Easy Gentle
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
What type of snake would be the best pet for me? I like gentle and easy to handle snakes. what should i get???
I like a snake that likes to be handled, and is gentle and calm. i want it to be beautiful also! what do you guys suggest?
I’d highly recommend a Rosy boa. They are incredibly docile, one of the easiest snake species I’ve ever cared for, small, come in several different colors and localities, and all around are a wonderful (albeit often overlooked) snake. I’ve owned a few of them, so I’ll type out a short general care sheet; hopefully this will provide the information you’ll need should you consider one of these guys.
Temperament: They are very calm, slow-moving snakes. Generally quite docile, most are fine with handling, and they rarely, if ever, bite people. Mine have all been content to find a comfortable place on my hand or lap and just hang out, unlike Colubrids (like King snakes and Corn snakes), which always seem to have somewhere to go. 
Life expectancy: When properly cared for, a Rosy boa can live 20+ years in captivity.
Size: Males average 1.5-2.5 feet, females are generally 2.5-3 feet, some a tad larger, but rarely more then 3.5 feet.
Feeding: start babies on mice pinks, and build up to one large mouse per week for adults. The general rule of thumb is to feed a rodent about the same in diameter as the widest part of your snake’s body. They are generally quite enthusiastic feeders; I have never had one that was a reluctant eater.
Humidity: This is a really low humidity desert species. A small water dish is fine on the cool side of the tank, but misting is completely unnecessary for these guys.
Temperature: Mine have done best with a basking temperature in the high eighties, around 87-89 degrees, with an ambient (background) temperature of 77-80. This can be achieved by use of under-tank heating pads, incandescent heat bulbs, or ceramic heat emitters.
Cage size: a 20 gallon tank is ideal for a single adult, but a 10 gallon is adequate. Just make SURE the lid of the cage is very secure, as these guys are amazing escape artists.
Substrate: Mine have done best on eco-earth by zoo-med, as long as it is COMPLETELY dry before putting it in my snake’s cage. Paper towels, aspen bedding, or even reptile sand (as long as you feed your snake in a separate container to prevent sand ingestion) also works very well.
Here is a picture of my male two year old, fifteen inch long San Felipe Rosy boa, Binx, who is adorable even by most snake-hater’s standards. 
http://tinyurl.com/2ery38
Other good species of snake would be Kenyan Sand boas, Milk snakes, Ball pythons, Corn snakes, King snakes, and Childrens Pythons.
I hope this helps, and if you’d like any more information on the care and maintenance of this species or any of the other species I named; please feel free to message me and I’d be more than happy to assist you.
Good luck!
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