new pet....HELP!!

[santoury]

They grow to an average of 3 feet under most conditions they are kept at - they can reach 4 feet or a bit more, but this is not common. They are normally docile and make easy keepers. They are less temperature - demanding, to boot. They can live on mice (frozen is better) for its whole life. They also come in all kinds of crazy colors and combo's these days - you could spend days and days before deciding what color you liked.

If you go with a corn, I would recommend getting a yearling, not a baby. Babies sometimes can either be finicky feeders, OR simply don't grow. (Not sure why, but a few babies sometimes just don't grow.)
Depending on the color you want, you'll be looking at approx $40 to $80. Well within your budget.

 

[koff]

thanks you guys rock!!!
ill see if i like any color combos and maybe pick one....

 

[Z Trip]

but it is also in a budget of 500 buck or less...

Thats the price of a Vet Bill. Maybe look at something else.

 

[Ophiuchus]

They grow to an average of 3 feet under most conditions they are kept at - they can reach 4 feet or a bit more, but this is not common.

Corns hit the 4 foot marker all the time, and sometimes up to 5. All of my corns always got to 4 ft.

In any case, a single adult still wouldn't outgrow a 55 gal.

 

[dovii88]

do a trio of geckos or a bearded dragon

 

[koff]

hmmmm interesting........

 

[lovespunaround]

Thats the price of a Vet Bill. Maybe look at something else.

That's why lots of us try hard to get it right the first time, even at the expense of aesthetics. I'm poor, but that doesn't keep me from keeping blood pythons; it just makes me a lot more careful about how I keep them.

 

[KenyanSandBoa]

That's why lots of us try hard to get it right the first time, even at the expense of aesthetics. I'm poor, but that doesn't keep me from keeping blood pythons; it just makes me a lot more careful about how I keep them.

Very true. I wouldn't let the thought of an expensive vet bill prevent you from keeping an animal that you want. I think we all know that the hobby is expensive regardless of how you approach it. You just have to have a "Rainy Day Fund" set aside just in case something does go wrong.

 

[Calgone]

frogs don't require a whole lot of time. im a student right now at Purdue, and have to juggle them (not literally) between classes and extracurriculars. in a decently sized tank you can have a small community of them, and if you spend time on designing their new home/habitat it becomes a moving work of art.