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New snake owners often find themselves facing a variety of problems with their animals which can lead to great amounts of frustration. By avoiding some common mistakes you can often correct problems you are having or keep from facing them.

Improper heating
Improper humidity
Lack of handling
Lack of acclimation to new environment
Improper feeding

Improper Heating
Because snakes are ectothermic (aka: [...]

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Snakes carry salmonella, but don’t let that scare you away from keeping them as pets. Common sense precautions will protect you from the bacteria

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Any pet owner can tell you how much of a challenge taking a trip with a pet can be. Snakes take that difficulty to a whole new level for an entirely different set of reasons than a dog or a cat. Traveling with mammals is by far easier than traveling with any reptile let alone [...]

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Pet snakes can easily become infested with mites. Here are a few ways to help get rid of mites and avoid them in the future.

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One of the most unappreciated conditions for a novice owner that can affect a snake is regurgitation. When a snake regurgitates a meal many people will treat it as if it were nothing to become overly concerned about. Unfortunately it is a condition which can lead to the death of your snake in very short [...]

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