View Full Version : Who owns snakes?
Griggs
04-02-2005, 3:09 AM
Just curoius who here on the board has what.
I have a 2' Ball Python
piranha45
04-02-2005, 10:08 AM
how old is it, what's its diet, what size tank ya keep it in?
walls
04-02-2005, 11:46 PM
Ive got an 11 year old 10 foot Boa. :)
rayman45
04-08-2005, 10:59 AM
im going for a chrondo(green tree python) soon
ive had a red tail boa around 3-4 feet
piranha45
04-08-2005, 11:44 AM
Ive got an 11 year old 10 foot Boa. :)
cool, how much longer would you expect it to live?
I hope for her to go at least 25 years. Ive kept/bred numerous boas and pythons over the years. After my little girl was born I had to get rid of all but this female (she was my oldest and favorite!).
neoprodigy
04-11-2005, 5:31 PM
peruvian redtailed boa contrictor, got it back in 1996... got a 6 foot vision cage for it...
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=509/1boa3.jpg
Griggs
04-11-2005, 6:57 PM
how old is it, what's its diet, what size tank ya keep it in?
Its actually for sale right now it this forum. But it'll be a year old next month, its 2 feet long and eats a frozen then thawed mouse once every other week. I keep it in a 20g long with a screen top. I really like it, but I need the money right now, and I think I'm gonna get a hognose instead.
fishmadness
04-11-2005, 11:46 PM
Its actually for sale right now it this forum. But it'll be a year old next month, its 2 feet long and eats a frozen then thawed mouse once every other week. I keep it in a 20g long with a screen top. I really like it, but I need the money right now, and I think I'm gonna get a hognose instead.
you got photo of it?
MasterMing
05-02-2005, 12:08 AM
I use to have about 6 retics, 4 ball pythons, and 2 suriname redtail boas. But as of now, just a pair of ball pythons.
CentralMayhem
05-02-2005, 1:02 AM
i have a california kingsnake spotted. not striped or banded. 10 months old 2 feet long. eats like a rtc and is nice as could be. easy to take care of as wrell. had a blood python, mean as hell got rid of it.
Fishman24J
05-02-2005, 3:28 AM
I have two baby Ribbons(12in) and a Corn Snake about 4 feet! Hopefully i get a Brown Rat soon!!!
GOLIATH
05-09-2005, 10:03 PM
I have a few snakes and a large Argentine Red Tegu. I like the Retics best.
WckedMidas
05-09-2005, 10:08 PM
just traded brown watter snake into lfs . got me fish food snake didnt cost me nothing so i made out
guppy
05-09-2005, 11:10 PM
i have a california kingsnake spotted. not striped or banded. 10 months old 2 feet long. eats like a rtc and is nice as could be. easy to take care of as wrell. had a blood python, mean as hell got rid of it.
I had a pair of those in 1985 but gve them to Sienhardt Auarium when I moved. Gentle and pretty.
IoStrisciare
05-09-2005, 11:13 PM
i used to have a few balls and some whips... kept a wolf snake once too...
i have 3.5' ball python.....niko is cool........kids luv him too
susieg
05-16-2005, 4:18 PM
I have a 3 1/2 - 4 foot chocolate california king. He is 10 yrs old. Just gave away a really mean :angryfire albino (female) calif. king (7yrs old). She was the perfect compliment to his chocolate color. Always wanted to breed them but scared she would kill him. Didn't want to take a chance. Susie
piranha45
05-16-2005, 8:46 PM
how big was the female, susie?
Frontosas
05-16-2005, 11:00 PM
Currently have 2 ball pythons...one male and one female. Both about 2+ feet now.
Have kept...
Emerald Tree Boa
Amazon Tree Boa
Green Tree Python
Garter Snake
susieg
05-17-2005, 2:14 PM
The female A. Cal.King was about 3 1/2 feet. We had Corn snakes (they laid eggs yearly and the babies were so cute) also. The best herp-rept. we had was a Beardie. He was so personable and easy to train. :) Susie
Isis_Nebthet
05-18-2005, 10:20 AM
I have a 30" wc glossy snake (we will end up letting him go again though). He eats two live hoppers every week. We had another one but since he didn't like mice we let him go within a week. These guys are really nice but only 50% on getting them to eat rodents. We found a beautiful baby 50/50 kingsnake in the house last year but unfortunately it was under a piece of cardboard on the way to bathroom= squished :cry:
Adrea
susieg
05-18-2005, 4:04 PM
Adrea, Have you tried giving him alizard ? Some (alot) of snakes find Anoles or lizards in the wild and are used to eating them. Where do you live? and what is a glossy snake?
Isis_Nebthet
05-20-2005, 11:08 AM
Since I caught them if they don't want mice I let them go again. I'm in the high desert in California (Mojave) about a 30 minute drive away from joshua tree national park. I've been lucky to have not found any rattlers in the house.
