Care Sheet for King SnakesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 0 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 12/29/2008 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | King Snakes |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | ZAKRY(cal.kinglover) |
Years Experience: | Under 1 Year |
Species: | California Kingsnake |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Kingsnakes in general |
Sexing and Characteristics: | My Kingsnake is a desert Mojave Kingsnake and is very active. I don’t breed, but i do love snakes. My Cal. Kingsnake has black and white bands going throughout his body. He is BEAUTIFUL. |
Mostly Active During: | Both |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Use ASPEN shavings...there the best....they don’t dust up and don’t have a scent which is great. Scents can harm your snake immune system so stay away from that |
Lighting and UVB: | Use a heat bulb and under tank heat pad. Put the heat pad on only one side of the terrarium. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Keep the warm side-the one with the heat pad-about 80 to 89 degrees. And the cold side about 75. |
Heating and Equipment: | Make sure to have a hiding place or a house on the heated side so your snake can chill and hang out. Make sure to have a water bowl that it can drink and submerge in. NOTE: replace water daily!!! |
Caging Provided: | 10 gallon tank until it grows about 2 feet......then replace it with a 30 gallon tank as it grows into adult-hood |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Pinkies-when snake is up to 1 1/2 ft.
Fuzzys/Hoppers-when snake is 2 to 3 ft.
Mice-when snake is 4 to 5 ft.
RATS-when snake is 6 ft.(rarely gets this big)
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Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | No extras just Mice and Rats |
Maintenance: | Low maintenance...replace water daily and clean cage every other week, or so |
Some Words on this Species: | GREAT SNAKE |
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