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 #1837900


TinaJ
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 Easteren Spooted King Snake

I Cought a Female (spotted)king Snake about three months ago,well i didnt know she was fertile with eggs,i kept her for bout 2 weeks and couldnt get her to eat,later that week she laid 14 eggs, i still couldnt get her to eat so i set her free and kept the eggs because i felt bad bout capturing her,well just tonite the eggs have started to hatch,i would like to make these a pet but they seem way to small to eat pinky rats,does anyone have any suggestions on what i should start feeding them
08/21/08  02:17am

 #1837942


L.ROY
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1837900


 Easteren Spooted King Snake

where’s the pics? i never saw a "spooted" kingsnake.
does it look like this???



08/21/08  04:48am

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TinaJ
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1837942


 Easteren Spooted King Snake

Yes they look alot like that one maybe a few more spots but yea that is the snake,i cought her in my front yard,people was trying to kill her is the reason i kept her i didnt know she was going to have eggs
08/21/08  07:13am

 #1837971


L.ROY
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1837967


 Easteren Spooted King Snake

ok, rat pinks are too big, try new born mice pinks, one thing tho F1s (first generation from wild caught) can be extremely hard to adjust ,it might be best to let them go in a large woodpile that has baby lizards. it’s you’re call.
here is a baby speckled



08/21/08  07:29am

 #1838230


TinaJ
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1837971


 Easteren Spooted King Snake

there’s 4 of them that seem to be OK with me handling them but the others seem to be very aggressive when i go to pick them up the rattle there tails and strike at anything moving,I’m not sure if it is because there hungry or there there wild,scince you know alot bout snakes and i am not all that sure,ive handled them not ever breed or keep any as a pet my dad was always scared of them, do u think i have a fighting chance with them taming and all
08/21/08  12:57pm

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L.ROY
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1838230


 Easteren Spooted King Snake

sure you have a chance, what i would do is seperate them into individual plastic shoeboxes with small water containers and pine or aspen substrate and WITH SECURE LIDS, leave them alone until after their first shed which will take about a week(don’t bug them all the time)then introduce tiny baby lizards to them. after you get them started on lizards let me know and i’ll help you convert them to tiny mouse pinks.
good luck, you have my utmost respect. anymore questions? i’ll be glad to help.
08/21/08  07:06pm

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TinaJ
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1838634


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

here is 1 of the babies they look more white and black than yellow and black



08/22/08  01:29am

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L.ROY
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1839013


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

hi,
what state and county?
08/22/08  12:09pm

 #1839372


TinaJ
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1839345


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

Hi
Alabama,Talledega County,

Ive been Reading some of the past forums on here wheres theres alot of people saying the hardly ever see these snakes in the wild i see them all the time where i am from the mother to these i cought in my front yard and neighbors waas trying to kill her they dont like snakes well
08/22/08  12:34pm

 #1839425


TinaJ
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1839372


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

here are 2 more of the snakes that hatched out today,thats all of em now these was the last 2





they are very docile they never acted aggressive when i put them into there own little boxes


Now there are 11 babies



08/22/08  01:18pm

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L.ROY
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1839425


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

they look very nice, keep me posted about how they do.
08/22/08  01:42pm

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Wisema2297
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1839425


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

TinaJ - you have mail.
08/22/08  07:21pm

 #1839840


Bratty_leo_sun
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   Message To: Wisema2297   In reference to Message Id: 1839721


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

Those are amazing little babies..... congrats and good luck.
08/22/08  09:17pm

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TinaJ
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   Message To: Wisema2297   In reference to Message Id: 1839721


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

hey it wont let me reply back to you lol
08/22/08  09:40pm

 #1841723


TinaJ
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1839445


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

He lroy i think 1 of the babies is sick how do i tell it seems less active that the others the others are moving aroung in there containers and this dont move as much is there a way i can tell
08/25/08  12:33am

