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SNAKES  
The things you need to take care of snakes are below.
Temperature Housing Feeding Shedding Prices
Temperature
                        Snakes need to be kept at 80 to 88 degrees F at night they need to be kept at 5 to 20 degrees below their normal temperature.

Housing
         Every cage should be easy to clean up and escape proof . Aquariums with pegboard tops are good plastic boxes can also work if enough air holes are cut. The smallest cage size should be 1/2 square foot for every foot of snake and an added  25% for each snake.   The cage has to be cleaned every week or they will get sick.  Don't use coal tar or phenol products to clean the cage they are toxic.  Some floor covering can help clean up. Paper is best this includes news paper. Cedar chips can be toxic.  Saw dust and kitty litter can give incurable pneumonia.  All cages require a hiding place and water bowl.
 
 

Feeding
         Snakes will never eat anything but meat.  When you can the snakes natal food should be given.  Adult snakes should be fed every week. While young snakes should be fed more often. Don't leave a rat or mouse in the cage for more than an hour or it might eat the snake.  If your snake won't eat it might be to cold.  They may also want its food in a hiding place. Only use force feeding as the last choice.

Shedding
          Every couple of months a snake will shed its skin. The eyes will mist then clear the snake might not eat during this period.  Daily misting will help problems.  If skin won't shed dip in warm water and the skin will come loose.
 
 

You need to keep records of  shedding and diseases and feeding schedules these records are required by law.
 
 

You can get a baby boa at a pet story for $124.99
On the internet snake prices range for a python or boa from $950-$9,500
hatchlings are $75

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