Rosy or KSB? And General Info

[Slicercrush]

I had a KSB. It was a beautiful snake... But it hid herself in the substrate all the time. Sometimes I had to look for her by poking around to make sure she was still alive. I was annoyed that for a pricey morph, you barely ever see out until feeding day.

For a 20gallon long, my suggestions are: male gray banded kings, leopard gecko and children python (29 gallon long, same amount of length just taller).

Or stack yourself some T's. They are getting pretty popular in the exotic pet trade.

Or don't get another pet. Extra space don't mean you got the extra expense for vet care and other needs or the time to maintain its enclosure.

Thanks for some of the extra ideas! Don't even get me started on T's, I currently have 6 species staring at me as I type from the other side of the room! Inverts have quickly become a growing hobby of mine next to the reptiles. I also have my male leo already as well, who's going to actually be chilling in the tank next door, though the king snakes and children python are certainly contenders! I think i've really starting leaning towards the Rosy as of late, just because of their high activity. Being the first snake that im keeping in glass instead of on my rack, having it out and about seems nice, but im certainly going to do some research on the two you listed. Kings have always been an interest of mine though I never owned a colubrid myself, and haven't actually heard of a childrens python before, so I suppose its time for some late night research!

[Bogertophis]

Thanks for some of the extra ideas! Don't even get me started on T's, I currently have 6 species staring at me as I type from the other side of the room! Inverts have quickly become a growing hobby of mine next to the reptiles. I also have my male leo already as well, who's going to actually be chilling in the tank next door, though the king snakes and children python are certainly contenders! I think i've really starting leaning towards the Rosy as of late, just because of their high activity. Being the first snake that im keeping in glass instead of on my rack, having it out and about seems nice, but im certainly going to do some research on the two you listed. Kings have always been an interest of mine though I never owned a colubrid myself, and haven't actually heard of a childrens python before, so I suppose its time for some late night research!

FYI, Australian spotted pythons are a close relative to Children's pythons, both stay small & are available c/b, just not so common as corns & BPs & kings...

All snakes have pro's & cons- my very young rat snakes are still pretty squirmy (& being so slender & small, can be hard to hang onto), but each has their own personality-one is bold, fairly active (the first hatched) & I just had her out for some handling & thought she looked hungry so I thawed a fuzzy & she ate it calmly from my fingers while being held in my hands.

That's not something you can do with all snakes. Her 2 siblings, one is feisty & defensive still, the other is calm & likes the pocket on my shirt. So it's one thing to generalize but snakes of all kinds are individuals too. Keeps it interesting. (Just like some kings are very food-focused, but not all.)