What snakes would be good in a 15 or 20 Gal.?

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lol okay louie you're just being a retard im not even going to argue with you. You make no sense at all.

Anyways, which guys are you thinking about? Sand Boa's? They rarely bite FYI. They're just too slow. Even if they did try to bite you their mouths are too small, so just ignore Louie's posts and pay attention to everyone else who's actually providing you decent info.
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You give out wrong info .
You have no idea what your saying.

I rather be a corn owned by someone who keeps me in a roomy enclosure than a 20 gallon.

A corn in a 20 gal is cruel .
 
Ophiuchus;2092232; said:
Alright kiddies.....can it.

On the issue of cornsnakes...

1.) Though cornsnakes occasionally hit the 6 ft marker in nature, its not that common in captivity. The largest I've ever seen barely exceed 5 ft. That said, the general average of the species in captivity is around 4.5 ft.

2.) Without delving into the issue of reptiles "being unhappy" and whether or not they're even capable of the emotion, many keepers house adult corns in tubs with roughly the footprint of a 15 gallon (24" x 12") and their animals fare just fine and thrive and produce year after year. While I'll admit that colubrids are a tad more active than say, a boa or python, they still rarely make use of a spacious enclosure and are likely to be content with the "basic" needs in a smaller, cozier set-up: loose substrate for burrowing, couple of hides, a branch or two for the occasional climb and obviously a water dish. All that combined with regular handling should give any cornsnake adequate exercise and I highly feel it would feel "cramped." If the glass tank in question is 30" long by 12" wide, thats perfectly fine for an adult corn.

I see the original poster is leaning towards a sand boa, but I wanted to insert my $.02 about the corn snake discussion.

Louie, how many sand boas have you personally encountered? To say that "most will bite" is a pretty substantial claim, and a foolhardy one if you do not have personal experience to back it up.

However, you're correct in stating that except when they're eating or being handled, sand boas are actually quite secretive, and consequently boring captives. One rarely sees them inside their cage as they stay burrowed 90% of the time.

Here's a few more colubrid suggestions:

garter snakes: requires no extra heating, eats variety of prey items, can be a little highstrung

African house snakes: requires a little heating, very hardy, very tractable
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I have never kept a sand boa I stated that.
I only knew a guy who bred them back in NY he said they bit when handled and he rarely saw them.
 
I know my snakes bud. I've had both spotted and children's pythons. I never said he couldn't keep them in the 20. It's just that I kept mine in 30 gallon tanks and it just seemed like it was barely big enough. I handled them alot too. So I'm just saying it would probably be better for a beginner to start off with something a little simpler. It's totally up to him though. He mentioned he wanted something that would live comfortably in a 20. I'm just saying a childrens python would be pushin' it a bit. And I don't think a corn snake is ever a good idea lol. I never recommend them to n00bs.
 
OK i've decided on a Royal Python or Ball Python, it will live in a 20 Gal. for a bit then move one to a bigger terrarium. Someone please close this to stop the arguing lmao.
 
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