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  • bluestarlight19
    bluestarlight19 Posts: 419 Member
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  • HannaSusi
    HannaSusi Posts: 857 Member
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    I've got seven snakes too :) 3 balls called Tiamat, Abzu and Naga, black rat snake "licorice" Rahu, mexican black kingsnake Niddhogg, corn hybrid "rootbeer" Nehebkau and brown african house snake named Sirrush. Love love love them.
  • _whatsherface
    _whatsherface Posts: 1,238 Member
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    Yeahhhh. No. Not even no but HELL no. Kbye.
  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,296 Member
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    I've never officially bought a pet snake, but as a kid always kept the gopher, red racer (?), and king snakes that we found in the yard. Found a huge (for them, like 3.5') king a couple years ago at our vacation camp spot and caught it. It bit me then pooped on me...lol. It was pretty nifty.
  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,296 Member
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    For those with multiple snakes, how much do you think it costs per year to care for them? What is their lifespan?
  • HannaSusi
    HannaSusi Posts: 857 Member
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    PurringMyrrh wrote: »
    For those with multiple snakes, how much do you think it costs per year to care for them? What is their lifespan?

    They might live around 20 years, my oldest are around 10 now. Food costs around 40€ per month, so umm... A tad under 500€ per year for food plus electricity, and bedding which costs next to nothing.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,592 Member
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    im not a huge fan but i think they are cute sometimes

    id pet it / put a sweater on it
  • FitGirl0123
    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
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    I updated my profile pic to a pic of all 7 of my snakes. The ratsnake and mbk are my babies. Cost to upkeep them is quite minimal. About $150 on frozen rodents every 4 months or so. Lifespan usually 10+ years depending on species.
  • FitGirl0123
    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
    edited December 2015
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    From left to right, top to bottom:
    Kasper, Tango, Lexie, Bella, Snoopy, Rascal, Titus
  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,296 Member
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    They are gorgeous!

    Out of curiosity, why frozen instead of live food? Is it a cost thing, "humane" thing, or just easier to keep more on hand thing?
  • FitGirl0123
    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
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    In all honesty, it was just a convenience thing for me to begin with, but I definitely feel it's more humane as well as safer for the snake. It's most definitely more cost efficient as well.
  • That1Chick_Brit
    That1Chick_Brit Posts: 2,541 Member
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    They're pretty cool
  • FitGirl0123
    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
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    Is there really no one else who likes snakes? :(
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,529 Member
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    Snakes are cool................................................well except for the ones in Congress.

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  • FitGirl0123
    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
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    I actually spend my spring/summer/early fall going out finding them in the wild as well. I am counting down until Spring!
  • Iron_Addiction
    Iron_Addiction Posts: 450 Member
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    Awwww our little family. Love our scale babies!! We need a bigger place so we can get more ! Lol
    FitGirl0123 wrote: »
    12399392_1223286291021960_738265000_n.jpg

    From left to right, top to bottom:
    Kasper, Tango, Lexie, Bella, Snoopy, Rascal, Titus

  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,296 Member
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    FitGirl0123 wrote: »
    In all honesty, it was just a convenience thing for me to begin with, but I definitely feel it's more humane as well as safer for the snake. It's most definitely more cost efficient as well.

    Nice. For some reason I was thinking they wouldn't eat food that wasn't live.
  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,296 Member
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    chadthodge wrote: »
    Awwww our little family. Love our scale babies!! We need a bigger place so we can get more ! Lol
    FitGirl0123 wrote: »
    12399392_1223286291021960_738265000_n.jpg

    From left to right, top to bottom:
    Kasper, Tango, Lexie, Bella, Snoopy, Rascal, Titus

    Such a great color variety!

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