Thinking about a snake.

[muffywrx]

So due to a friend I have been looking into snakes. A big reason is because my friend offered to buy my young cockatiel, and I don't think I'll be able to give a bird as much attention as I'd like when school starts back up. I'm guessing snakes don't NEED attention, same with fish.

I know a lot of people recommend ball pythons and I love all the patterns that are available.

That being said, I would like to get hands on experienced keeper's advice. I have looked a little into them and have been contemplating things.

First off I was thinking about a DIY enclosure consisting of opaque storage tub with holes drilled in for air. A heating pad and a smaller plastic tub with a cut out for a hide. Coconut or newspaper substrate.

What am I missing?

Where is a good place to find some unique color morphs at a reasonable price?

Any info/pics would be great.

Thanks in advance.

 

[muffywrx]

By the way. The morphs I'm drawn to are the black and whites, or anything and white. The pieds are pretty. The regular brown patterns are not amazing to me. But I haven't seen everything.

 

[lungfishlover]

i think you have enough on your plate with four new rays.....

 

[muffywrx]

LOL. They are easy ... Water changes and feeding them is not that hard.

 

[Yellow_Perch]

well you might like anerythristics since those are like black, gray, white..

 

[muffywrx]

as in corn snakes?

The reason I was drawn to BP is because of their docile nature. I haven't looked much into other species.

 

[Crunchy]

you might want to look at
ball-python.net (for pictures)
or
kingsnake.com (for pics and pricing)

 

[muffywrx]

you might want to look at
ball-python.net (for pictures)
or
kingsnake.com (for pics and pricing)

Looked at a ball python site for pics, just didn't click on each one. That site doesn't work!

Thank you

 

[Crunchy]

my mistake, try ball-pythons.net

 

[muffywrx]

Ah thanks.