Yeah, I’ve wanted a snake that’s around 4-6’ for a pet for a while, but my lease doesn’t allow anything more than a 10-gallon fishtank although my landlord clarified that means anything that’s not furry that usually lives in terrariums/aquariums. Unfortunately, my roommates have also expressly forbidden a tarantula (it wouldn’t have any fur and would live quite comfortably in such a tank) cause they’re quite arachnophobic =( and I don’t want to push the rules.
Ball Pythons make really excellent pets. They are beautifully marked, move very slowly, and are really mellow to handle.
We got ours from a breeder four years ago, when the snake was 1 year old (the breeder kept meticulous records on birth and feeding).
Ours is about 4ft long now. Males tend to be smaller than females. But he was a little slip of a thing when we got him, and he did very nicely in a 10-gallon tank for a year and a half.
If you decide to get a ball python, best is to buy from a reputable breeder, rather than a pet store. Lots of good info online regarding the care and feeding of ball pythons. Do a lot of reading up.