#i REALLY want a rainbow boa, but i’m also a big rat lover and can’t get over the idea of having to f

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umbral trench
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just mkae sure you dtay on top of the water bowl

rapid yarrow
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I want a rainbow boa, but the only store nearby that has them has baby babies and I’m afraid to get one that’ll be the most sensitive thing to humidity.

regal meteor
gilded geode
shell kestrel
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honestly, deal with it. It's the circle of life.

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and a rainbow boa is probably not a good first snake either

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it sounds harsh but I am 100% sincere in that if you want a snake, you must learn to deal with rats that are already dead

hexed junco
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There are a few different rainbow boas so narrowing down which one you want is going to be helpful. When I first started looking into getting a snake I had a friend show me how she feeds her snakes and the one that I was “adopting” from her I actually fed. I wasn’t too fond about it at first but it’s no different than you eating chicken, cow, turkey, fish, etc. They have to eat and so do you. Rats and mice are humanely euthanized for feeders and if you want to make sure they are in a healthy environment as they grow then find a local feeder breeder and purchase from them after learning how they euthanize and how their care is as they grow to size. For me how I got over it was just doing it with the knowledge that it needs to eat otherwise it’ll starve. Whether it’s in captivity or in the wild they need to eat.

desert kiln
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maybe try an egg-eating snake?

regal meteor
desert kiln
regal meteor
desert kiln
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Oh good to know. I had no idea lol

rapid yarrow
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You can do garter snakes. They come in a variaty of morphs, actively display themselves, and will eat both raw/live fish and other non-rodent diets if you plan it just right

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I mean, look at this melanistic boi

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lime ravine
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red sided are cuter imo

rapid yarrow
lime ravine
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Yes but there are some that are cuter than others.

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Not all snakes are created equal.

rapid yarrow
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but yes Hognoses are best.

quiet canopy
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Personally have a Brazilian rainbow

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He was my first snake and I had rats before I got into snakes

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(I know weird)

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I still love rats and have two pet ratties.

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So personally don’t see anything wrong with going for a rainbow boa as your first snake. You just gotta do the research just like any pet

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As for being scared/ not liking to touch dead rats or see them idk

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Everyone has their own experiences and sometimes you just either have to find someway that works for you to get over that hurdle or like some people are saying don’t get a snake

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It’s a weekly part of caring for a snake that eats rodents so if you can’t you can’t. Sometimes ya just gotta go into a reptile store and maybe admire but not get one yourself.

gilded geode
shell kestrel
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No we used to have rats at home as pets.

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I don’t mean it i a judgy way

urban glade
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If I may have a suggestion, I'd honestly say it helps to readjust your point of view, think of it in a positive light, a really fresh piece of meat for your beloved animal! I feed my cat a raw whole prey diet sometimes and I'll admit, especially having pet rats, it made me squeamish to see frozen rats at first! But the more you handle it and treat the bodies with respect, the more comfortable you become. It just takes practice!

novel arrow
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honestly the only way to face a fear is to just work through it slowly. do you have a friend that has a snake that u could feed one time, to get used to it?

urban glade
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Now after getting used to it, I actually love rats even more and their ecological niche in the environment. When you think about it, you're replicating one of the most amazing and spectacular acts in nature! Read books about anatomy (or websites!) And be in awe of the little creatures that help our other creatures thrive. The natural cycle is one of the reasons I think some of us keep animals in the first place! :) I hope you can come to appreciate this fascinating process that happens around us all day, everyday, all the time! Think of all the creatures in the world, living in this incredible symbiosis!

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Pardon the nature nerding, I've been there but the more I've learned and experienced, the less these types of things bother me. Give it time! Sorry for my novel lol

lime ravine
gilded geode
rapid yarrow
# gilded geode i’m asking for advice from people who have experienced this this

It's a very natural process for first time snake owners to experience. You can love a species and have trouble feeding prey items because of it. I got my college roommate into reptiles, and the only pets he had before then were rodents. He even wanted a hamster before I introduced him to the reptile hobby. Essentially, I put two labels on each thing. One is a domesticated rat. It's a companion, alive, and you're responsible for its care. It deserves the same amount of thought as any other animal in your care. On the other hand, a frozen thawed feeder is not a companion. It was bred exclusively for sustaining captive reptiles.

steel bronze
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feeder geckos

tawdry badger
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i think that would be worse to get over lol
atleast for me

gilded geode
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i understand there’s nothing wrong with the snake eating it, but seeing/touching them dead is upsetting

lime ravine
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then snake probably isn’t for u

gilded geode
lime ravine
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hmm

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well

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there’s no better way to get over ur fears than to face them

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cause there’s no getting passed feeding rodents to most snakes

gilded geode
lime ravine
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wel like I said there’s really no other way than to face it and just get it over with

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you’ll quickly become accustomed to doing so

gilded geode
lime ravine
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feeding snakes?

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uhh

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not really

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unless u have like a local pet store that somehow would allow you to do so

umbral trench
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i probably wouldnt reccomend a rainbow boa for begginers

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there humidity requirement is ridicoulous and arent hardy if it gets too low

gilded geode