Quote Originally Posted by Daybreaker View Post
1) Pinkies/fuzzies (mice) are way too small IMO for even babies. But besides that point, I go by the 10-15% rule. I weigh my snakes once a month and take their weight and times it by 10-15% and find a prey item that fits: sometimes I pick some that are a little smaller or larger depending on the snake (one of my BPs will only take smaller prey, for example)

2) All my tubs are set up pretty simple: two hides (or the younger ones), water bowl, thermometer/humidity guage, and maybe some fake plants or "driftwood" in there for hiding purposes. My corn's 20L tank is very realistic/natural set up since it's more for a display cage.

3) Almost all of my snakes were shipped, and some breeders ship yearround, some wait till the temps are in certain ranges (I usually see in between 40-90 degrees they'll ship or offer a live arrival guarentee).

4) I handle my snakes mostly to clean tubs, weights, or to take photos: I like to give them their "space" so they don't get too stressed. The amount of handling depends on the snake I think: some tolerate more, some less. You'll just need to guage your new snake and learn its personality to see how it reacts to different levels of handling.

Also, I would check to make sure snakes are allowed in your dorm before jumping in and getting one.

Welcome to BP!
I actually did mention in my post that I can only have a fish. I am hoping next year or junior year (I am a freshman. I'm a computer geek and proud of it) that I will be able to get off-campus housing which for the most part allow snakes.


On a side note: I appreciate the answers and thanks for the welcome. I have been wanting to get a snake since I was 9 or 10 and can't wait to get one. (I wanted one at such an early age because when i was 9 or 10 I went to a pet store and they let me handle the corn snake they had. Fell in love with it! Almost bought it to!)

Thanks,

RJ