Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

[beardie barmy]

hi there I'm looking into getting a snake and have never owned one before so what would your suggestions be for a starter snake thanks lee

[Mememe]

Royal,
Corn,
Hognose..
Are the main ones, probably missed one

I personally think Royals are the best, because they're chunky, and I have never been bitten by one - have been by a corn. (plus I think they're the 'cutest' snake )

Can't comment on Hognoses.

See which take your fancy..
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[stormiemanda]

not a ratsnake lol i got 1 for my first snake and even thou i love him dearly i do regret it
although before you buy any snake please do research about them
manda xx

[beardie barmy]

what would i be looking at paying for a royal ?

[Stuart]

anywhere from £25 - £80 for a youngster..generally the lower end of that price range will mean you would probably get a captive farmed one and the higher prices are usually commanded for CB babies.Personally I wouldn't recommend a CF if you haven't kept them before I would source a CB one that is established and feeding well on defrost.
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[beardie barmy]

dint worry Manda i don't plan on getting a snake i Carnot keep that's why I'm here

[The Docta]

I started with an Elaphe dione, and it was a good decision.
I wanted an easy to care, diurnal, active snake, and all my wishes were fulfilled.

Also I'm glad I started with an adult snake. It just 'worked'!
With that experience I was more confident to deal with juveniles.

Which instrument is the most recommended for kids?
Yes, it's a recorder.
No doubt, Panterophis guttattus definetely has become is the recorder among the snakes .

Jürgen
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1,1 Elaphe dione; 1,1 Elaphe schrencki;
1,1 Zamenis persicus; 2,1 Rhinechis scalaris;
1,1 Gonyosoma prasinum

[stormiemanda]

lol mine was brought for me for a surprice hmmm people really should get to no me a bit beter!!!
manda xx

[Dan]

I'm gonna go against the grain here (i do this every now and again)

Ok, whats best for you is NOT going to be whats best for everyone.

Sit down and write a list of all the things YOU want to gain from your snake (ie a trait list). Once you have a list you can eliminate all the snakes that don't fit into your criteria.
The animals remaining are your shortlist.
Go back to your trait list and pick out the things that matter to you the most. Take this new trait list to your shortlist and get rid of some more - you are likely to come across some that you just don't want to eliminate, so don't, leave them on there. This new list is your final list.

Take your final list and find a photo for each one then pick the prettiest.

At this stage you will know not only what your looking for but what you are likely to want in the future (no one can have just one herp). You will also have subconciously been reading up on each and every species in more and more detail as you fine tuned your list (clever eh!!)

Now all you do is find some people (more the better) with the snake you have chosen and talk to them (not email/forums) so you can get a good overall feel for them.

Who cares if your first snake turns out to be an anaconda, green tree python or a corn snake. If people really give a rats ass they'll help you and not criticise or tell you that you're wrong or you should have done this or that.

As long as you spend the time learning about what your doing then it really doesn't matter. There are very few "hard to keep" snakes if you have known nothing else.

My advice, in a nutshell, ignore everyone else - don't be a sheep - and get what YOU want and feel is right.
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TFA

The future is bright, the future is a net like pattern.................

I'm NOT an expert, so if you don't want to know my opinion don't ask!!

[Scott W]