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I am SOOOOO indecisive!!!

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Iulia

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I got my first corn (first snake) back in March. I was determined to have it a few months before getting another snake, just to make sure the enthusiasm didn't wear off. :D

Well, it is now December, junior will need a bigger viv soon and I am itching to get another snake.

The only restriction is size, I really don't want anything that will need a bigger viv than a corn. Smaller would actually be better.

Can I make up my mind?!?!?!

One day I REALLY want a Thayeri King.

The next, a hognose for sure.

The next, definitely a tessera.

There are some GORGEOUS garter snakes and I want one.

Or another corn. Love corns.

Or a rosy boa. Or a children's python!!!

:laugh: :laugh: :roflmao:

Am gonna have one snake forEVER! at this rate!

Or maybe a crested gecko. LOVE them!

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We have a spotted python which is similar to the Children's python. They are wonderful. We took him in as a rescue. He is so relaxed and loves attention. However, he is full grown and in a 40b tank and at times that seems a bit small for him.

I am partial to corn snakes! My son and husband are the python and boa fans!

Good Luck with your decision making!
 
Well you can never go wrong with corns corns and more corns. If it was me I think the king or the hognose would be my next non corn purchase. But the tessera would have to come before them.
 
Personally, I'd get either the Hognose or the Rosy first followed by either a garter or the king. But cresteds are also hard to beat. Since they aren't a snake, I say get a snake and a gecko at the same time!
 
You could get a rack system. Then you could have a whole bunch of snakes. There are lots that don't get bigger than a corn. Kenyan sand boas, ball pythons, omg there are so many!!
 
In a year or two you might think about breeding corns tho... so that more reason to be indecisive!!! lol
 
Iulia said:
The next, a hognose for sure.

There are some GORGEOUS garter snakes and I want one.
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This is what I have! I got our hognose in 2010, then three males garters just after Thanksgiving this year. (We had a ball python for a few weeks, but traded it for the garters.)
 
Lennycorn said:
In a year or two you might think about breeding corns tho... so that more reason to be indecisive!!! lol
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This is definitely something to consider. I bought several of my snakes after the first one in pairs, planning on eventually breeding them. However, I've since decided not to breed them for the foreseeable future, except maybe the Rosys, and have decided that I'd actually like to own one of a wider range of species instead.
So you should probably consider what you think you'd like most, several breeding projects, maybe of several species or only corns. Or just one or two of several species to enjoy.
 
Well, I really like my Rosy Boa, Noah the BOA!!! Once you handle one, it's virtually impossible to not get one, eventually. Plus they don't have the weird feeding idiosyncrasies that some of your other choices do. Usually.
 
Nanci said:
Well, I really like my Rosy Boa, Noah the BOA!!! Once you handle one, it's virtually impossible to not get one, eventually. Plus they don't have the weird feeding idiosyncrasies that some of your other choices do. Usually.
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I wish there was somewhere local I could handle a few more. I missed the expos round here sadly this year due to family issues :-(

Which ones are weird feeders?
 
Western hoggies can have lengthy feeding strikes, for no reason. Thayeris can be tough to get feeding on mice- but you shouldn't have a problem if you buy an established one, feeding on unscented mice. Don't Garters eat fish, unless you get one that is on mice?

A Tessera is a normal mouse-feeder, though!

I took Noah the BOA!!! to work with me today and she made lots of new friends. Even people that are afraid of snakes like her.
 
So far my Hognose has been living up to his name in the eating department. I've only had him since Oct. 9th though and with him being male, I wouldn't be surprised if he had a feeding strike this spring. My male Rosy had about a 6 month long feeding strike this spring/summer but is a good eater otherwise. This was his first year with me, got him Sept. 16th 2010. So I'll know more what to expect from him now and won't be as worried. The female Rosy has had feeding issues this last year, got her Oct 9th 2010, refusing some and 3 regurges but I'm thinking, hoping, that that issue is fixed. Think she's mostly just quirky and I needed to figure all of those quirks out. The Puget garters I had were good fish eaters, would take several types, live guppies and F/T whole and fish fillets. They wouldn't convert to mice easily and since the fish was working, I didn't try too long. But that depends on the species, some garter species are almost impossible to get onto mice and others take them easily. Those are only my experiences and the only snakes on the list that I have experience with.
 
I found, in the long run, that corns are just so much nicer than anything else! My experimental period is over...
 
Nanci said:
Don't Garters eat fish, unless you get one that is on mice?
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They do eat fish but are also opportunistic feeders (feeding on other critters than just fish).

All of mine are on mice. Some purchased that way, some that I bred and raised that way, and some that were wild caught and that I converted over to mice (which was very easy to do).
 
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