For Christmas/after Christmas i'm considering getting a reptile. This would be my first one since I owned an iguana as a kid (as he got older he took an aggressive turn, had to rehome him.) Although I have helped with & watched my sister raise her reverse okeetee corn snake from a baby in the last couple of years.
I've been drooling over everyone's lovely critters for months now :drool: I'd like to start looking into what I want to get so I have time to track down a reputable breeder if I decide to go the CB baby route (not ruling out private sellers.)
I feel that I could go with something with slightly higher the basic needs (ie: leopard geckos & corn snakes), but I don't feel like jumping in with something quite like, say, a tree python
Right now on my list of consideration are:
- Bearded dragon
- Blue tongue skink
- Corn snake
- Hog nose
- Water snake (thanks pitbulllady )
- A boa/python species (I know there are a ton of varieties, thinking something small*ish*. RTB and children's pythons are the only ones coming to my brain at the moment.)
Better add some more details
I don't want something terribly pricey, would love to stay around $200. Would also like something that tends to be acceptable to handling.
And I know these are popular, but I have 0 interest in geckos They just don't interest me.
If anyone has an opinion about something i'm considering, or has a suggestion for something I may not have thought/heard of, please throw it out there!
I've been drooling over everyone's lovely critters for months now :drool: I'd like to start looking into what I want to get so I have time to track down a reputable breeder if I decide to go the CB baby route (not ruling out private sellers.)
I feel that I could go with something with slightly higher the basic needs (ie: leopard geckos & corn snakes), but I don't feel like jumping in with something quite like, say, a tree python
Right now on my list of consideration are:
- Bearded dragon
- Blue tongue skink
- Corn snake
- Hog nose
- Water snake (thanks pitbulllady )
- A boa/python species (I know there are a ton of varieties, thinking something small*ish*. RTB and children's pythons are the only ones coming to my brain at the moment.)
Better add some more details
I don't want something terribly pricey, would love to stay around $200. Would also like something that tends to be acceptable to handling.
And I know these are popular, but I have 0 interest in geckos They just don't interest me.
If anyone has an opinion about something i'm considering, or has a suggestion for something I may not have thought/heard of, please throw it out there!
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