Care Sheet for Milk SnakesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 0 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 04/14/2008 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Milk Snakes |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | MilkY_king |
Years Experience: | 3 to 5 Years |
Species: | Pueblan Milk Snake |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Other species of milk snakes and some king snakes. |
Sexing and Characteristics: | You should definitely get it probed (or popped, depending on size), by an experienced herp or vet.
Mainly shy but very but have a good personality. Like to burrow and are pretty secretive. |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Aspen is best in my opinion but you can use bark, paper towels, newspaper are also fine substrates but preferably loose substrate due to the fact that they like to burrow.
A appropriate sized water bowl is required. Your water bowl should be big enough for the snake to fit its whole body into it entirely, so they have the option to soak, if they need to. |
Lighting and UVB: | No UVB bulb required, and if warm enough in room you can go without any lighting just keeping it room temp. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Cool end of cage should be anywhere from 71 to 74F, and warm end 80 to 85F.
Humidity should be moderate, so anywhere from 40 to 60% humidity. |
Heating and Equipment: | If room warm enough no heating equipment needed, but you can use a heating pad or a heat lamp with a low wattage bulb to keep it warm enough for your snake. |
Caging Provided: | A baby Pueblan is fine in a ten gallon tank. Juveniles and adults are fine in a 20gal. to 40gal.
Or you could use a moderately sized tub if preferred. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Babies eat pinkies and as they gt bigger move the food size up as they grow. For instance, juveniles eat fuzzies to hoppers and as they grow to adults they can eat anywhere from small mice to adult mice depending on the size of the specimen. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | No supplement required. |
Maintenance: | You should clean out the cage, (put fresh bedding in and clean the glass with a moist rag, no cleaning supplies such as Windex or bleach because this could be harmful to the snake), and you should clean the water dish by just rinsing it out or scrubbing it with just a wet rag, no cleaning supplies again weekly. |
Some Words on this Species: | They are a awesome snake to keep as a pet and are one of my favorites and are great for beginners and experienced a like. |
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