Here's a link to glossy snake info:
http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesRECNUM.asp?recnum=AR0192
Here's a pic of the one I have. I have better pics of the other one because we'd just fed this guy when I was taking pics. If any one is interested I'll gladly post them.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/Isis_Nebthet/python.jpg
We found him and the one we let go again in the middle of a dirt road.
Adrea
PredatoryFishMagazine
05-20-2005, 9:40 PM
These are what I currently have...
4 malaysian blood pythons, 9 ball pythons ( one being a lemon pastel), 2 honduran milk snakes, 2 columbian boas (a pastel male and a monster tail hypo female... they produce amazing looking babies), 2 brazilian rainbow boas, a baby grey-banded kingsnake, a yellow anaconda, 2 burmese pythons (both "green" phase), and 2 reticulated pythons (a white albino and a lavender albino).
I should probably mention that snakes are just as important in my life as my fish are.
HilJack41
05-20-2005, 9:42 PM
uh why not me!!!!!!
PredatoryFishMagazine
05-20-2005, 10:08 PM
Most of mine are for sale (all of them except the bloods and the pastel ball).
I'm moving soon, and I've got to cut down on the reptiles so the baby can have his own room.
piranha45
05-20-2005, 10:28 PM
what would drive you to keep 9 ball pythons?
PredatoryFishMagazine
05-20-2005, 11:47 PM
I've had four breeding pairs for about two years now, I just purchased the pastel male a few months ago when I got my tax returns. The pastel will be big enough to breed in two years, and I'm going to hopefully get him to mate with two different females that year. The pastel is a co-dominant trait, meaning when I breed it to normal females about half of the offspring will still be pastels. I paid $2,500 for the pastel, mostly as an investment.
But, all in all, I just love ball pythons. They are extremely easy to care for, easy to breed, and they're friendly.
piranha45
05-21-2005, 12:00 AM
how active are they? are they dead logs/balls most of the time, or do they go cruising regularly? are they shy feeders?
PredatoryFishMagazine
05-21-2005, 12:12 AM
No, they aren't very active. They spend most of thier time in thier hide boxes. I very rarely see them roaming the cage. The only time I actually get to watch them is during breeding season when I introduce the males to the females, then it's nothing but constant action for about two weeks.
One of them is really shy about eating, but the rest are pretty good about it though.
clrio
05-24-2005, 10:56 PM
Its actually for sale right now it this forum. But it'll be a year old next month, its 2 feet long and eats a frozen then thawed mouse once every other week. I keep it in a 20g long with a screen top. I really like it, but I need the money right now, and I think I'm gonna get a hognose instead.
Is it any special morph? Do you know if it is male or female?
I_Luv_Cichlids
05-27-2005, 5:36 PM
i have a four foot eight inch ball python (male) its about eight years old !!!and its an axanthic king ball python!!!
piranha45
05-27-2005, 9:33 PM
what differentiates a normal ball python from an axanthic king ball python?
PredatoryFishMagazine
05-28-2005, 10:22 PM
I've never heard of an axanthic "king" ball, but axanthics have the same pattern as normal balls, they're just darker and thier pattern is grey and silver instead of brown and gold.
piranha45
05-28-2005, 10:23 PM
ah, interesting. Do they cost like triple a normal ball python, or several grand?
I_Luv_Cichlids
05-28-2005, 10:27 PM
normal has the yellow pigment in their skin to make appear gold axanthic lack the yellow pigment making them appear grey or dark brownish grey mine looks like the darker more grey one and the other one is a normal ball python
piranha45
05-28-2005, 11:06 PM
cool, appreciate the info!
IoStrisciare
05-29-2005, 9:39 PM
normal has the yellow pigment in their skin to make appear gold axanthic lack the yellow pigment making them appear grey or dark brownish grey mine looks like the darker more grey one and the other one is a normal ball python
the top one doesn't look axanthic to me.
looks normal.
IoStrisciare
05-29-2005, 9:40 PM
I caught 2 4ft specimens of Ahaetulla Prasina.
Cool buggers.
Phtstrat
05-29-2005, 11:13 PM
I have a small ball python, but I wish that I had gotten something else to be honest.
It just kind of sits in its hiding spot all day, I've never seen it come out except for feeding and when I take it out of the cage.
piranha45
05-30-2005, 2:20 AM
corn snakes and other lithe north american snakes are pretty active right?
pufferking
05-30-2005, 8:51 AM
i want a snake really bad but my mom doesnt want one in the house once i get out of high school and i movie out im getting a snake
Ph0etus
06-04-2005, 3:48 AM
corn snakes and other lithe north american snakes are pretty active right?
Yeah.
