Mrsnackpack
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are there any other types of snakes like the cornsnakes that are as easy or similar to in terms of care and difficulty?
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other types of snakes like cornsnakes?
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Beothon Lover
The One an Only Kuro....
most rat snakes are easy to car for and so are Bull/Pine/Gopher Snakes
tricksterpup
I has nuttin to Say.
yeah Most North American Rat snakes are pretty easy to care for. Here are a few different species.
Black Rat
Texas Rat (Leucistic morph)
Baird Rat Snake
another morph of Baird.
Fox Snake
Black Rat
Texas Rat (Leucistic morph)
Baird Rat Snake
another morph of Baird.
Fox Snake
dogsNdragons
and Corns, OH MY!
I vote for Florida Kings, too.
I have three and really love them.
I have three and really love them.
MegF.
That's for sale???
Rat snakes, kingsnakes, milksnakes, bull snakes (although they get quite large)..rosy boas, ball pythons (although they can be very picky eaters). I hate my Cal King. He never bites but he craps, musks and is a total freak every time you take him out. I find most kings to be that way.
The_Thunderer
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I agree! Here's my Blotched Florida King, Relena! Sorry if her head is blurry. She was moving quick! LOL
The_Thunderer
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Well, I think if you've got an average humidity HIGHER than our average humidity in Phoenix (Mesa), AZ, then you should be fine. Our average humidity in Mesa, is 50% in the morning and a LOW 23% in the afternoon. In Indianapolis, where you live, it is 84% in the morning and 62% in the afternoon. (The OP's is similar to yours 83% & 64%).
Because of the really low humidity here, I have a humid hide for her to help her shed (Sandwhich box with moist coconut fibers). Other than that, everything else is the same (temps, aspen, water dish, etc.). I don't have to mist with the humid hide.
I think she's pretty too! VERY alert and seemingly intelligent as well.
Fred
Because of the really low humidity here, I have a humid hide for her to help her shed (Sandwhich box with moist coconut fibers). Other than that, everything else is the same (temps, aspen, water dish, etc.). I don't have to mist with the humid hide.
I think she's pretty too! VERY alert and seemingly intelligent as well.
Fred
dogsNdragons
and Corns, OH MY!
Ooooh, nice!
I like her alot.
I have two normals FKs and a Whiteside.
Isis:
Elvis:
Kokopelli
Resident Boa Fanatic
I for one would not vote for any member of the Pituophis family- Gopher snakes and Bullsnakes can be rather aggressive, they are also a deal larger than cornsnakes.
I have a Texas Ratsnake... there's no avoiding it- at the very early ages he was very aggressive and I had to calm him down over time. Sure it's a nice experience but you run the chance of them staying that way... and that's no big fun for anyone.
Milksnakes... dunno, not my taste... out of the Lampropeltis I would recommend any member of the Mexicana complex. I think they are insanely beautiful, as docile as snakes come, and loads of fun. Yes, breeding can be a chore, and getting the babies to feed if you breed them is rather difficult and takes a lot of time. But on the brighter side, they are very versatile without having to dig up morphs- especially the Thayeri's. They are a tad smaller than cornsnakes, when they mature they need one large mouse a week and all in all, don't take neither room nor a lot of resources to keep.
BP's... those are nice, sure. But I find them kind of boring. Few snakes can look so adorable... but let's face the facts... as they mature they hardly move, they hide and are far less interesting than a cornsnake. The morphs are great, but very expansive.
Out of the colubrids I decided to focus on the Mexicana complex. Out of the rest... I chose BCI's. I have access to BCI's whose parentage dates to the Hogg Isle population- meaning that they are rather small in size. The father of my Boa, after 2 successful breeding seasons is only 5 feet long.
A 5 year old female got around to 5.5 feet. - Basically, it's a travel sized Boa, hehe. All I can say is that BCI's are very impressive, very docile mostly and... I really can't explain what is it about their aura but they are extremely impressive where I think Colubrids can be very comic(in a good way!).
If I could, I would get my hands on a couple of Thayeri's and see the magic they create with each breeding. But that's just me
I have a Texas Ratsnake... there's no avoiding it- at the very early ages he was very aggressive and I had to calm him down over time. Sure it's a nice experience but you run the chance of them staying that way... and that's no big fun for anyone.
Milksnakes... dunno, not my taste... out of the Lampropeltis I would recommend any member of the Mexicana complex. I think they are insanely beautiful, as docile as snakes come, and loads of fun. Yes, breeding can be a chore, and getting the babies to feed if you breed them is rather difficult and takes a lot of time. But on the brighter side, they are very versatile without having to dig up morphs- especially the Thayeri's. They are a tad smaller than cornsnakes, when they mature they need one large mouse a week and all in all, don't take neither room nor a lot of resources to keep.
BP's... those are nice, sure. But I find them kind of boring. Few snakes can look so adorable... but let's face the facts... as they mature they hardly move, they hide and are far less interesting than a cornsnake. The morphs are great, but very expansive.
Out of the colubrids I decided to focus on the Mexicana complex. Out of the rest... I chose BCI's. I have access to BCI's whose parentage dates to the Hogg Isle population- meaning that they are rather small in size. The father of my Boa, after 2 successful breeding seasons is only 5 feet long.
A 5 year old female got around to 5.5 feet. - Basically, it's a travel sized Boa, hehe. All I can say is that BCI's are very impressive, very docile mostly and... I really can't explain what is it about their aura but they are extremely impressive where I think Colubrids can be very comic(in a good way!).
If I could, I would get my hands on a couple of Thayeri's and see the magic they create with each breeding. But that's just me