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| Greg |
Posted - 11/06/2009 : 15:11:05
Hi everyone
New to King Snakes and find your site full of good info
I have a new Black mex at about one meterlong (please could any one tell me if they have experiance of a snake thats allways looking for food ? as cant they get overweight?)
I also have a baby Mex Mex |
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| lee2308 |
Posted - 27/07/2009 : 14:32:16
just get him out for a few mins a day,if you kee puting him back hen he goes for you he knows that works,like i just keep it short.try letting him come out on his own and supporting his body then lift him. |
| TheKenLaw |
Posted - 26/07/2009 : 23:11:48
Cheers!!! will probably look at getting my next viv pretty soon!!!
I have found that my snake is a little bit shy and a bit fiesty i am trying to handle him/her quite a bit but it seems like that it just alwaysgoes in for a bite and at that point i decide to put himm back in to his tank is this the right thing to do as last time he grabbed a hold of my finger it took ages to get him off. I am trying to be persistant and will continue to handle but i dont really want to force him out when he seems a bit scared to come out, should i just get him out or should i let him settle for a bit longer I have only had him for like a week and a half or so. cheers once again for the advice |
| lee2308 |
Posted - 26/07/2009 : 13:12:20
very nice,looks happy in there,you will need to move up a viv size once it's as long as the lengh and width of the fuanarium,if you dont wont to keep buying bigger vivs just get the one you want and put a partion in to make it smaller and move the partion as the snake grows,if you make the next size a 2' and put plenty of cover in there. |
| TheKenLaw |
Posted - 26/07/2009 : 09:16:12
heres a few pics
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| TheKenLaw |
Posted - 26/07/2009 : 09:11:36
its about 5-6 mnths old well thats what they told me in the shop i got it from anyway!!!
its about 18inches long at the moment think it might need a new viv soon |
| lee2308 |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 18:13:18
quote:
Originally posted by TheKenLaw
Hi there I have an albino banded cali king snake just need a bit of advice
the pet store and a lot of places i have looked say it will grow to about 4ft max length and a 3ft viv will be ok for it
but went to another local pet store and the guy in there said his grew to 6ft and i would require a 4ft viv.
what do you guys reckon?
hi,a 3x2 viv would be fine,very unlikly that you would get a 6' cali,but if you wanted to get a 4' it's up to you.How old is it at the moment? |
| Beowulf1976 |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 11:29:52
quote:
Originally posted by Greg
thanks Carl and Lee for your help i will have to try and dowload some pics of the Black mex (who my partner has names Dexter) and the smaller MEX MEX King Snake yet to be named.
Welcome Greg :) I'm a newbie too :) heheh (to the site and to kings) |
| TheKenLaw |
Posted - 22/07/2009 : 11:11:43
Hi there I have an albino banded cali king snake just need a bit of advice
the pet store and a lot of places i have looked say it will grow to about 4ft max length and a 3ft viv will be ok for it
but went to another local pet store and the guy in there said his grew to 6ft and i would require a 4ft viv.
what do you guys reckon? |
| Greg |
Posted - 13/06/2009 : 19:08:35
thanks Carl and Lee for your help i will have to try and dowload some pics of the Black mex (who my partner has names Dexter) and the smaller MEX MEX King Snake yet to be named. |
| Carl |
Posted - 12/06/2009 : 13:30:59
Hi welcome to the sight m8. I have a mexi black I feed him one medium mouse a week except when he's shedding then I dont feed him till he's finished, hes not far off three foot and that seems to do him fine, good choice of snake though |
| lee2308 |
Posted - 12/06/2009 : 12:07:56
i give my adult king 1 small rat weaner every 7-10 days,depends on the size of yours though.Try and get rats the same thickness of your kings body or a bit larger but no more than 1.5x the size and yes they will take what ever you offer them,there so greedy lol |
| Greg |
Posted - 11/06/2009 : 22:49:17
Thanks Lees,So one Rat what weekly?And Will they just keep feeding if the food is there? |
| Gingerpony |
Posted - 11/06/2009 : 18:54:21
heya and welcome  |
| lee2308 |
Posted - 11/06/2009 : 18:53:58
hi and welcome,i would stick to rats than going for multple itmes |
| magneticblue |
Posted - 11/06/2009 : 17:25:54
Hi and welcome to the forum |
