Always provide a hide, and they will choose to use it most of the time. As for milks, get a Honduran milksnake
.I definitely will provide a hide, I want those tubs that people use, but have no idea where to get them.Always provide a hide, and they will choose to use it most of the time. As for milks, get a Honduran milksnake
BPs aren't that expensive - I paid $45 and shipping for mine, and lots of corn morphs are more than that.I agree. I would really go for a corn because the choice of colors are awesome
"The" hide is incorrect. It should be under "a" hide, you need more than one.
One for the warm end (with the UTH under it) and one for the cool end. That way the snake doesn't have to choose between feeling comfy and feeling safe.
Except for that cornsnakes are THE dime-a-dozen snake. You can get normal, anery, amel (albino), snow, motley, etc. each for $25 or less. You get into the more "high-end" morphs when you spend over $50 on a cornsnake. Most ball pythons less than $40 are typically captive-hatched, not captive-bred, and to get any kind of morph in a ball, you're spending over $100. Then, if you want the better stuff, a plain jane albino will cost at least $400.
Have you thought about what kind of milk you would like? Just remember in regards to milks, that the larger they get as an adult, the easier it typically is to get them settled down as babies. For instance, sinaloans and nelson's are pretty small, and very squirmy. Usually, one has to wait 2 years for them to calm down enough to even hold enjoyably without getting musked or pooped on. Hondurans and Ande's, on the other hand, will settle down pretty fast as younsters. I haven't ever had to work longer than two weeks of regular (almost daily) handling to get one to settle down. Hondurans and Ande's are said to get up to 7 feet, average 5-6. Sinaloans and Nelson's will stay around the 3-4 foot mark.