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#1710239
MountainHornedDragon
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My New Milksnake 
Hey, I just got a new pueblan milksnake today at the NY Reptile Expo. I’m so excited he is so cute and he is already a joy to have! I have a few questions. Do milksnakes need two identical hides and the temps in my cage are kind of low like around 77 fegrees F how can I higher that? I will post pictures of him later on.
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04/20/08 04:24pm
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#1710440
Hognosie_lover
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Message To: MountainHornedDragon In reference to Message Id: 1710239
My New Milksnake
temps should be about 80 to 85 in the hot end an about 70 to 75 in the cold end.About the hides prboley not 1 hide can be fine cause they burrow alot.
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04/20/08 07:11pm
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#1710519
Grogansilver
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Message To: Hognosie_lover In reference to Message Id: 1710440
My New Milksnake
How was the show today did they have a large display of snakes? How about Hondurans did they have some nice sizes and variety’s. I wanted to go but i had other plans couldn’t make it but ill probably go to the next one which will be July 13.
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04/20/08 08:11pm
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#1710625
MountainHornedDragon
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Message To: Grogansilver In reference to Message Id: 1710519
My New Milksnake
Yeah it was nice, they had a pretty decent variety of Hondurans. I was about to get one, but then I saw this guy and I loved him. I am also trying to fix the temps I will post some pics of him tomorrow because he is sleeping now.
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04/20/08 09:17pm
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#1711114
MilkY_king
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Message To: MountainHornedDragon In reference to Message Id: 1710625
My New Milksnake
You should have it about 80F in the warm end and about 74-76F in the cold end.=] 
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04/21/08 10:51am
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#1711142
MountainHornedDragon
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Message To: MilkY_king In reference to Message Id: 1711114
My New Milksnake
Ok, I gotta little problem here. The women that sold me my UTH at the reptile expo yesturday said that I could cut it, if I needed to. It turned out I did need to cut it, but now it’s not working becuase I know I cut a circuit or something. I’m going to the pet store later to purchase another UTH, but my question is what size UTH should I get. My tank is 24’’ X 12" X 12". Should I get a small UTH or a Medium UTH?
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04/21/08 11:40am
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#1711159
Repfanatic
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Message To: MountainHornedDragon In reference to Message Id: 1711142
My New Milksnake
The UTH should cover about 1/3 of the tank. I have a hide on each side of the tank, but they are not identical. I have the magnetic peek-a-boo cave on the warm side and a half log on the cool side for my adult Sinaloan. For my baby Pueblan I have a humid hide over the UTH along with a small cave and 2 other small hides on the cool side. And just for the future I’ve never seen an UTH that you can cut. Good luck with your new snake.
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04/21/08 12:05pm
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#1711372
MountainHornedDragon
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Message To: Repfanatic In reference to Message Id: 1711159
My New Milksnake
Thanks, I am going to attmept to feed him today. I just want to know whether I should move him into a seperate enclosure to feed or to feed him in his own enclosure? I heard if you feed them in their enclosure then they will get used to your hand going into it and might think that it is feeding time and nip you or something like that. I’m feeding f/t so I will be dangling the small mouse from some tongs.
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04/21/08 03:54pm
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#1711400
Grogansilver
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Message To: MountainHornedDragon In reference to Message Id: 1711372
My New Milksnake
I know with my pueblan milk snakes i usually feed them in their enclosure reason why is because they don’t readily take food from me right off the bat actually come to think about it they never have but what i do is leave the dead mouse in the tank over night and its gone in the morning. congrats and good luck with your new snake.
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04/21/08 04:21pm
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#1711578
MountainHornedDragon
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Message To: Grogansilver In reference to Message Id: 1711400
My New Milksnake
Alright here he is!!!!!
Enjoy and let me know what you think...
Hope you like him!!! I’m still working on adjusting the temps and trying to see if he eats becuase he didnt take the mouse from me the first time so I will try again later. When he does eat, I will post more pics!!!
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04/21/08 06:19pm
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#1712063
Peter54
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Message To: MountainHornedDragon In reference to Message Id: 1710239
My New Milksnake
Nice apricot Pueblan. You definitely need two hides for the snake. One should be placed over the UTH and the other on the cooler side. You cannot cut an UTH without severing the current circuit. The person who told you to do that does not know what she is talking about.
Also, Pueblans originate from the mountain regions of Oaxaca, Mexico wich means that 77F is a pretty good average temp. I would not go for the usual 1/3 coverage of the bottom surface with the UTH since this is not a tropical snake. I’d say 1/5 to 1/4 is quite sufficiant. If you feel that the snake needs more heat you can always mount a small heat spot over a high branch or rock for the snake to get some "sun".
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04/22/08 02:26am
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#1713979
Reptile slayer
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Message To: MountainHornedDragon In reference to Message Id: 1711142
My New Milksnake
i have a same size tank which is a 15 gallon tank. i use an exo-terra desert undertank heater for my red tail boa i also bought from the same reptile expo as yours. it is an 8 inch by 8 inch. hope this helps.
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04/23/08 08:14pm
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#1720704
MountainHornedDragon
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Message To: Reptile slayer In reference to Message Id: 1713979
My New Milksnake
Ok thanks. Well I just got back from vacation thats why I haven’t been on here in over a week. While I was gone he ate which is very good to see and he also shed! My neighbor took care of him which was convinient as well. The problem is when I got back home, the tank was all wet with water beads all over the sides of the tank walls as well as dew all over the place? What could have caused this? I just got back today and the humidity was at a dangerously high 96%!!! My neighbor told me it look like that for a day or two but it still scared me. How do I prevent that from happening again because I don’t want to harm my snake (his name is Milky lol).
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04/29/08 10:02pm
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#1720921
Grogansilver
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Message To: MountainHornedDragon In reference to Message Id: 1720704
My New Milksnake
make sure there’s no heat source under the water bowel or atop it. that would heat the water and make the humidity in the tank go high especially if there a closed cover.
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04/30/08 06:15am
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#1721000
MilkY_king
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Message To: Grogansilver In reference to Message Id: 1720921
 My New Milksnake
Very pretty apricoy pueblan, Ive wanted one for some time now, an awsome snake. 
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04/30/08 09:48am
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#1721363
MountainHornedDragon
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Message To: MilkY_king In reference to Message Id: 1721000
My New Milksnake
Ok, I think I fixed the humidity issue by wiping down the whole tank and leaving the water out for a little while. Anyway I posted some pics of Milky after his shed. Hope you enjoy....
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04/30/08 05:53pm
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