Care Sheet for King SnakesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 0 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 02/10/2008 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | King Snakes |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | CobraKing |
Years Experience: | Under 1 Year |
Species: | California King Snake |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Most desert kingsnakes. |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Have probed by a professional. |
Mostly Active During: | Both |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Use aspen snake bedding to provide an easily cleaned, appealing substrate. They will often burrow, especially after eating so have at least two inches of depth. |
Lighting and UVB: | Don’t require lighting but i recommend a UVB/UVA bulb. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Temperature should raise from low 70’s to low 80’s. For humidity provide a moist box, which is a container with moist substrate (moss or paper towels) with a hole for entrance and exit. |
Heating and Equipment: | ALWAYS provide an under tank heat source on one end of the tank. For lighting go with a simple lamp, a fancy hood is not worth it. |
Caging Provided: | I keep babies in a 10 gallon, and for adults a minimum of 20 gallons. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Feed juveniles every 5 days, or whenever they are very active. Adults once every 10 days or as they become very active. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Its nice to use a calcium powder on mice, but i just feed them in a container with calcium enriched substrate. |
Maintenance: | Replace water every day. Clean tank with 3% bleach solution once a month. |
Some Words on this Species: | N/A |
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