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Buying my first snake today...question

TheGeckolife

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My local pet shop has a baby/juvie Childrens Python and plenty of Ball Pythons.. these two snakes appeal to me most but I want to make sure i get a snake that fits my wants/skill level best.

I will admit I don't want to get bit but I understand any snake can bite. So I want to make sure to get a species that tolerates handling well and will be easily tamed and generally not bitey.

any suggestions? I know corns are a good option.. but looks-wise they aren't as appealing to me as bp's and childrens pythons.
 
^ and the childrens pythons are going to be Captive Bred Babies, im not saying the ball pythons babies arent, but your 99.9 percent gauranteed to get a CBB childrens.
 
hadenglock,
thanks for the advice.. i'm sort of leaning towards the childrens since i've heard they are good first time snakes, and you don't see them as much. I went to repticon over the weekend and didnt see any!
 
Ball pythons are the more docile of the two. Ball pythons have way more looks to choose from.

The local pet shop isn't a petco or anything is it? I only ask because you should support local hobbyist if you can find which ever you decide.
If it's a mom and pop shop that's a bit different.

Sorry for going off topic, just a thought.
 
The local pet shop is a mom n pop shop. I'd rather support the local hobbyist/mom n' pops shops than big corps like petco/petsmart.

yea, thats a big plus i see about ball pythons, is the colors. I didnt know ball pythons were more docile.

the only downside i see from childrens pythons, is from what i google searched.. they seem to dull out in color as adults.

radera5 said:
Ball pythons are the more docile of the two. Ball pythons have way more looks to choose from.



The local pet shop isn't a petco or anything is it? I only ask because you should support local hobbyist if you can find which ever you decide.
If it's a mom and pop shop that's a bit different.

Sorry for going off topic, just a thought.
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TheGeckolife said:
The local pet shop is a mom n pop shop. I'd rather support the local hobbyist/mom n' pops shops than big corps like petco/petsmart.

yea, thats a big plus i see about ball pythons, is the colors. I didnt know ball pythons were more docile.

the only downside i see from childrens pythons, is from what i google searched.. they seem to dull out in color as adults.
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:thumbsup: Mom and pop is cool too.
Children's are not as docile but better feeders in most cases.

Good luck with whatever you decide. :thumbsup:
 
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