Quote Originally Posted by Naomijoy View Post
Thank you so much for your reply. I personally would lean towards a Ball Python (just from the little I know about them) but I didn't know if he/she would be too difficult for a beginner to handle and take care of? I know that they don't get huge, but do they mostly tend to have good personalities? For us the joy of having a pet is handling it and spending time with it and I really want the kids to be able to do that. Do you think 4 and 6 is too young? Thanks again, I'm enjoying looking around the forum!
my daughters are 14 and 9. they have been around my ball pythons since the days they were born.(the kids, not the snakes....) they began handling them at around the ages of 2 or so. so i would say that 4 and 6 is plenty old enough for a ball. of course, there should only be supervised handling and proper education. i'm a believer that the sooner they can be introduced and learn about them the more confidence they will have around the snakes and the more respect they will have for them as part of the family.