Re: Questions about king/milk snakes
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Originally Posted by
dboeren
I found some pics of an adult black milksnake and they're pretty impressive looking, so if I can get one for a reasonable cost I'd definitely be interested and I have a vacant 4x2x1 Boaphile that I think would make a great home for an adult Black Milk (either that or I've also thought about housing a Blood Python in it).
Just gonna throw my honest two cents out there:
I have a King and a Borneo STP (blood family). I personally would offer more height for an adult colubrid, but a 4x2x1 would be perfect for a blood since they never leave the ground.
I mentioned it in an earlier reply, but my boy Django is in a 4x2x2 and uses every inch. My boy Juice (Borneo), however, would be perfectly content with only 12" of height.
Just food for thought.
Re: Questions about king/milk snakes
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Originally Posted by
craigafrechette
I have a King and a Borneo STP (blood family). I personally would offer more height for an adult colubrid, but a 4x2x1 would be perfect for a blood since they never leave the ground.
OK, that still gives me plenty of time before he'd grow into that big a cage. I also have a 40 gallon breeder as an interim size and a 75 gallon tank (48" long x 18" deep x 20" tall) which is a little more overall volume than the 4x2x1 and more climbing space if you think that would be a better fit for a large king/milk. That also gives me time to observe their behavior and see how much they actually climb. My best cage is a 48" tall x 48" wide x 24" deep which is reserved for my Carpet when she gets big enough since they are fairly arboreal.
And yes, a STP of any sort would be an ideal tenant for the 4x2x1 - it's just a question of too many cool snakes and too little time/money/space for everything :) If there's still room in the budget or the selection of kings/milks doesn't pan out at Daytona I may still end up picking up a STP but it's been a bit over a year since I last researched them so I need to refresh myself on the species differences, sizes, temps, etc...
At least it does work in my favor that most kings/milks aren't that expensive so it may be possible to pick up a STP *and* a couple of kings/milks, I just need to work out my priorities.
