Ideal Pet Snakes

Now that you know what you’re getting yourself into and you still insist that snakes your pet is something that you’re ready for, then that’s good for you. But while you’re at the pet store looking at the beautiful mysterious snakes, don’t get carried away just yet. Remember that you’re a beginner at keeping snakes as your pet; therefore, it’s better for you to go with the starters snakes. Here we have a few perfect for beginner’s pet snakes.

Milk Snakes

Definitely one of the perfect snakes for beginners, milk snakes is also known as Lampropeltis triangulum in Latin. If you’re planning to get the baby milk snake, make sure that you keep in a shoe box and don’t keep two milk snakes together because they might end up eating each other. Wherever you put them, keep air holes but not big enough for it to escape because milk snake are really good at escaping. The average temperature for keeping this kind of snake range between 27 degree Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius, not too hot, not too cold and when the night time arrives, turn off those light bulbs for your baby to sleep.

Corn Snakes

Possibly the most popular type of snakes to keep as a pet, corn snakes are usually calm and great for you to hold. Feeding the corn snakes are not that difficult, one mouse a week, however your mouse should not be too big, just average size enough for your corn snake to swallow. Hiding place is a must for corn snake; it may get depressed without hiding space thus it might refuse to eat. Corn snakes also prefers to bath in water, keeping a bowl of water for them is recommended. Decorate the habitat with small sticks for it to climb on and relax, handling him once a day is fine just make sure you don’t hold it right after they eat because they might get sick.

Ball Pythons

The Royal Python from the Africa is one of the well-known snakes turned into pets. If you’re planning to keep a ball python, keep in mind, that’s for a long term because their average life span is 25 years! It is recommended that you buy a baby ball python rather than the old ones because they are easier to take care of. Just like corn snakes, ball python feeds on rats or mouse once a week. Holding your python too much can cause it stress so if it refuses to eat, leave it alone for a week then come back and check on it again. Note that during breeding season, your snake might refuse to eat, and this can go on for six months, so don’t get paranoid if he doesn’t eat, it’s probably because of the breeding season. A bowl of water is recommended for the pythons because they do love to soak in water once in a while!