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Flick
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 18/12/2009 : 10:24:45
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i posted in the wrong part oops i posted my message in the genral keeping lol :)
"hey guys and girls names Flick.
I have just bought a 6 month old sinaloan milk snake. I am not totally green to snakes have handled them and family members have kept them. However this is my first purchase and viv set up so am bit nervus on getting it right.I have made a few rookie mistakes but don't think they seem to be an issue.
the mistakes i have made are.
*the viv size ( i bought the viv before i selected a snake i bought a 36" wooden vivexotic viv) which i now have read a viv to big can be an issue
*i have handled it the day i got it rather than let it settle in
* the bark i bought coconut bark which doesn't seem to be any any recommended lists.
I was worried it may not eat due to viv size and me handleing it.I have had it 3 days i feed it today and it ate fine. She seems to be exploring the viv alot which i think is good. SheS abit shy to handle but once in hands she is seems fine.
So a couple of question's
Since the snake seems quite happy and is eating, will it be ok to keep it in the 36" viv i have provided alot of hides and shrubs and vines and branches as i went for the jungle theme ?
As I used coconut bark simply as i liked the color it was dark matched my jungle theme but on reading up online everywhere seems to advice aspen bark instead is coconut bark ok or should i change it ?
anyway i am well pleased with my snake and although its a female its called Chester:)
Flick x " |
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Gingerpony
SerpentSeven's Evil Twin
United Kingdom
726 Posts |
Posted - 18/12/2009 : 12:01:20
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heya and welcome 
milks and kings tend to put up with a lot but i think the main issue you'll have is finding her in a 3 footer! would be worth putting a divider in the viv to keep her confined to, for example, one third of it initially, then as she grows you can move the partition so she has more space until she's in the whole viv.
it's definitely worth leaving her alone to settle for another 5 days or so, and not handling in the 48hours following a feed is quite important. |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder Hypo boas, Day Geckos
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1609 Posts |
Posted - 18/12/2009 : 12:04:22
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| hi and welcome to the forum |
1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon
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magneticblue
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1511 Posts |
Posted - 18/12/2009 : 22:00:08
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| Hi and welcome |
1.1.0 Arizona mountain king (Sylar and Claire)
0.1.0 Blotched king ( Jasmin)
1.1.0 Guyana red-tail boa (Hercules and Athena)
1.0.1 children (Alfie and BUMP)
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Kehhlyr
The Resident Loon
United Kingdom
511 Posts |
Posted - 20/12/2009 : 18:12:15
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| Belated hello. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
SOME OF MY ANIMALS
 
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Flick
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
32 Posts |
Posted - 21/12/2009 : 09:51:20
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| thanks :) |
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Flick
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
32 Posts |
Posted - 21/12/2009 : 12:41:39
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| have added some pics in the photo section :) |
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