adore
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I gotta put in a good word for the snakes!! Once you get the enclosure & temps set up many species are so easy to care for! They are very simple minded so they might not "love" you (because they don't feel complex emotions like love) but most snakes feel more comfortable & safe with their owners than with other people and a snake will often make her way back to her owner, for this reason, when another person is holding her.
I find the slower calmer species of boas & pythons to be very relaxing to watch and hold. Ball Pythons are great first snakes (they only get up to 4ft, males are smaller) or if you want a bit bigger snake that is still a manageable size the Dumeril's Boa tends to be equally docile, and gets about 5-7ft (and is the best snake ever, though may be slightly biased..)
Oh and I get that it's hard for a lot of people to feed whole rodents, but at least most pet stores now sell pre-killed, frozen rodents for snake food, and most baby snakes are raised to eat these "frozen/thawed" meals. Watching a snake eat is amazing! It's like watching a National Geographic special! And they only need to eat (and therefore poop) approx once a week!
Delilah my beloved Dumeril's Boa:
Delilah's Christmas pic
I adore that snake!
I find the slower calmer species of boas & pythons to be very relaxing to watch and hold. Ball Pythons are great first snakes (they only get up to 4ft, males are smaller) or if you want a bit bigger snake that is still a manageable size the Dumeril's Boa tends to be equally docile, and gets about 5-7ft (and is the best snake ever, though may be slightly biased..)
Oh and I get that it's hard for a lot of people to feed whole rodents, but at least most pet stores now sell pre-killed, frozen rodents for snake food, and most baby snakes are raised to eat these "frozen/thawed" meals. Watching a snake eat is amazing! It's like watching a National Geographic special! And they only need to eat (and therefore poop) approx once a week!
Delilah my beloved Dumeril's Boa:
Delilah's Christmas pic
I adore that snake!
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