Tag: Keeping

The beauty of keeping reptiles is that once you’ve set up their caging requirements and learned a few basic skills, there are many species that can be safely and efficiently kept within the home and should live out a full, healthy life. Fortunately the vast majority of the suitable snakes one might choose to keep, such as corn snakes, king snakes or milk snakes, require very little special treatment and soon become very low maintenace

There are several subspecies of boa constrictor (species name boa constrictor) that are found in the pet trade. Red tailed boas (Boa constrictor constrictor) are commonly found in the pet trade, and Boa constrictor imperator can be found as well, among other less common subspecies. The care for all the species is fairly similar. Before committing to ownership of a boa constrictor, be sure you will be able to handle the size and strength of

There are a wide range of species kept by snake enthusiasts today, from so called “beginners” snakes such as the colubrids (corn snakes, king snakes etc.) to large pythons and everything in between. Few however have the majesty and attraction of the boas. Boas are a privative family of snakes, often confused with their cousins the pythons. In fact they share many traits with the pythons, with the most notable difference often being geography. With

Keeping Corn Snakes as Pets Corn snakes, unlike other snakes have a docile temperament. Found extensively in corn fields, they are farmers’ friends as they help in getting rid of pesky rodents like mice and rats. So before going for the idea of corn snakes as pets, you really need to be sure of the difference between taming a reptile and taming other animals. Snakes are sensitive creatures and identify danger out of fear combined

Keeping Corn Snakes as Pets Corn snakes, unlike other snakes have a docile temperament. Found extensively in corn fields, they are farmers’ friends as they help in getting rid of pesky rodents like mice and rats. So before going for the idea of corn snakes as pets, you really need to be sure of the difference between taming a reptile and taming other animals. Snakes are sensitive creatures and identify danger out of fear combined