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#1827392
Deee_42
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Scarlet King snake 
My son found this in the driveway last night. I have been reading some info on them, not really sure what to believe. Some sites say they are hard to keep in captivity & some say they are easy. IM gonna offer it a pinky this week & see if he will eat it. I know they also eat lizards ( which there are plenty here ) but, I would rather feed pinkies if he will take them.
Anyone have any experience on these snakes?
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08/11/08 06:11pm
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#1827609
Candy_Corn
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Message To: Deee_42 In reference to Message Id: 1827392
Scarlet King snake
I don’t have experience with scarlet kings..but they are beautiful! Good luck, and you might want to put this thread over on the kingsnakes forum as well, you may get another opinion over there.
Nice king :)
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08/11/08 09:16pm
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Deee_42
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Message To: Candy_Corn In reference to Message Id: 1827609
Scarlet King snake
Thankyou Candy :)
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08/11/08 09:59pm
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Thorn1000
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Message To: Deee_42 In reference to Message Id: 1827392
Scarlet King snake
Be careful. Wild snakes tend to do poorly in captivity do to the huge amount of stress. They usually die.
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08/12/08 01:20am
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Budg
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Message To: Deee_42 In reference to Message Id: 1827392
Scarlet King snake
Hi, If you live where you can get lizards they do well eating them. The snake looks pretty small they usually eat lizards, but many will eat pinkies. I would not wait 2 weeks to try the pinkies. I would try the pinkie first, if he eats it stick with pinkies, if not lizards are ok if you can get a steady supply. I have had many scarlet kings some eat only lizards and some eat both. I had a pair for over 10 years the male ate only lizards the female would eat both. They were wild caught and did extremely well in captivity for years. I did not handle them much they were kept in large terrariums. They bred and produced eggs for many years. The female became egg bound and died a couple of years ago. I released the male in my backyard.
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01/04/09 08:36am
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AquaticManHat
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Message To: Budg In reference to Message Id: 1926080
Scarlet King snake
i would put it back, snakes usually get stress related diseases from being taken from the wild,
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01/06/09 06:57pm
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