Care Sheet for King SnakesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 4.41 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 11/01/2004 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | King Snakes |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Snakeboy |
Years Experience: | 15 to 20 Years |
Species: | California king snakes desert fase and albino fase and florida king snakes |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | most all king snakes in north america and northamerican colibrids in general |
Sexing and Characteristics: | I am not a trained professional so if you a new breeder you will want to go to a Herp Vet but I have been doing for so long I just Waite for a good 2 years the Females are slightly larger then males and have a normally shorter Skinner tail for body proportions |
Mostly Active During: | Both |
Substrate and Water Needs: | I use paper towels strips and news papers strips and some times use cut up to carpet of the right size. but never sand. and it is a great idea to provide clean water weekly and a clean dish monthly |
Lighting and UVB: | none is needed but will not hurt |
Temperatures and Humidity: | around 80 to 85 on the hot side and 70 on the cold side and the air and flooring kept dry |
Heating and Equipment: | heat strips but never heating rocks |
Caging Provided: | I provide a 60 gallon tank for my adults and 15 gallon for my hatch lings |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | one normal sized mouse our small rat a week and two a week after each shed. put some times let them eat till they are no longer int rested. For the adults. and two pi inky to hatching for the first 6 sheds and the graduate to you adult mice |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | None |
Maintenance: | clean cages once a week our when needed hold on a regular basis to keep happy |
Some Words on this Species: | very hardy snakes to keep for the Novice and still provide great fun for the Expert. young Calis and all kings can be jumpy and smear there musk on you quit a bit but after about 2 weeks of one hour holdings a day calm down to be very calm mellow snakes to own |
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