Care Sheet for Milk SnakesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 4.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 06/02/2004 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Milk Snakes |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Herp man |
Years Experience: | 5 to 10 Years |
Species: | Sinaloan Milk Snake |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Honduran Milk Snake. |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Tail shape |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Reptile bark or aspen beding or newspaper. Provide a large water dish because these snakes will soak in the water. |
Lighting and UVB: | Milk snakes do not need UVB lighting. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Temperature in the range of 25oC to 30oC. Humidity around 50%. Night time temperture around 20 to 23 oC. |
Heating and Equipment: | I use a 60 watt heat lamp for day time heat and a heat mat fof night time heat. The heat lamp i use is connected to a thermostat. |
Caging Provided: | I use a 36 by 18 by 18 inch tank with slideing doors which i made myself. I provide cork bark hides, and rocks. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | I feed my milk snake a diet of mice (1 every 7 to 10 days). They may take rat pups, only adult snakes though. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | I dont use any supplements because milk snkes get a balenced diet from whole mice, aslong as the mice have been fed well. |
Maintenance: | Easy, provide clean water every day and remove any soiled beding. Replace all the beding every 2 months. |
Some Words on this Species: | A small snake, only 3 or 4 feet long. They make great pets. They will become tame easily, but may be shy at first. My one has never attempted to bite anyone. |
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