Comments on: Ringneck Snake as a Pet http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/ Product Reviews and Buying Guides Thu, 17 May 2012 06:37:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Green Iguana Care http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-7643 Green Iguana Care Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:33:14 +0000 http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-7643 Wow. How cool to find such a tiny pet snake. I've never kept a snake as a pet myself...only lizards. I guess I'm scared he may escape from his enclosure somehow and get loose in the house. Wow. How cool to find such a tiny pet snake. I’ve never kept a snake as a pet myself…only lizards. I guess I’m scared he may escape from his enclosure somehow and get loose in the house.

]]> By: myrab51 http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-7474 myrab51 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:36:47 +0000 http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-7474 I know this is a little after the fact, but I wanted to mention it for anyone else that passes through. You have to be very careful picking up snakes and keeping them as pets. Some varieties of ringnecks were listed as an endangered species for a while. I'm not sure if they still are, or if they were bumped up to species of concern. Either way, you may want to check into it before deciding to keep anything. You can get into way more trouble than it is worth by keeping the wrong animal. I know this is a little after the fact, but I wanted to mention it for anyone else that passes through. You have to be very careful picking up snakes and keeping them as pets. Some varieties of ringnecks were listed as an endangered species for a while. I’m not sure if they still are, or if they were bumped up to species of concern. Either way, you may want to check into it before deciding to keep anything. You can get into way more trouble than it is worth by keeping the wrong animal.

]]> By: jfc http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4984 jfc Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:53:24 +0000 http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4984 Hi Gail, If they look like the snake in the photo it's probably a ringtail snake, at least if you live in the US. The skin may be from another species of snake though since ringtails only get to about 3 feet. If you have a local agricultural extension office or animal control, private or government, they might be able to ID it from the skin. Hi Gail,

If they look like the snake in the photo it’s probably a ringtail snake, at least if you live in the US. The skin may be from another species of snake though since ringtails only get to about 3 feet. If you have a local agricultural extension office or animal control, private or government, they might be able to ID it from the skin.

]]> By: Gail Flowers http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4983 Gail Flowers Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:00:34 +0000 http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4983 I found 3 baby snakes in the basement of my church.....all 3 had this yellow ring around its neck......then there was this skin....about 6 feet long......the babies was about 6 inches long....could anyone tell me what kind of snake those are? Please email me.... Thanks I found 3 baby snakes in the basement of my church…..all 3 had this yellow ring around its neck……then there was this skin….about 6 feet long……the babies was about 6 inches long….could anyone tell me what kind of snake those are? Please email me….
Thanks

]]> By: jfc http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4834 jfc Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:42:18 +0000 http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4834 Thanks for the tip Paul. The reptile guy at PetSmart recommended the crickets but I guess that shows that they don't know that much about ringneck snakes. Thanks for the tip Paul.

The reptile guy at PetSmart recommended the crickets but I guess that shows that they don’t know that much about ringneck snakes.

]]> By: paul marum http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4832 paul marum Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:26:52 +0000 http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4832 I used to live in florida and have had a lot of ringneck snakes as pets that i have cought in the wild all of them died as well so i looked into it and read in a book that ringnecks can not digest crickets they need to eat worms just something to look into for your next snake. I used to live in florida and have had a lot of ringneck snakes as pets that i have cought in the wild all of them died as well so i looked into it and read in a book that ringnecks can not digest crickets they need to eat worms just something to look into for your next snake.

]]> By: jfc http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4129 jfc Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:54:56 +0000 http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4129 Hi Tersia, We fed him small crickets from PetSmart. The one near where I work usually had some very small ones that the snake would eat. The guy who worked in that department said they had a lot of demand for them, mostly for lizards, so they stocked them regularly. Hi Tersia,

We fed him small crickets from PetSmart. The one near where I work usually had some very small ones that the snake would eat. The guy who worked in that department said they had a lot of demand for them, mostly for lizards, so they stocked them regularly.

]]> By: Tersia http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4128 Tersia Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:01:12 +0000 http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4128 Thanks for the info. As we are in need of many crickets I read up on breading with them and found out quite a bit of info. I had a mom cricket lay eggs about 2 1/2 weeks ago and they started hatching yesterday so we have a lot of baby crickets to feed out 3" snake. Petsmart said to isolate him with his food in a small container to make sure he eats. I hope he does. So far no luck. Do you remember what he liked to eat at such a small stage?? I would appreciate any advice. We are trying to find small bugs. Thanks for the info. As we are in need of many crickets I read up on breading with them and found out quite a bit of info. I had a mom cricket lay eggs about 2 1/2 weeks ago and they started hatching yesterday so we have a lot of baby crickets to feed out 3″ snake. Petsmart said to isolate him with his food in a small container to make sure he eats. I hope he does. So far no luck. Do you remember what he liked to eat at such a small stage?? I would appreciate any advice. We are trying to find small bugs.

]]> By: jfc http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4065 jfc Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:41:10 +0000 http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4065 Hi Tersia, We don't have as many pets as you do although we have 5 indoor cats and a blue and gold macaw. We also have some outdoor cats that we feed and need to take in to be fixed. We haven't tried to get another snake or reptile again. My wife doesn't like them although my son wanted to buy one about a month ago. If your snake has that distinctive yellow ring around its neck it's probably a ringneck snake. There are some regional and sub-species color variations ranging from a jet black to a brownish black to a gray. Check your state's agricultural extension office website and they'll probably have some info on the snake you found. Hi Tersia,

We don’t have as many pets as you do although we have 5 indoor cats and a blue and gold macaw. We also have some outdoor cats that we feed and need to take in to be fixed. We haven’t tried to get another snake or reptile again. My wife doesn’t like them although my son wanted to buy one about a month ago.

If your snake has that distinctive yellow ring around its neck it’s probably a ringneck snake. There are some regional and sub-species color variations ranging from a jet black to a brownish black to a gray. Check your state’s agricultural extension office website and they’ll probably have some info on the snake you found.

]]> By: Tersia Baskins http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4064 Tersia Baskins Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:23:20 +0000 http://optempo.com/2007/10/08/ringneck-snake-as-a-pet/#comment-4064 Hi, Our 12" Brown Snake died today after observing him for about 9 months. But we lost one and gained one. We found a 3" baby snake in our neighbor's yard and put him in the 10gal terraruim the other snake was in. After cleaning the tank out ofcourse. Anyway I was looking up what this snake is and it looks a lot like the one you have in this picture except that it is lighter brown. I homeschool my children so to say the least we have our own little zoo here. We have a Cricket Frog, A box turtle, an Anole, A Gecko, two gerbils, two parakeets, 5 cats one dog and a ton of guppy fish that breed worse than rabbits. Thank you for your site and I hope to find more info on our snake. Thanks, Tersia Hi, Our 12″ Brown Snake died today after observing him for about 9 months. But we lost one and gained one. We found a 3″ baby snake in our neighbor’s yard and put him in the 10gal terraruim the other snake was in. After cleaning the tank out ofcourse. Anyway I was looking up what this snake is and it looks a lot like the one you have in this picture except that it is lighter brown. I homeschool my children so to say the least we have our own little zoo here. We have a Cricket Frog, A box turtle, an Anole, A Gecko, two gerbils, two parakeets, 5 cats one dog and a ton of guppy fish that breed worse than rabbits. Thank you for your site and I hope to find more info on our snake.

Thanks, Tersia

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