My last addition!!! (until I buy a rack) Have Questions

I decided to goto a reptile place I have been hearing about lately (with no plans to buy anything) that is about 4 cities away. Well the owner had a nice collections of snakes from corns to boas. I walked into a particular room and this close to 4' Albino King Snake caught my eye! Its size told me is was sexually mature so I asked its sex and if I could hold it. It was a female and ready to breed. The asking price was $75... he told me if I bought it he would let it go for $60. He told me if I didn't buy it that he was going to take it off of the shelfs and breed it. I couldn't pass this deal up. A beautiful sexually matured female king snake for $60!?! Anyone else here that would pass that up? Anyway I was wondering how long I should let her get used to her new home before I begin handling!?! Tommorow I will get my camera from work and take pics of her and my male albino corn I picked up yesterday.

Thanks,

Not trying to be rude here, but it sounds like you are getting in way over your head with all these snakes.

Once again, wait a week before feeding without handling

Then, if she eats, you can hold her two days after she eats

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Originally Posted by bpkid

Not trying to be rude here, but it sounds like you are getting in way over your head with all these snakes.

Once again, wait a week before feeding without handling

Then, if she eats, you can hold her two days after she eats

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Not to be rude here, but I didn't ask anything about feeding. And I don't believe Im over my head at all. I can handle taking any of them to the vet, I can handle feeding them all and I have housing for each and every one that has perfect temps and hum per species. So what makes you say that? I think the fact I'm willing to listen and learn tells you they are being brought into a good home.

Well, if you beleive you're ready, then it sounds like every thing is ok! :)

Now, for the feeding. You want to make sure she is eating before handling. You asked when should you handle her and I said after she eats.

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Originally Posted by bpkid

Well, if you beleive you're ready, then it sounds like every thing is ok! :)

Now, for the feeding. You want to make sure she is eating before handling. You asked when should you handle her and I said after she eats.

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Oh ok then that makes sense. Thanks for the advice man! I know about the feeding and handling rules. But most of my obtained knowledge is about ball pythons. I wanted to ask knowing that kings and corns are the 2 top beginner snake I just thought it might be sooner that handling can begin.

Nope, all snakes should be settled for a week before feeding, then after feeding, you handle them.

:gj: Congrats on your new albino Kingsnake!

For some reason they look like bologna and mustard to me :P

LOL she is just beautiful.... a lot like the 7 yr old male tha Rusty (Rusty Reptiles) rescued.. only her yellow bands aren't as strong. Pics coming tommorow :P

She's beautiful.... I saw her today and her color and everything is just beautfiul..

Congrats! I'm assuming california king? I have three of the buggers (a normal, an albino, and an albino stripe) and I love them.

They always eat and are sometimes crabby (two of mine are anyway.)

To bad your far away as i have a sweet looking Albino Lavender kingsnake i just picked up this past weekend.I am looking for a female for him for breeding next spring.:cool: