Originally Posted by TSIBrat
Only thing I dislike is the "lack of personality", it isnt very active at all and thats not something I'm used to.
Really? The balls that I had.. which Gary(amdxp2000) now has, have a ton of personality. Which I got them when they were abour 8 days old so that may have something to do with it. I did handle them on a regular basis as well which plays a big part in it.
Originally Posted by fmstatic
petsmart says they sell snakes on their site, so i'm assuming the one in roanoke does, at least the beginner breeds hopefully. thanks for the tips
They definately do not. Petsmarts are very weird.. the one in Roanoke only sells lizards(in the reptile family) Whereas the one in lynchburg I have seen sell turtles and tortoises as well.
If you are serious about getting a snake, I would strongly encourage you to not buy one from a pet store. Buy one from a breeder if at all possible. 9 out of 10 pet stores really do not know anything about the snakes that they have. A lot of them don't know how to care for the snakes and worst than that they do not know the precondition of the snake. For instance: lets say a snake is not eating. Well obviously there is a reason the snake is not eating wether it is sick or maybe the climate or humidity is not properly setup for the snake. Sometimes snakes just don't want to eat.. it is not real uncommon to see a snake go 1-2 months without wanting to eat. A lot of pet stores will force feed the snake which is something that should NEVER EVER be done.
The only petstore within the area I would trust to buy a snake from is Pet and Aquatic Warehouse in Lynchburg. They have a reptile specialist on hand who knows his snakes.They are also the only store in the area that has someone licensed to probe a snake.
There is a store in christiansburg that I have not checked out which you may want to do so that is called ZooQuatic PetCenter(I think they just reopened) on franklin st. in christiansburg. They might be worth checking out... but for sure before you purchase a snake do your homework on them and ask a lot of questions about them to the pet store if they sound like they don't know what they are talking about then I would not purchase from them at all.
Once again the best place to buy from is a reputable breeder... even if you have to get them shipped a lot of times it is still cheaper then a petstore would sell them for. Check out
www.faunaclassifieds.com as that site is full of breeders selling every kind of snake out there from regulars to morphs.
It is an exspensive hobby to start out in.. expect to spend anywhere from $150-600 on the setup alone depending on what type of enclosure you decide to go with. Oh and definately do a research on the type of snake you want before buying it many snakes out there get in excess of 8ft in length although that would be uber cool.. it is very exspensive to keep buying a new setup for to accomodate it's size, not to mention all snakes are escape artists and it will not be cool to wake up one morning with your dogs head sticking out of your snakes mouth.
