hoss314 0 Posted July 12, 2011 My daughter is turning twelve very soon and has been asking for a snake for her birthday. Especially after we found this in the yard the other day... Think it was a king snake....I dunno Anyways....she has been doing LOTS of research on the care and responsibilities of being a snake owner. Decided that she wants a red tail boa. Any suggestions? Things to look out for? Problems? I took her to Petco last weekend just to "look around" and they had a really neat looking teal Iguana. The guy said that they were much more tame than the green Iguana's. But, she wants a snake...Iguana's are cool cause you can walk them on a leash, they don't eat mice they are vegetarians. (I'm a vagitarian ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirt dame 561 Posted July 12, 2011 Shoot, why go to the pet shop when your yard is full of California King snakes? Free is good. I guess a lot of kids go through the reptile and amphibian phase. I had a snake or two when I was a kid, but really liked turtles better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikeslut 1 Posted July 12, 2011 Snakes are good- they only eat once a week, but their poop dies stink a bit Boas get pretty big, but so do iguanas... Get her a snake...we have a corn snake, and it is gentle, and easy to take care of Do a search for onionnews and the snake ate our baby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteelRain 0 Posted July 12, 2011 Iguana's are cool cause you can walk them on a leash, they don't eat mice they are vegetarians. (I'm a vagitarian ) Not sure what is so cool about that. My steak was once a vegetarian. However, I am a vagitarian also! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozzy 0 Posted July 12, 2011 Rosy boas are prolly the most calm and easy to handle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCHWINN 0 Posted July 12, 2011 Rosy boas are prolly the most calm and easy to handle X2 You beat me to it... I am a huge snake lover.. Red Tail Boas are awsome pets but before you know it they are 10' long. Ball Pythons are cool and dont get very large. Leave the King Snake alone as they have stink glands in their skin and make you smell and they can withstand a Rattlesnake bite and have been known to kill Rattlesnakes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drabnor 0 Posted July 12, 2011 Rosy boas are prolly the most calm and easy to handle x3 ours is great! and they are actually wild around here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tntmo 898 Posted July 12, 2011 We've had a few ball pythons, a gopher snake and a corn snake. Snakes can be prone to respiritory disease so keep an eye on that. They also like to escape and be free in your home for several days and then are hanging out in the kitchen at 11pm when you go to get a drink of water before bed....enough to scare the stuff out of you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tweety999 0 Posted July 12, 2011 Rosy boas are prolly the most calm and easy to handle x3 ours is great! and they are actually wild around here I didn't know that bottom one is a rosy boa!!! We have one in our backyard and I have been wondering what it was! Yippee, now I know. I love snakes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spyder 2 Posted July 12, 2011 Mike, a rosey boa would be a great choice. The 'Wild' California Kings would be better left in your yard to do their business. That said, we have a California King that visits us on a regular basis. We feed him a few mice and while he is caged up, (usually one or two days) so I can do heavier yard work without the fear of injurying or killing him. He has also spent one winter hibernating inside the house somewhere? We never did figure it out. This year was especially cool. He made one kill and held the mouse with his tail while attacking and killing the a second mouse. Never have I seen this. Spyder Drabnor, those pictures are great. And Iguanas can be very nasty with their tails. It hurts! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoss314 0 Posted July 13, 2011 Went to the coolest pet store I have ever been to last night. Pet Kingdom in Sports Arena. They have a lot of snakes, turtles, lizards etc. Looked at the different snakes and I think we may have decided on a South American Boa. The females will be a maximum of 5' long and the males will be a little shorter. Showed her some full grown red tail boas which helped change her mind of that. Crikey mate! Those buggers were huge! Looked at the ball pythons...they were a thought but found out that they are prone to "caps" in their eyes and can be finiky eaters. The Boa seemed like the best fit.... So much going on in that store that I didn't take any phone pics....There was a loose coch in the store though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
