Home snakes: species. Care and maintenance

Everyone wants to have a pet at home. But, no matter how strange it may sound, not everyone can afford the contents of a dog or a cat. For the most part, it's because of the allergy to wool and saliva, but there are other reasons.

Less and less often people try to get parrots, hamsters or fish. Life expectancy at them is not too high, and, not having time to finally become attached to the pet, it is already necessary to say goodbye to him forever.

Exotic at home

Recently, the trend to keep at home exotic or even wild animals: snakes, ferrets, tarantula spiders or tarantulas. Many people do this unconsciously, giving in to an impulse, the desire to stand out or just show off their extravagance. In fact, starting such animals in the apartment is a serious and very responsible step. These "little animals" are not created for domestic conditions, and future owners will not only have to create an atmosphere that is comfortable for the life of the pet, but also encounter a number of surprises that will necessarily arise in the course of keeping the animal. After all, starting at home exotic predators, insects or reptiles has become fashionable recently, and therefore not all habits of life in captivity have been studied and warned.

Snake in the house

And yet, the most popular exotic pets can rightfully be called a snake. Those who decide to start such a pet should study the eating habits and behavior of snakes, the conditions of their life, consult with specialists-serpentologists about the nature of the nature and content of each species and very carefully weigh the pros and cons before taking this crucial step. Domestic snakes live more than 10 years, so you need to be completely confident that the reptile will be given due care to the end of her days.

For home maintenance, experts recommend the establishment of non-poisonous reptiles of fairly small size. Perhaps, someone will seem like a brave act to get a poisonous snake at home to make a real sensation among friends. But it's forbidden to do this. Without good reason, no nursery will provide personal use for a snake as a pet, especially a person who has not previously had business with snakes, does not know how to care, and does not know how to handle them. "Beginners" are recommended to start "safe" animals of small size - up to 150 cm in length. Such domestic snakes quickly become tame, born and growing up in captivity.

Snakes at home are still predators. That means they will not have to be fed with vegetables and fruits, but with meat and more often fresh or live. This is one of the main reasons why people give up the idea of making a snake. Not everyone is ready to feed the pet of the carcass of rodents, even if they are killed, that could also be someone's pet.

The most unpretentious view

Specialties of the nervous will perfectly fit garter snakes, or garden snakes . They can be fed not with mice, but with fish, worms and insects, the main thing is to accustom them to this still a cub. They are unpretentious. Usually snakes require an additional heating system in the winter, but this species can do without artificial heat. It is quite difficult to recognize garter snakes on the color of scales, because there are a lot of color variants, only a specialist-serpentologist can do it. The length of representatives of this variety can vary from 50 to 150 cm.

Beautiful and dangerous snakes

For those who are attracted by dangerous snakes, there is a wonderful alternative - the royal snake . It is difficult to tame, but it is still possible to domesticate it, if you grow a snake in captivity. Its bright predatory color, it resembles a poisonous coral snake, forbidden to keep the house. On the main red tone there are black and white wide strips. Strips of coral snake instead of white have yellow spaces. To feed the royal snake follows rodents: mice and rats. Carcases can be either frozen or fresh. Its length can reach 100 cm.

Another double of a poisonous coral snake is a milk snake . However, like the royal one, it is not poisonous at all. Differences are present in the colors: the coloring of the dairy snake is darker, rather burgundy than the red, the strips are located less often. It feeds on such a snake with small amphibians and reptiles, as well as rodents. Food prefers to swallow live, so at home it is better to feed it with tweezers. The length of a snake varies from 50 to 150 cm.

The most popular species

Climbing slides are another kind of snake, from which experts recommend starting taming reptiles. In total, there are more than 11 species, but for life at home, the best way is to use a maize rake, or a corn snake, and a patterned skid. Polozov is otherwise called rat snakes, since their main food ration is made up of rodents. This is the most popular species of snakes for home keeping. Polozov is easy to tame and just take care of them. The colors of such reptiles are very diverse. Due to genetic abnormalities, it is possible to cross species and bring out snakes of incredible colors. Mutations can also provoke albinism in these snakes, which looks amazing, although it negatively affects the health of the reptile. The natural color of the maize strip is bright red, the scales of the patterned strip have a greenish and white hue. All other colors are the results of crosses. Skeletons feed on small animals, birds, amphibians, eggs are swallowed whole. Among the patterned canes is cannibalism. The average length of such snakes is approximately 120 cm.

Councils wishing to have a snake

1. The snake terrarium should be equipped with a special cover, a hiding place in which the snake can hide, as well as tunnels for movement. It must have additional light and a heating system. The temperature should not be too high or too low not to provoke burns or hypothermia. This information should be clarified by breeders when purchasing a snake. Some species rely on a vertical terrarium, others - horizontal.
2. Domestic snakes, like any other animals, need regular veterinary examination. The doctor checks the eyes, teeth, scales, breathing and palpitations.
3. To get a snake is better not in a pet store, but in breeders. They also have to clarify the individual characteristics of care for the reptile.
4. Despite the fact that domestic snakes are not poisonous, they are dangerous for their strong and muscular body, which can easily strangle a person.
5. Feeding a snake is better than frozen carcasses, and not live rodents, which are carriers of diseases. By the way, snakes themselves can be carriers of salmonella, so you should wash your hands after each contact with the pet.
6. For such pets as domestic snakes, the price varies from 3000 to 30,000 rubles.