Ph0etus
06-04-2005, 4:10 AM
i have a four foot eight inch ball python (male) its about eight years old !!!and its an axanthic king ball python!!!
Are you sure it's an axanthic and not just a dark normal? The last time I saw an axanthic being offered for sale it went for a little over $10,000.
I don't mean that to be rude, it's just that I find it highly unlikely that a hobbyist would have such a highly desired morph. If it was purchased as an investment to breed it, then I could understand.
gilly
06-08-2005, 11:01 PM
I have about 150 ball pythons....just starting to get into fish. pastels, spiders, albinos, ghosts, piebald, axanthic, etc. I have more than i care to count....and thats bad. If anyone is looking for high end balls let me know....i breed a bunch of them
Ph0etus
06-08-2005, 11:12 PM
I have about 150 ball pythons....just starting to get into fish. pastels, spiders, albinos, ghosts, piebald, axanthic, etc. I have more than i care to count....and thats bad. If anyone is looking for high end balls let me know....i breed a bunch of them
You have any pics?
I breed them too. I just got my spider a few weeks ago, plan to breed it to my lemon pastel in a year or so.
mrsrobertson
06-10-2005, 3:15 PM
You have any pics?
I breed them too. I just got my spider a few weeks ago, plan to breed it to my lemon pastel in a year or so.
What is the best kind of starter snake for kids? :feedback:
monkey
06-10-2005, 4:03 PM
I've got a buddy who keeps on wanting to send me a rattler.
Ph0etus
06-10-2005, 8:26 PM
What is the best kind of starter snake for kids? :feedback:
I'd have to go with corn snakes. They stay relatively small (only about 5 feet), they are very docile, and very easy to take care of. My first snake was a corn snake actually.
A lot of people will probably recommend a ball python, but I wouldn't. Although ball pythons are extremely easy to take care of, they are also very picky eaters. They will randomly refuse food for weeks or months at a time for no apparrent reason. Ball pythons are good snakes once you have a little experience first.
Another reason I'm going to recommend a corn snake is they are very inexpensive and have a variety of color morphs that are easily obtained. You can get pretty much any color morph of the corn snake for under $100 (most being in the $15 - $50 range).
I've never been bitten by a corn snake, and I've never had a corn snake refuse a meal. In my opinion, a corn snake would be the best way to go if you are getting it for a kid.
redtailfool
06-10-2005, 8:43 PM
Alex didnt know you were into repltiles too?? Any word on the green, you know?
Currently have 2 ball pythons...one male and one female. Both about 2+ feet now.
Have kept...
Emerald Tree Boa
Amazon Tree Boa
Green Tree Python
Garter Snake
redtailfool
06-10-2005, 8:45 PM
Thanks for the info. Do corn snakes need uv light ?? Sorry im such a :newbie:
when it comes to reptiles.
I'd have to go with corn snakes. They stay relatively small (only about 5 feet), they are very docile, and very easy to take care of. My first snake was a corn snake actually.
A lot of people will probably recommend a ball python, but I wouldn't. Although ball pythons are extremely easy to take care of, they are also very picky eaters. They will randomly refuse food for weeks or months at a time for no apparrent reason. Ball pythons are good snakes once you have a little experience first.
Another reason I'm going to recommend a corn snake is they are very inexpensive and have a variety of color morphs that are easily obtained. You can get pretty much any color morph of the corn snake for under $100 (most being in the $15 - $50 range).
I've never been bitten by a corn snake, and I've never had a corn snake refuse a meal. In my opinion, a corn snake would be the best way to go if you are getting it for a kid.
mrsrobertson
06-10-2005, 8:45 PM
I'd have to go with corn snakes. They stay relatively small (only about 5 feet), they are very docile, and very easy to take care of. My first snake was a corn snake actually.
A lot of people will probably recommend a ball python, but I wouldn't. Although ball pythons are extremely easy to take care of, they are also very picky eaters. They will randomly refuse food for weeks or months at a time for no apparrent reason. Ball pythons are good snakes once you have a little experience first.
Another reason I'm going to recommend a corn snake is they are very inexpensive and have a variety of color morphs that are easily obtained. You can get pretty much any color morph of the corn snake for under $100 (most being in the $15 - $50 range).
I've never been bitten by a corn snake, and I've never had a corn snake refuse a meal. In my opinion, a corn snake would be the best way to go if you are getting it for a kid.
Thanks for the info. My daughter wants one in the worst way. Maybe that's the route I will go. Thanks again
Ph0etus
06-10-2005, 10:15 PM
Thanks for the info. Do corn snakes need uv light ?? Sorry im such a :newbie:
when it comes to reptiles.
Nope, no uv lighting required.
