First Snake

[Wizill]

My little sister has lately been showing quite an interest in my ball python, and i catch her checking out the site every now and then. So, if you were going to buy your son or daughter or sibling a pet snake, and they had never kept one before... what kind would you go with?

[pimp_n_python]

cornsnake
easy heat requirments
get her one thats about 6 months old try and find one that is already calm

[BallKingdom]

Corn snakes are great and all, but the choice is clear. Ball python for sure.

Corn snakes are for people who like colubrids, coloring, and ease of care. I've had ball pythons and corn snakes, and would always choose a bp over a corn. Corns are just to....hectic for me. I like a kind of snake who will sit with you on the couch and relax, without your spending your time keeping it under control. I also have a tendency to boids. I like thick bodied snakes. I remember way back when, I wanted my first bp and kept hitting a wall with the parents. They thought I'd lose interest, all kind of things. But the answer I got every time was "You're not getting some damn muscle snake", yeah my dad calls them that to this day. I also prefer a ball pythons pattern over a corns, just my preference, looks exotic. Corns are easy to care for, they barely require anything. And for me this turned out to be a bad thing. My first corn was too easy to keep my young mind interested, so I kinda put it aside. Plus, it's fun caring for bp's special needs.

I'd check with your sis as to which kind of snake she'll want. Just say something along the lines of "I'm buying you a snake for christmas, what do you want a ball python or corn snake." That'd be so blunt she'd never know you were buying her one

This is a site full of ball python people, I'm sure you'll get the same type of answer.

*Not bashing corns! I've kept two, great snakes*

[emroul]

I would go with a super tiger retic

Have fun and let me know how it goes.

[emroul]

LOL.

[CTReptileRescue]

Anaconda all the way. Oh did you say you liked your sister?lol
depends on how old she is and if she will be able to provide the proper care and pay for proper vet visits.
I dunno I'd say older "calmer" corn or any BP.
just my opinion
Rusty

[Ironhead]

Well, if ya want something really simple and one that will not bite, though it does occasionally strike as a bluff, start her out with a Hog Nose Snake. Extremely easy to care for and the food is cheap. Only problem is, is that you would have to go out and catch it's food. They only eat toad's. Other than the Hog Nose, I would stick to the BP.

[Pirranha]

they sell cb western hognose around here that eat pinky mice(havent seen a grown up one yet just babies,so guess theyll eat mice as adults)
And their very cool looking-light on top with black and white checkers underneath

[Wizill]

I had a hognose, he bit me 25 times a day.

[CTReptileRescue]

Hog noses are nice because all they can really do is puff up shake their tales and "peck" you.
I've always been able to awitch them easily to PK rodents
Rusty