I'm still fairly new to "herping," as I've only had my ball pythons and leopard geckos for under a year... I did have lizards (leos/iguanas) and a turtle when I was younger, but that was a pretty long time ago. So if you had only owned BPs and leos thus far, what would be a good next step? I'm thinking some kind of boa, colubrid, hognose, or maybe another small lizard. I would like something around the same size or smaller than a BP, nothing that requires super complicated husbandry, and of course it should be pretty. I also like to handle my reptiles fairly often, so prefer one that isn't really jumpy and/or aggressive.

I added a poll with the ideas I've had, but feel free to suggest anything else! Just thinking ahead at this point, no immediate plans to actually buy one yet...