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What is the best kind of pet snake?

What is the best kind of snake to have as a pet the food has to be cheap to!?

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    I currently own a snake, a ball python who is a hatchling. The best one to start out with is a ball python, they are mild mannered compared to some of the others. Always feed it with prekill. Snakes in captivity are more timid than the ones in the wild and sometimes are unsure of what to do with live food running around in their cage. Cost of food is usually $1-5. You also need to consider that you will need a cage, a way to lock the cage so your new friend won't pull a Hudini on you. A heat source, a hiding area, water dish with fresh water daily, substrate - need to be careful of mites, a seperate feeding container - so that the snake doesn't swallow any substrate when it feeds. A "perch" or something that will resemble a tree in the cage, so that way the snake can feel like it is in a "natural" habitat. Do a lot of research and ask a lot of questions at your local pet stores. Don't rely on advice from one source, go to many. Also you will want to handle your snake daily, so that way it will become accustomed to being handled. You will not ever tame a snake. Always remember that snakes are still a wild animal and cannot be domesticated like a cat or dog. Snakes can and will bite you! I did extensive research before I purchased my snake. About 6 months worth. I know that you probably do not want to wait that long, but having the knowledge before hand will make a world of difference. Good luck!

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A frozen rat at your local pet store

SweetiePie(:

cornsnake we either fed him crickets or small mice, crickets being the cheapest.

Jen L-Baby #1 due Nov 15, 2010 !

a gardener snake

Andrea M

I think the best kind of snake for a beginner is a ball python. they are easy to take care of, and are inexpensive. (we sell them at my store for 50 dollars) Food is relatively cheap, as well. You feed them once a week, depending on their size. A baby snake will eat a pinky or a hopper mouse. As it gets larger, the mouse will have to be bigger too. Mice generally cost from a 1-5 dollars. Also, they are relatively small snakes, they generally only get four feet in length. You have to understand that setting up the reptile in a cage with heat, and a proper latch for your lid and the tank itself, as well as all the other supplies it will need is not very cheap, though!! Good luck!! (Corn snakes and King snakes are excellent choices as well. Just make sure you shop around and you get a healthy snake that has eaten at LEAST once)

nofingclue

You can get one of the many snakes available at just about any pet store. King snake Boa constrictor Python - ball or albino Corn snake There may be others, but not sure what is avaiable for your area. They all pretty much each the same thing, small mice, until they get bigger, and then they will progress to bigger mice.

iiboogeymanii

an alabama black snake

RaP234

the albino pythonis one of the cheapest one to feed. all you have to do is give them a couple of live rats maybe a smll bunny and they r good

mrvree

the best snake u can get is ball python. no they r not poisinous like other pythons. i have a ball python that my brother grew from a baby. my brother was 7 wen we got the snake soo ur age should b fine for owning one

wittlebaby

Well if you get a Python you can let it crawl around your yard and let it eat you neighbors cats dogs and maybe there Little kids that might not be a good idea but you would have to worry about feeding it. A little king snake or a Gardner would be better.

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