Ph0etus
06-10-2005, 10:18 PM
Thanks for the info. My daughter wants one in the worst way. Maybe that's the route I will go. Thanks again
No problem.
redtailfool
06-10-2005, 11:39 PM
THinking about it know . Appreciate the help Phoetus.
LeGrandB@t
06-11-2005, 7:15 PM
I have a 2 1/2 foot red tail boa. I dont really like snakes but I bought it because the previous owner didnt want it and was gonna let it go or starve it to death. :angryfire Its a very pretty snake, I feel bad cus all I do is feed it. I never hold it or even look at it but at least its still alive. Hopefully I will find it a home soon.
Ph0etus
06-11-2005, 9:41 PM
I have a 2 1/2 foot red tail boa. I dont really like snakes but I bought it because the previous owner didnt want it and was gonna let it go or starve it to death. :angryfire Its a very pretty snake, I feel bad cus all I do is feed it. I never hold it or even look at it but at least its still alive. Hopefully I will find it a home soon.
Are you located anywhere near Michigan?
LeGrandB@t
06-13-2005, 12:03 AM
I live in St Louis MO not to far away.
Ph0etus
06-13-2005, 2:24 AM
Its still too far for me to drive. If you plan to come to Michigan anytime soon let me know. I've always got space for another snake.
lophius
06-14-2005, 7:55 AM
I have just lost (in march) my 17 year old florida kingsnake .. I now have a pair of Borneo Blood Pythons and a female yellow anaconda
carl
IoStrisciare
06-14-2005, 7:21 PM
Caught these fellas at a fishfarm....
aztecfred
06-28-2005, 3:03 AM
I BREED snakes, have for the last twelve + years. Ones that I work with currently are:
Eastern Indigos
Argentine Boa constrictors
PASTEL Colombian boas
B.C . amarilli
and many more
Aztec Fred
Owner: AZTEC REPTILES
TNReptile
06-28-2005, 11:05 AM
I have a breeding pair of Womas, (waiting for the female to drop any time now) and a newborn het for anery Red-tailed Boa.
I lost my female Burm four years ago, she was 16 ft.
fishnthings
07-15-2005, 11:19 AM
i own 8 snakes,
1.2 ball pythons
.1 redtail boa
1. ghost corn
.1 oketee corn
.2 normal corns
all are great snakes and very nice, never tried to bite
softturtle
07-18-2005, 5:58 PM
I currently own a 9' red tail boa (8'L x 2.5'W x 1.5'T)
breeding pair corn snakes (what pair of corn snakes aren't breeders though, right?) one is a snow and the other is a creamsicle.
recently sold 2 amazon tree boas(yellow and garden phase) cool snakes but I got tired of getting bit by those little toothy suckers.
rayman45
07-18-2005, 6:54 PM
im getting my green tree python soon
by friday hopefully
rayman45
07-18-2005, 6:55 PM
Caught these fellas at a fishfarm....
i think there hotts?
there cool tree snakes
cenecker
07-19-2005, 1:34 AM
WHOA = aztec fred you breed indigos? I thought they were endangered - can you ship to AZ?
I like herps almost as much as I like fish. I have:
4 ball pythons
1 corn snake
1 Biak green tree python
2 fat-tail geckos
1 day gecko
1 anole
1 female jacksons chameleon
1 giant spiny chameleon
1 pacman frog
I have narrowed down my collection tremendously as I once owned over 25 snakes.
Ken
softturtle
07-20-2005, 9:21 PM
Current collection- Red tail boa ( 9') snow corn snake ( 3.5')
creamsicle corn snake ( 3.5')
Previously owned- Ball pythons, eastern garter snakes, butler garter snakes, fox snakes, ribbon snakes, hognose (species unknown to me).
None right now, in past indigo, rubber boa, gopher, night snake, cal. king, and speckled king, eastern coral snake once a long time ago (my mom ended that real quick), and a few others. I've always been one of those who compulsively takes home anything that gets close enough to catch.
Thomas_Hung
07-22-2005, 12:35 AM
I've got a ~3ft crimson corn named Trouser :)
HilJack41
07-22-2005, 12:43 AM
once again , uh why not me! anyone selling stuff gonna be near to fl or ohio?
HilJack41
07-22-2005, 12:44 AM
i want a bigger breed of snake though. my friend has a burmees, she is so cool. love that sanke she will just chill around my sholders, bad ass
fishnthings
07-27-2005, 8:53 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Personal Gallery I have a 2 1/2 foot red tail boa. I dont really like snakes but I bought it because the previous owner didnt want it and was gonna let it go or starve it to death. Its a very pretty snake, I feel bad cus all I do is feed it. I never hold it or even look at it but at least its still alive. Hopefully I will find it a home soon.
how much do u want for it, i only live about 20 minutes from st.luois. do u still have him. i will take him, let me know