Snakes

[Trip06]

Im no noob. I know of a guy been feeding wild caught prey for years never had a problume. Not to say there isnt one...but. I already own a snake and have done countless research online about different snakes. I was meerly expressing my excitement for my indecision of choise regaurding my next one. Dose that clear it up?

[headshake]

some people drink piss because they think it will make them live longer. are you gonna do it? just because you own a snake doesn't mean you aren't a noob! i own 3. does that mean i'm 3 times the snake keeper you are? obviously not. about the food thing, if you care about your snake you won't do it. animals you get from the pet stores are fed specific amounts of protein etc because all of those nutrients will be passed on during digestion. you're best bet would be to get rats and breed them. feeding snakes can get expensive. what kind of snake do you have if you don't mind me asking? and i'm glad your excited. you should be. i'm just trying to give you good advice.

-shake

[WiTeWaSh]

I own a corn snake. Shes about 3 or 4 years old I duno. I havnt even named her yet lol... Any ideas??

promise i take good care of her.. shes in a 30 gallon tank about 4 foot long and two inches thick if not two shes close.

I love her...

[iamgrowerman]

It's usually never a good idea to try to convince someone you know what you're doing by telling them you know what you're doing. Generally people who know what they're doing don't feel the need to say so.

I'm not saying you are a noob, I'm just offering some advice.


I've owned various reptiles and snakes over the years and I'm definitely not an expert yet.

If you're looking for a larger more active snake there's a lot of options. Bull snakes are definitely... uh... "active". If by active you mean "likely to bite you and/or anything nearby". Your pythons and boas are a lot more likely to be content to lay about and nap. Many of them are ambush predators rather than hunters.

If you want something really big and likely to try to kill you - literally - get an anaconda. Nasty bastards, those.


You might check into getting a hog-nosed snake. They're pretty harmless, and I liked having one.


Oh, and feeding wild-caught prey is definitely not a good idea. I've done it, but I froze them for several days to kill germs and parasites, then thawed and warmed them. That's more difficult with wild-caught snakes since they're much less likely to be willing to eat frozen/thawed prey. I'm not saying that freezing them makes them safe, but it makes them safer.