Boa or Blood Python??

[BallPythonWannaBe]

I'm defiently considering something in the colubrid family Corn's or maybe even a king. I was considering another Royal but I get agitated when Dean(Current BP) misses just one meal. I got lucky with a pretty reliable feeder and I dont know if I want to deal with a problem feeder.(Not to say that I would'nt do whatever I needed to to help the snake eat). Also I think a colubrid would be better with moving each summer! Any colubrids you guys like besides corns and kings?

Edit-Wow! Thats alot of new reply's!

[dakski]

Aren't Corn snakes known as the 'gateway' snake

I also started with ONE Corn snake and now have a total of 20 snakes inc Royals , Corns , Kings , Rat snakes , Burm , Retic , Boas etc etc


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Love it, "Gateway Snake."

I don't know what you are talking about.

Or, should I say, "Hi, I'm Dave, and I am a reptileholic."

Although, admittedly, I started with a BP.

[dakski]

I'm defiently considering something in the colubrid family Corn's or maybe even a king. I was considering another Royal but I get agitated when Dean(Current BP) misses just one meal. I got lucky with a pretty reliable feeder and I dont know if I want to deal with a problem feeder.(Not to say that I would'nt do whatever I needed to to help the snake eat). Also I think a colubrid would be better with moving each summer! Any colubrids you guys like besides corns and kings?

Edit-Wow! Thats alot of new reply's!

Try no to get agitated when they miss meals; it will happen. Much harder on the keeper than the snake!

Other people post about Russian Rat snakes, texas rat snakes (which get much bigger and can be aggressive), etc.

You are very safe with a corn or king, but have a huge variety of coloration/patterns to pick from! I know, personally, they do very well with easy husbandry and are great eaters. Also, (I have better experience with corns), once not tiny babies, they do well with handling and are generally not even slight aggressive. Downright puppy dog tame if you ask me.

I "only" have 3 snakes and 5 reptile tanks total. So I spend a lot of time with my snakes handling them. Usually almost daily when young (unless eating or digesting) and a little less as adults when tame as can be, but still often.

Point is, BP's, Corns, etc. are not aggressive species, in general (you can get an angry one - lol), but if you work with them, they will grow to be very docile adults.

With a corn baby - squirmy is ok. Biting they will grow out of 99% of the time, but I'd start with one that doesn't bite to begin with and you will likely never have a problem.

[Jus1More]

Bloods get big as in girth which means they can get over 20 pounds. I think one recently topped over 70 pounds. If you want something in the boa family that is not as long as a BC than rainbows or hog islands might be something to look into. Now boas don't get all that huge so it's not like you will end up with a 14 foot monster.

I think an nice male hog island can be perfectly happy forever in a 4 foot cage.

Your absolutely right SDA... Dwarf boas are great! They don't get big in girth and don't get long as they max out at about 4-5 feet ( depending on sex). I have a female Sonoran het leopard boa and female Hog Island boa. Both are wonderful snakes and easy to care for. Just keep in mind the bigger the snake the bigger the enclosure, bigger prey, bigger clean ups and more $$$. Plus bigger is not always better!

[Aedryan Methyus]

If I were to ever get a colubrid it would probably be a Russian Rat Snake...