Something smaller....

So I think I can convince my mom to let me get another snake or two....but they need to be in her soze range, 2' or less and about dime to nickel thick. I'm looking at some hoggies, but what other colubrids fit the bill? I would say corns but they get to 4'....any suggestions?

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Kenyan Sand Boas

African house snakes are a pretty cool little snake

~Karl

Kenyans had crossed my mind, lots of morphs. However I'm not sure that my mom would approve on the girth of some females. Maybe if I got them as hatchlings...? Ill look into african house snakes. Thanks. Anything else?


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Antaresia species pythons like the spotted python, there are a few others in that group. They range anywhere from 2.5 to 6 feet depending on type I think the spotted get up in the 4 to 6 foot range

~Karl

I'm trying to stay on the smaller side of things....keep the ideas going though please. :)

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Should have used Childrens python as my example at 3 foot

~Karl

my adult albino ksb. nice and small

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That is pretty small. Maybe I will look into that route. How about milks...are there any smaller species? I really like nelsons and pueblans...I havent researched them much though.

Hognose snake!

So I think I am going to settle with one of the following for now.

#1) KSB (If I like them I will get more for breeding purposes)
#2) Granite Spotted (Children's) Python (They look like a mini burm IMO)
#3) Hoggy (Would love to get a morph, but they are so pricey!)
#4) More garters for breeding

I'm really leaning towards KSBs, they have some cool morphs. I may get a Granite Spotted just because they are so cool looking!

Opinions? :cool:

if you start with a baby KSB this one started as a poor eater but i doing well now so she is pretty small. this is her when i got her.
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So I've decided I'm going to see if I can convince with a ksb. I really want a paradox snow if I can find a nice one. I'm also going to try for a granite spotted as a pet. :)

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Originally Posted by kevinb

I would say corns but they get to 4'

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And more like 5-6' on the top end (though uncommon)!

I highly recommend hognose snakes. Western hognose snakes have many available morphs these days, and the albinos in particular are becoming affordable enough.

If you want something a little less common, you could opt for a mexican hognose snake. I've got a good feeling that something really cool is going to pop up from mexi hogs in the next decade, plus it's just fun having something that isn't too common in the hobby.

I love my hogs. If I had to keep only two species rather than the 10+ that we average, it'd be carpet pythons and hognose snakes.

By the way, you can get just about any small snake past your mom if you get it as a hatchling. She'll warm up and acclimate to any growth if she sees it regularly.

True. I want a carpet but I'm not sure she would warm up to even a baby.

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Carpets get very very long. They stay skinny though. But as babies they are tiny, like GTP, but not AS small.

There are also rosy boas, very similar to kenyans with a different look to them and a smidge bigger, if I'm not mistaken. Don't have experience with either though, just what I've gleaned from light research and seeing them around shows

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Carpets get very very long. They stay skinny though. But as babies they are tiny, like GTP, but not AS small.

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Like 6-8' right? I knew they stayed thinner. I wad also looking at gtp too. Its still all up in the air.

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I'm really feeling Kenyans. I think I will be getting a few for some breeding projects, if I can convince mother. :gj:

Grrr....now idk! I've been looking at corn, cal king, and texas rat morphs and now its all so hard to choice! :(

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There were some sand boas on ben siegel's auctions tonight. still is one up right now. anery. love those ..