 #1841773


L.ROY
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1841723


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

have they shed yet?
08/25/08  02:45am

 #1842193


TinaJ
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1841773


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

No not yet,but i can see them starting to. and the 1 baby died this morn im not sure why but it was the smallest around and the shortest of all of em not sure if that plays a factor in them but it did and i cried like a big baby
08/25/08  04:18pm

 #1842231


L.ROY
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1842193


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

ok, that happens, it’s best to take it real slow. or they’ll get stressed out. anymore pics?
08/25/08  04:56pm

 #1842443


TinaJ
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1842231


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

OK here’s a few pics of them i didn’t want to hold them to get them Even more stressed so there not real good pics

here’s baby 1


baby 2

baby3

and baby 5


and here is how i have all 9 of em set up

There a heating strip underneath the boxes that doesn’t get hot the hot spot in the box is 83 - 84 degrees I also have them on a pine ceder mix of shavings because i couldn’t find anything thing else
08/25/08  07:42pm

 #1842469


Greatballzofire
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1842443


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

I would get rid of the pine cedar and just use paper towels, as pine cedar can be toxic to reptiles, but okay for rodents. Paper towels will tide them over until you can get some aspen shavings. Or you could use sphagnum moss which you can get at any plant nursery.
I’m sorry one of your babies died. It is hard when that happens.
08/25/08  08:07pm

 #1842519


L.ROY
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1842443


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

Tina,
your set up looks good, sometimes with my babies i take a piece of brown paper bag wad it up in a ball and put it in with them they like to investigate it and hide in it, it cut’s down on their stress.
can you catch any baby lizards ?the smaller the better? after they shed i would try to feed baby lizards to them then lizard scented pinks.
let me know it goes, oh btw i use pine shavings for all my snakes and never had a problem with it.
pine is good-cedar is bad, good luck again.
08/25/08  08:35pm

 #1842663


TinaJ
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1842519


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

OK i went and checked there is no cedar,all 100% pine shavings, i waded up some bags for them to play in they seem to be doing better just hate that the one died i am on the hunt for small lizards now, there not all that easily found they seem to be to be more scarce than the snakes lol when they get to where there is not much stress on them i will get some more good pics up and i would like to thank you all for helping me with all this you guys have been a real big big help for an under experienced snake lover like me. when i get this hurdle under my belt,i would like to get a few more snakes but until then i am reading and webing as much as i can to learn as much as i can so i can be the best mommy or handler for my new babies,heck i have 7 kids so i should be a quick learner
08/25/08  10:44pm

 #1842737


L.ROY
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1842663


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

most newbs have a snake or two die it’s part of the experience. 2 years ago i had a gorgeous female pyro die, beats me why she died. she was doing fine then just died. it happens.
and don’t forget you can always let them go and then buy a nice well started corn, corns are real nice and easy to take care of.
good luck and keep in touch.
08/26/08  01:04am

 #1845920


TinaJ
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1842737


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

OK they have finally shed there skins and are so pretty now,i am on the hunt for some lizards,they seem to be scarce hear lately i hadn’t seen the first, they are very active little buggers is there anything i can get to tie them over till i find some lizards like crickets or grasshoppers,Because it seems like i am going to have to order some off the Internet,our pet store don’t even consider feeder lizards here or at least the ones closest to me don’t i will post some pics real soon for you guys



08/29/08  08:41am

 #1846175


L.ROY
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1845920


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

Don’t bother with bugs, but tiny mouse pinks might work ,i think lizards would be best tho, it’s your call.



08/29/08  02:22pm

 #1846309


TinaJ
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1846175


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

ok i went an ordered a few feeder lizards and a few pinky’s until they get here i will have to be on a gekco hunt lol they ort to tie me over for a little while thanks again for the help.



08/29/08  05:07pm

 #1846494


L.ROY
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   Message To: TinaJ   In reference to Message Id: 1846309


 Eastern Spotted King Snake

ok, but remember the food items should be of about the same thickness as the baby snakes, think small,lol! and if you catch a gecko thats too big you can put it in the freezer for ahwile then cut parts from it(i know it sounds cruel but that’s how life is)
08/29/08  08:02pm


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