This starts off on a really sad note.
I lost my little baby Satruday night. Mopar, my Mexican Black King, succumbed to something that took his life in the middle of the night. I bought him as a hatchling, and he didn't look exaclty tip top healthy, but he didn't look sick or anything either.. he just looked, undersized. I got him, in hopes that I could bring him back to excellent health... which I thought I did. I had him for a year and a half, I fed him well, watered him well, and kept his temp and humidity at the proper temps. I don't think it's anything I've done, and I don't believe I could've done anything differently to prevent this unexpected death. I have been told in the past when buying young snakes that when they mature and grow, they may not develope properly and a seemingly healthy snake will pass way without any warning. I disregaruded this information cuz I would've never thought in a million years that this would happen to me. Well, it did. And boy does his passing feel worse than any break up. Mopar's loss is equivelent to losing a family member.
As I'm very upset and uncertain of what I want to do now, with his empty tank in mind... I wanted to ask the BP public for suggestions on what I should get to replace him. I may just end up getting another MBK to replace him, but I am not dedicated to this decision.
So you know what size of tank I have, it's a 29 gallon tank, it's about 18 inches high, and about a 15 inches wide. I am open to the idea of getting a lizard, no monitors... or some type of colubrid. I'm not interested in getting any big constrictors, like pythons or boas... I would be most interested in some type of kingsnake or colubrid. I am really interested in Taiwan Beauty snakes or Blue Beauties, and False water Cobras..... but they are hard to come by up here... I woud appreciate any suggestions, with or without a picture included... I'm open to just about anything.