Hi again,
Ok, now that my moms addicted she agreed somewhere in my future there would be a BP but until then im helping a local reptile zoo out and im going to learn more about them. so today when we were talking to severel petstore about the BPs this one lady said that BPs were fragile and that corns were much mucled so this got my mom all confused so she wanted me to check with you guys to be sure(rolls eyes) thanks ahead of time.
Lindy

Rolls eyes back, lol...Never listed to petstore employees. She is completely wrong. Ball pythons are bigger in the middle and thick and move slower. The corns are usually thinner and wiggly. Both are awesome snakes, so which ever one you choose, you cant go wrong.

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MARSHA

:D I'm smiling because I have no idea whats going on!

Lindy, a friendly advice: don't be embarrassed to ask, even if it sounds totally stupid! We're here to help =)

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Wish list: Blue Tongue Skinks and Uruplatus =)

Tell the pet store person to simply look at pictures of the two snakes!
Ball pythons are a much heavier bodied snake.

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

Neither corns nor BPs are particularly fragile -- having said that, you wouldn't want to drop them on the floor either!
The pet store person was either completely confused or just totally clueless. As Merlin said, BPs are a very heavy-bodied snake: by comparison corns are slimmer and leaner. Both are muscled from end to end, so I'm not sure what the lady was referring to there. BPs are wonderful snakes: generally VERY good-tempered and mellow.

Of the two I find the ball clammer then my younger corns. But both are hardy and easy to handle without major concerns of hurting them.

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Colleen

I'm wondering if that pet store worker was just telling you what he/she thought you wanted to hear.

I've had them do that to me before. Sometimes they'll have a care book right there that you can look at, and the information will be way off. My recommendation is to always do the research first. Most pet store employees have very little knowledge of the exotic pets they carry.