Quote Originally Posted by Skiploder View Post
I keep pairs of Black Pines, Northern Pines (Ocean County), Louisiana, Mexican Lined Pines and Northern Mexican Pines. I keep all of them on dried pine.

The main things to consider are that they like their ambients and their basking spots on the cooler ends. I keep my hot spots no higher than 84 degrees and the ambient in the low 70s. In the winter I brumate the adults. Many pituophis, especially Ruthveni, are impossible to breed without brumating.

They also do better with moderate to low humidity, good ventilation and multiple smaller prey items. Pines, especially Jani and Lineaticollis, are prone to regurging prey items that are too large.

They remain nippier as juveniles than ball pythons and also poop more frequently.

Other than that, they are fairly bulletproof.
Thanks, that's just the sort of information I've been wanting. I did go ahead and send the payment for her, but she won't be arriving until Tuesday.

It's actually gotten a bit too cold in my office for the balls, so I'll be moving them upstairs. It will be nice to have a herp around that doesn't mind the low 70's temperature my better half insists on maintaining.

I would definitely be interested in breeding her in the future. I would like to spend a year or two familiarizing myself with the species before I jump into that, though. Are they like balls where the females take longer than the males to be ready, or should I think about getting a male sooner if I want to breed?

And man, then there's genetics. I have ball python genes down pretty well, but I can find neither hide nor hair of morph genetics for pines. I suppose it would be a safe bet to match her to another florida pink leucy.