and I've heard numerous others) is a problem feeder... Even though he was eating f/t pinks just fine when I got him. He's been on and off food for a long time now and is undersized. He also "runs" a lot and does not like to be picked up.

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Originally Posted by DVirginiana

Don't know what sex yours are, but that seems to be really common with male garters. Every female I've ever had was pretty chill, but the males tend to act kind of crazy like that, especially if they are housed solo.

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They are unsexed and live in their own enclosures. I have no interest in sexing or breeding them as they are common garters.

The problem with a lot of the smaller snakes is they're kind of whippy little squirms. If you're looking for chill, under 3 feet, and easy to care for I would go for getting and older snake personally, regardless of species. That way it's closer to it's max size, it's already mellowed out, and you know it's feeding habits and whether it will be easy to care for.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Female Hognose or Sand Boas, Male Black Mexican Kingsnake, Cali King, Children Python.

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Originally Posted by jclaiborne

Another vote for a Childrens Python!

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...-club-pic-post

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We were thinking children's python as well!

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Originally Posted by SCWood

We were thinking children's python as well!

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They are pretty fun...they can be nippy at times, but the thing is that they are so small it doesn't do a thing. I have had him for over a year and he is still just slightly under 3ft long and still eating hoppers, if that gives you an idea of size.

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Originally Posted by jclaiborne

They are pretty fun...they can be nippy at times, but the thing is that they are so small it doesn't do a thing. I have had him for over a year and he is still just slightly under 3ft long and still eating hoppers, if that gives you an idea of size.

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So tiny!

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African house snakes. My male is tiny and really chill. He'll even hang out with me while I watch tv. Or maybe an anthill python? Same family as children's python but even smaller.

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Originally Posted by SCWood

So tiny!

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The nice thing is they also aren't overly expensive, and they are easy to care for. Not sure where you are located, but in SoCal my house ambients are generally around 75, and all I do is provide a heat mat for this guy and he is good to go. I went with a natural setup and he is active out and climbing. They will use every inch of their cage.

Other pythons in the Antaresia genus include: spotted python, pygmy python, and the stimson's python

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Originally Posted by jclaiborne

The nice thing is they also aren't overly expensive, and they are easy to care for. Not sure where you are located, but in SoCal my house ambients are generally around 75, and all I do is provide a heat mat for this guy and he is good to go. I went with a natural setup and he is active out and climbing. They will use every inch of their cage.

Other pythons in the Antaresia genus include: spotted python, pygmy python, and the stimson's python

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Now you have me wondering lol

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