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[ajlauer1984]

well everyone i purchased an striped albino kingsnake today for an unbelievable 50bucks at the size of about 18-20inches long, just thought i would post this to see if there were any specifics that i need to know about this species however i have cared for snakes several times before so i know the basics just want to see if there any specifics with species. On another note the reason i ended up with this snake is because i had purchased a Baboon tarantula of some kind from petco as a true zebra and well needless to say that is not exactly the t i was looking for so i traded it in to the local petstore for a credit of 20bucks and so i actually only pocket out 32dollars and some change for the snake.. well anyways appreciate any help anyone can be.. thanks guys, this forum ROCKS......

 

[clocker]

king snake

well everyone i purchased an striped albino kingsnake today for an unbelievable 50bucks at the size of about 18-20inches long, just thought i would post this to see if there were any specifics that i need to know about this species however i have cared for snakes several times before so i know the basics just want to see if there any specifics with species. On another note the reason i ended up with this snake is because i had purchased a Baboon tarantula of some kind from petco as a true zebra and well needless to say that is not exactly the t i was looking for so i traded it in to the local petstore for a credit of 20bucks and so i actually only pocket out 32dollars and some change for the snake.. well anyways appreciate any help anyone can be.. thanks guys, this forum ROCKS......

Keep it clean. It won't tolerate much for soiling. I keep mine on newspaper, but that's none too attractive. It does the job though and Diego is one happy 50/50.

Where are the pics of this new bud? :razz:
Ian

 

[ajlauer1984]

Pics

ok heres a pic of her next to a marlboro cig pack( the minis-really short ones) and then i included a pic of what she will look like fully grown... it has a striped and a banded in there and as you will see i have a striped...srry i just wanted to tell you what i use as bedding and she seems to really like it...i use plain old ecoearth i have one brick in a ten gallon which gives me about 2-2.5 inches of substrate, i have a hide in the cage as well as a couple of fake plants...
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e370/ajlauer1984/baby1.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e370/ajlauer1984/acks.jpg

 

[clocker]

very cool

Nice looking adults! Those are remarkable. I've not seen that before and am really take with it.

Your enclosure setup sounds good too, but no pics? heheh I'm all about the visual.

I just bought a 6 year old Jungle Carpet Python that I need to decide how to house and I'm looking at my king and thinking a natural viv would suit him too. He's really active just now and off his feed. He's got all the ear marks of needing to get laid. :}

He's normally pretty active though and would be worth setting up something to show him off. My 700 gram Ball Python is a little dull except when I want to be asleep. Maybe a red light might be worth investing in for those late nights.
Cheers! Ian

 

[ajlauer1984]

more pictures for you

here you go clocker, i have an hp 733 3.2mp so i can take pics anytime someone asks, so here you, my 10gallon aquarium as a viv....oh by the way i added you to my msn messanger hopefully thats not a problem i just thought it might be easier to talk rather than posting here and waiting for the other one to post back.. my name on messanger is the same here.... not sure what you mean by ear marks.. i am not that versed on snakes like i am with tarantulas... oh and just incase you are wondering were she is(my gf named her baby) she is in the hide...
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e370/ajlauer1984/viv1.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e370/ajlauer1984/viv2.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e370/ajlauer1984/viv3.jpg

 

[clocker]

it's all good

Thanks for the pics. It's a nice setup. The MSN thang is fine.