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  • 01-04-2016, 10:44 AM
    EnglishNoodle
    Newbie alert
    Hi there :D

    I'm new to snake ownership. My family have had snakes since I was young (Cali king's, Ball pythons, Burmese Python and corns) but I recently bought a Apricot pueblan milk snake as my first snake that i'm 100% responsible for! She's 7 months old and a real sweetie. However, I want everything to be perfect for her and I just have a question about feeding.
    She's currently on pinkies, and I was wondering if that was enough of a suitable diet for her or do milksnakes need any extra vitamins along with their mice?

    Thanks in advance! :rolleyes:
  • 01-04-2016, 12:58 PM
    John1982
    Comparatively few snakes require supplements, varied, or specialized diets - milks are not one of these. You're fine feeding appropriately sized rodents for her entire life. Congrats on your new pet and welcome to the the forum!
  • 01-04-2016, 01:19 PM
    elbee
    Mice themselves should be just fine. Welcome and post pics of your little one :)
  • 01-04-2016, 01:21 PM
    Reinz
    Welcome to the forum EN! :)
  • 01-04-2016, 02:07 PM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    I will touch on one thing here, is the feeding, one of the main issues with a lot of new owner is that they do not realize that those snakes have a very fast metabolism and therefore do not feed them enough when young.

    Hatchling colubrid do better when fed every 3 to 5 days a prey size that is 1 to 1.5 equal their girth size.

    7 months and still on pinkies is a bit on the small side.
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