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I would like some peoples feedback as to which snake would make the better pet..i have never had a snake before so please take this into consideration...Thank you 
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ive handled both and i think you should get one of each
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Either king snake or corn snake can be a great first snake. In my mind, the choice will depend on several factors.
The first factor is how much room you have. While many people say that even the larger kings and corns can be happy in a 20 gallon long aquarium, I prefer to give my animals a little more room. For any snake that will reach five or six feet in length as an adult, I'd like a cage that's in the three to four feet in length range. My California kingsnake is around five feet long, and I keep him in a 55 gallon long aquarium. That aquarium is four feet long, and I think that length is perfect for him. A corn snake will grow into the five foot neighborhood, so I'd want to give him a cage at least three and preferably four feet long. For a California Kingsnake, I'd do the same. For the bigger kingsnakes, like the easterns, I'd lean towards four feet even though many people keep them successfully in cages as small as twenty gallons. If I want something that will be happiest in a 20 gallon aquarium, I go for something like the thayeri kingsnakes. They reach a maximum length of about three feet, so the 30 inch length of the 20 gallon long is perfect for them.
If space isn't a problem for you, I recommend looking around and finding an animal for whom you will have a strong interest and passion. The details of keeping kings and corns are pretty similar. Ultimately, your interest in doing what the snake needs will determine your success. People can argue about the best substrate, the best kinds of hides, the best basking temperature, but in most cases, the right answers are close enough that small variations don't matter. What does matter is that you care enough to change the water regularly and keep the cage reasonably clean (without driving the snake crazy by changing things too frequently). If you find the snake that fascinates you, you'll make this effort much more than you would because someone on a forum told you to go with one or the other.
Bill
The first factor is how much room you have. While many people say that even the larger kings and corns can be happy in a 20 gallon long aquarium, I prefer to give my animals a little more room. For any snake that will reach five or six feet in length as an adult, I'd like a cage that's in the three to four feet in length range. My California kingsnake is around five feet long, and I keep him in a 55 gallon long aquarium. That aquarium is four feet long, and I think that length is perfect for him. A corn snake will grow into the five foot neighborhood, so I'd want to give him a cage at least three and preferably four feet long. For a California Kingsnake, I'd do the same. For the bigger kingsnakes, like the easterns, I'd lean towards four feet even though many people keep them successfully in cages as small as twenty gallons. If I want something that will be happiest in a 20 gallon aquarium, I go for something like the thayeri kingsnakes. They reach a maximum length of about three feet, so the 30 inch length of the 20 gallon long is perfect for them.
If space isn't a problem for you, I recommend looking around and finding an animal for whom you will have a strong interest and passion. The details of keeping kings and corns are pretty similar. Ultimately, your interest in doing what the snake needs will determine your success. People can argue about the best substrate, the best kinds of hides, the best basking temperature, but in most cases, the right answers are close enough that small variations don't matter. What does matter is that you care enough to change the water regularly and keep the cage reasonably clean (without driving the snake crazy by changing things too frequently). If you find the snake that fascinates you, you'll make this effort much more than you would because someone on a forum told you to go with one or the other.
Bill
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