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Corn snake vs Ball Python

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dusterdust

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I was wondering,
I was offered either a 2 year BP male or a 3 year normal (het anery) corn male for the same price. I was wondering if someone could contrast them for me as pets...All I know about the balls is that they aren't as active and I wouldn't see them in the viv as much, yet they are better to handle...
Someone help me out?
Dustin
 
From my experince :
Both snakes are going to hid a lot in the viv. Corn snakes grow to about 3-5 feet, ball pythons grow to about 3-6 feet.Bally pythons need a high temp and more humidity then corns. Adults ball pythons will eat small to medium rats adult corms can stay on adult mice. For a ball python you are going to beed a viv the size of a 30 breeder, for corns just a 20 long.when you hold corns they keep moving in you hands, ball pythons normal just sit there most of the time. a corn bite isent that bad a ball pythons bite hurts a good amount more. Ball pythons are prone to feeding strikes and bad sheds. I think corns are a better first snake. They are easier to take care of, and if a big female ball python got out of its cage and to a todller? not good. So for faimlies and first timers i think corns are better.
 
My corn is out whenever she hears/feels someone in the kitchen/living room. She spends a great deal of time out of her hides. Snakes that spend most of their time in trees need to guard against falling- that is why they are so clingy and easy to handle. My corn is active when I first take her out, but in an exploratory way- not a wild/escaping way. She'll settle in and curl around my hand eventually, though.

Nanci
 
I don't see either my corns or my BPs until the lights go out. I know a lot of people say that BPs aren't as active as corns, but mine are. BPs can sometimes be picky eaters, and can go off feed for months as a time, which can cause all their owner's hair to go grey, but they are still great pets. I wouldn't recommend them as a first snake, more like a second or third.
 
I already have corns, I have a 2 year ghost and I have that new corn now...
He's in a shed, here's his pick...Though I don't think he's as bright as most normals...
He's het anery, I don't think that matters though...
 

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When the eyes go cloudy, then back to normal, does the skin go normal again? Or stay cloudy... I got this guy in a shed, don't really know what his colours are...His eyes aren't cloudy at the moment, but he is in a shed...So does that mean the skin I see now is not as vibrant as it might be?
 
I would go for the ball python. I think they look alot better. but its personal preference. ball pythons arent really that hard of a snake to keep. theyre right next to cornsnakes in my books.
they just require higher temps and humidity, which doesnt make it any harder to car for.

its all personal preference...
 
I know people say that balls are less active than corns, but in my opinion it depends on the snake, because I have one of each and my ball is MORE active than my corn. I almost never see my corn but I'll quite regularly see the python.

I think it depends what you want from the snake really. They're both great snakes. Since you already have corns though, and this is just me personally, I would go for the ball python. I've always wanted to own a variety of different snakes because I like a challenge, if you know what I mean. If I'm comfortable with corns, I want to step outside the box and try something new. But that is just me. When it comes down to it, it's up to you entirely, only you know what you want.
 
cornsnakekid92 said:
From my experince :
Both snakes are going to hid a lot in the viv. Corn snakes grow to about 3-5 feet, ball pythons grow to about 3-6 feet.Bally pythons need a high temp and more humidity then corns. Adults ball pythons will eat small to medium rats adult corms can stay on adult mice. For a ball python you are going to beed a viv the size of a 30 breeder, for corns just a 20 long.when you hold corns they keep moving in you hands, ball pythons normal just sit there most of the time. a corn bite isent that bad a ball pythons bite hurts a good amount more. Ball pythons are prone to feeding strikes and bad sheds. I think corns are a better first snake. They are easier to take care of, and if a big female ball python got out of its cage and to a todller? not good. So for faimlies and first timers i think corns are better.
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I've never heard of a ball python getting loose and hurting a toddler, and they rarely reach six feet in length. :shrugs:
 
I've also thought a BP would be cool to have, but with having to be aware of the higher humidity and heat, for me at this time is much easier to keep corns. I"m not sure I could provide a decent environment for a BP. Would need MUCH more info to keep one, even trhough I think they are great snakes, perfect size and all.
 
One other thing is that I belive that ball pythons will occasionally be very picky about their meals and refuse a frozen/pre-killed mouse but will take live.

I had a ball python a few years ago (tragicly my mom got the heating cord caught under the lid of the viv and he slipped out through the crack) and we never got him to eat frozen. That may have been lack of persistance or inexpirience, but I have heard that refusing dead meals is more common in ball pythons than in corns.
 
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