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Fill my former aquarium

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brownie55

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The large and ailing "Mr. Fish" an 8-inch green severum went to his great reward today in my freezer. So now I have a 55 gallon aquarium that is screaming at me "I need a snake."

I have had corns for just over a year now and am looking for something that is a little more out, a little bigger, still fairly docile, and within my skills as a keeper.

So, tell me what I need and why. Links to care sheets appreciated. If you have one for sale, let me know that too. If there is something that lives two to a cage without problems, that will also be considered.

Fill my aquarium.....

Thanks
 
1) Are you set on a snake or would a lizard tickle your fancy? That is a perfect tank for ground lizards!

2) If you are a lizard-phobe and are set on getting a snake, does it have to be a colubrid or can it be from another species or family?
 
brownie55 said:
The large and ailing "Mr. Fish" an 8-inch green severum went to his great reward today in my freezer. So now I have a 55 gallon aquarium that is screaming at me "I need a snake."

I have had corns for just over a year now and am looking for something that is a little more out, a little bigger, still fairly docile, and within my skills as a keeper.

So, tell me what I need and why. Links to care sheets appreciated. If you have one for sale, let me know that too. If there is something that lives two to a cage without problems, that will also be considered.

Fill my aquarium.....

Thanks
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Well, after seeing the Blonde Phase Trans Pecos Ratsnake that CAV posted in the grotto, that would be my choice hands down!
 
CAV said:
1) Are you set on a snake or would a lizard tickle your fancy? That is a perfect tank for ground lizards!

2) If you are a lizard-phobe and are set on getting a snake, does it have to be a colubrid or can it be from another species or family?
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1) Not a big fan of 'zards. Won't rule them out though. But I'd perfer a snake.

2) The size and skill requirements are much more importatnt than the family. There are a lot of fine colubrids out there, but talk to me. I posted this to get other opinions. I don't want to overlook something by narrowing the search too much.
 
mbdorfer said:
Well, after seeing the Blonde Phase Trans Pecos Ratsnake that CAV posted in the grotto, that would be my choice hands down!
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The were very nice, but I can't find a lot on thier size and husbandry.
 
Well, a 55 gallon tank is quite big. You've got a pretty broad range you can choose from.

You could go out and get an adult corn if you wanted, you could get any number of rat snakes (black, texas, etc).

You could get a ball python if you want to go that route.

Pretty much anything of a decent size will fit in that tank without a problem.
 
Hopefully next year.

Unless I can bring back a nice w/c adult female from my June trip out there.
 
Brownie,

In case you haven't noticed from my "Others" thread, I'm a firm believer in branching out and keeping other species. A keeper’s success in this hobby is driven by experience. I'm a firm believer that variety builds experience more than time. Whether you have multiple snakes of the same species or multiple species, your experience level with reptiles will increases dramatically. You learn to recognize stress, identify what really is a problem, and come to understand reptile behavior much more thoroughly. Most importantly, you learn the whys behind the husbandry dos and recognize the things that are just regurgitated myths. ;)

With that said, find something unique; something that really tickles your fancy. Those are the animals that will really fuel your passion for this hobby.
:)
 
CAV said:
Brownie,

In case you haven't noticed from my "Others" thread, I'm a firm believer in branching out and keeping other species. A keeper’s success in this hobby is driven by experience. I'm a firm believer that variety builds experience more than time. Whether you have multiple snakes of the same species or multiple species, your experience level with reptiles will increases dramatically. You learn to recognize stress, identify what really is a problem, and come to understand reptile behavior much more thoroughly. Most importantly, you learn the whys behind the husbandry dos and recognize the things that are just regurgitated myths. ;)

With that said, find something unique; something that really tickles your fancy. Those are the animals that will really fuel your passion for this hobby.
:)
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Good words, and I feel the same way about my shooting. That's why I shoot black powder and smokeless, single shot and multiples, shotguns and rifles, I like the diversity.

That's why I posted this thread. Part of this was to let others gush about species that were important and interesting to them. Was hoping that I would hear from some poeple that were passionate about something other than corns. That would give me a directed itinerrary for browsing and searching. Stuff to reseach and admire, and find that "something unique." I appreciate your input, and have a great deal of respect for you, as a herper and a person.

That branching is exactly what I am looking for. Just trying to get a feel for what others that were into corns or started with corns had also branched out into. And yeah, I expect that no matter what slithering thing I add, I'll be learning from it, and that's just what I want. Just don't want to endanger it because I am inexperienced. Hope this helps explain where I am coming from with this tread.
 
As far as easy-to-keep and requiring little experience goes, I recommend the following for a tank that big:

Bearded Dragons (my favorite!)
Blue-tongue Skinks

Kingsnakes
Boa c. Imperators
Brazilian Rainbow Boas (my favorite!)

Sulcatta Tortoise
Leopard Tortoise

There are several other things that come to mind, but they would require research and a terrarium setup. (frogs and amphibians)

You could really create a premium naturalistic setting with a tank that big. :)

Here are my babies. Beadies make wonderful pets pets and they they are full of personality.
 

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Brazilian Rainbow Boas (my favorite!)
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Please tell me more about why these are your favorites. I understand they have very specific humidity requirements as juveniles. Help me work it out so i can get them past there, please.

I agree they are beautiful snakes, and I know a few women that would kill for a pair of BRB pumps, lol. So help me through the husbandry and and tell me if they will share a home.

Thanks
 
The humidity (if i remember right)needs to be about 80% as juvie's and ideally about their as adults but anything from 70% upwards is ok, i hope i've remembered right, lol and if not please correct me :shrugs: .
 
As a snake suggestion why not try a BP or a dwarf red tailed boa? the rtb is dosile but i don't know how big the dwarf one's grow, but the full size ones can reach on average about 10ft long?

I suggest them because they tickle my fancy and am looking at picking up a rtb at the show in the UK later this year (still resurching).
 
oldhand said:
As a snake suggestion why not try a BP or a dwarf red tailed boa? the rtb is dosile but i don't know how big the dwarf one's grow, but the full size ones can reach on average about 10ft long?

I suggest them because they tickle my fancy and am looking at picking up a rtb at the show in the UK later this year (still resurching).
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My problem, but Ball Pythons, (I though you English called them Royals) look much to much like footballs (American version) for me.They are really sweet snakes, and I adore the juveniles, just can't stand the adults.

But please keep the suggestions coming, I am having great fun with this.
 
A full grown cribo is an impressive animal!
I wouldn't reccomend it as your second snake though.
They have tremendous feeding responses and tend to be a bit smelly.
Although I've seen a few that were "docile", I've seen more that weren't!
I knew a guy that had a pretty big one and he fed it baby turkeys.
Just my $.02
 
As a snake suggestion why not try a BP or a dwarf red tailed boa? the rtb is dosile but i don't know how big the dwarf one's grow, but the full size ones can reach on average about 10ft long?
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Actually if you're refering to Columbian red tailed boas the males don't get nearly that big. An average of 6 feet for males and 8 feet for females I believe. Don't know about dwarf boas at all. We (well...my boyfriend) has a female Columbian boa. She's the sweetest thing usually but don't bother her for at least two days after she eats - gets a nice temper. Fairly easy going as well.

Other suggestions might be kingsnakes (mentioned before), sunbeam snakes although I'm not sure how easy those would be for beginners - I just love how they look as adults...you could also divide the tank up and have it be used for two different types of animals or two animals even. Leopard geckos can live in groups, pac man frogs (although they don't need the height of a 55 gallon tank)...possabilities are endless.

~Katie
 
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