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theonlydarrenever
Hatchling
129 Posts |
 Posted - 25/04/2009 : 23:01:02
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hey ladies and gents! i thought it was time to sign up to this website aswell as thecornsnake as i'm getting a mexi black in the next couple of weeks!! proper excited!!
anything i should be made aware of before i get the mbk? or are they pretty much as easy as a corn to look after?
chars! :) |
1.1.0 - honduran milk snake
1.0.1 - royal python
0.0.1 - carolina corn snake
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Kehhlyr
The Resident Loon
United Kingdom
511 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2009 : 02:23:41
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Hiya, and welcome.
Dunno about a Mexi black, I don't have one.
But apparently Kings can musk a fair bit compared to most other snakes. Mine didn't though. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
SOME OF MY ANIMALS
 
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Mark and Emma
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
32 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2009 : 09:50:10
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Welcome to the forum & Gratz on getting a MBKs,i just got 2 not so long ago. They seem to be more defensive than cornsnakes, when i put them into their new RUB's when they arrived there was tail rattling and they seemed as if they wanted to attack me, so just put them into their new homes & leave them be for a while. Mine seem to be more active than my cornsnake, exploring their homes, they are all around the same age. I don't think theres much difference in they way they are kept, both need around the same temps, hides on both sides, a water bowl & both eat the same food, frozen/thawed mice. I do beilive MBKs don't grow as large as corns. MBKs are just as easy to look after as corns, even if they are more skittish they will calm down with regular handling.
Just remember every snake is unique no matter what the spieces, so you could have one thats very tame & will never try to bite you & you could have one from the same spieces & even the same clutch that will his and rattle its tail at you every time you go near it and try attacking you. Just somthing to bear in mind.
Can't wait to see pictures :) |
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magneticblue
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1511 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2009 : 11:59:23
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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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theonlydarrenever
Hatchling
129 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2009 : 14:05:55
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thanks everyone!! i should be getting the snake in a couple of weeks. they're going to ring me when they get them into the store. i'm pretty hyped about it!!
as soon as i got my mexi, ill bung some photos up :) |
1.1.0 - honduran milk snake
1.0.1 - royal python
0.0.1 - carolina corn snake
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Gingerpony
SerpentSeven's Evil Twin
United Kingdom
726 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2009 : 16:21:03
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heya and welcome over here 
i think temperament wise they're pretty different to corns but the set-up and care is pretty similar. |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder Hypo boas, Day Geckos
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Carl
Hatchling
United Kingdom
498 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2009 : 16:45:29
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| Welcome to the sight mate. I have one and he is very tame. He did shake his tail and musk a bit when I first got him but hes settled down now and is very friendly. A good choice for a snake. |
1.0.0 Mexi Black (Snoop)
1.0.0 Milk Pueb (Lestat)
0.2.0 Mexi Black (no name) |
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1609 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2009 : 19:10:55
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| hi and welcome over here.Did you go with 888 inthe end? |
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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GirlHarry
Hatchling
United Kingdom
269 Posts |
Posted - 27/04/2009 : 09:54:54
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Hi boyfriend! :)
welcome to the site >_< |
0.1.0 Albino Nelson's Milk (Strawbs)
0.1.0 Royal Python (Velvet)
0.0.1 Corn Snake (Dave) |
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Kazerella
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
1512 Posts |
Posted - 27/04/2009 : 10:26:04
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theonlydarrenever
Hatchling
129 Posts |
Posted - 27/04/2009 : 15:14:44
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hi all! hallo angharaaad!
lee, i didn't go with 888 as i managed to track down a reptile store that were getting some in the next week or 2. so i'm going with that BUT nothing saying i won't buy from 888 in the future :) |
1.1.0 - honduran milk snake
1.0.1 - royal python
0.0.1 - carolina corn snake
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jono2411
Yearling
United Kingdom
655 Posts |
Posted - 28/04/2009 : 13:36:08
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| I got mine through 888, they were pretty good, grtz about the mexi! |
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake : Baron Samedi
0.0.1 Apricot Pueblan Milksnake : (Hercule) Poirot
0.1.0 Striped Splotched Sinaloan Milksnake : Arminia
0.1.0 Pueblacorn - Cleopatra
0.0.3 Fire-Bellied Toads: Ghengis Khan, Bruce Lee & Chairman Mao
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theonlydarrenever
Hatchling
129 Posts |
Posted - 28/04/2009 : 20:13:25
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| awesome! how big was your snake when you got it from 888? |
1.1.0 - honduran milk snake
1.0.1 - royal python
0.0.1 - carolina corn snake
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Mark and Emma
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
32 Posts |
Posted - 29/04/2009 : 11:39:18
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I got my 2 from 88 too, they have great customer service, they rang me the day before to make sure i would be in for delivery :) i thought that was rather nice of them.
Mine are around 14" i think, but havn't measured them yet. |
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theonlydarrenever
Hatchling
129 Posts |
Posted - 29/04/2009 : 18:27:54
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| awesome, if this place lets me down perhaps ill have a sniff at 888! do they only sell the young snakes? i don't really want to order one then get a big bugger of a snake delivered lol |
1.1.0 - honduran milk snake
1.0.1 - royal python
0.0.1 - carolina corn snake
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theonlydarrenever
Hatchling
129 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2009 : 09:38:24
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| hmmm well this store hasn't got back to me about the mexi's yet!! i'll be popping down there on wednesday with my girlfriend (girlharry) to see what's going on. i may end up getting something other than a king :O maybe a royal. depends on the mexi situation. sigh. |
1.1.0 - honduran milk snake
1.0.1 - royal python
0.0.1 - carolina corn snake
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:) hiya!
