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Anonymous
Hey /an/

Long time lurker, first time poaster. Moved out of the dorms and can have pets again, But I want something different.

I've had rats, cats, a hedgehog and a black bird (chill, it was injured, and became too socialized to be returned to teh wild, so I adopted her legally), but never a reptile, and I wanna start small.

I was thinking of getting a small garder snake from Petsmart as a pet. I've never bought pets from them before, and wonder if there is any small species of snakes you would recommend and anything I should know, past the basics (substrate, heat source, place to hide ect)
>> Anonymous
If you don't start training it immediately it will never respect you.
>> Anonymous
geez, its a snake, not a pokemon. look, i have 2 ball pythons named wrath and envy. u can try a corn snake or a ball python. once u have a snake as a pet, nothing will do afterward. so easy to take care of (depending on the species)and dont need alot of attention. if ur like me, youll want to show em off. i personally would recomend a larger breed of snake like a ball(royal)python. or colombian red tale boa. they get to about 10 feet, while the ball python will get 5, or 6 if its a female. a corn snake will get to about 4 max. as far as what you need, well that depends on the species. find out what thair nat. habitat is like. things like temp. humidity, food, and if its an arborial or ground dweller all determin what ur gonna need. u may want to go bigger as time passes. a bermiese python is a gr8 choice, but since they have the highest owner death rate of any pet, u may notwant to just jump into it. remember! u gotta have balls before u can keep a bermiese. basically train urself. and yeah, if u want to have a dosile snake, handle it regularly!!!
>> Anonymous
ive owned alot of garter snakes and as far as i know, theyre not very fun. all you do is feed it stuff like goldfish and you cant really handle em cause the dumb things constantly try to get out of your hands, best to get a constrictor cause theyre just more fun and easier to handle, like a corn snake or a ball python(which is what i now have, and is infinitely better than the garter)
>> Anonymous
oh and i wouldnt recommend getting a burmese for your first snake.
>> Anonymous
>>243642
no u, m8
>> Anon
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I don't think a boa or python is what OP is looking for since he said he/she wanted to start small.
Start doing research on different breeds. We have garter snakes here naturally, had them as pets. Some are docile, some aren't. I imagine it depends on how much they're handled and their own natural temperaments.
I've always fancied a ringneck. The ones around here stay relatively small and are rather docile. Can't say if you'd find them in a petstore or not. Though if they're selling common gartersnakes I wouldn't be surprised.
>> Bocket
Ratsnakes (sometimes called cornsnakes) are better snakes to start with. Very docile, friendly creatures for snakes. And even if you do manage to get bitten it's never bad.

Gartersnakes aren't dangerous but they aren't great pets for several reasons. First of, they're very shy creatures that stress easily. They absolutely hate to be touched and even putting their tank in a reasonably busy room can affect their health.

Secondly having a fish based diet garter snakes need good supervision on their diet to make sure their vitamin needs are met. Often they need specific fish, supplements and UV lights to keep them healthy long term. (something mouse eating snakes don't need as mice provide them with everything they need)
>> Anonymous
>>243642
I don't know how you found this place, but I want you to leave. Right now.