First bull snake

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Welcome to the joy of colubrids in general, and bull snakes specifically. They're awesome snakes...more active (& diurnal), easy to feed, & if yours is a hatchling, just
be patient...some are much sassier (ie. defensive & nippy) than others, but mostly all calm down with respectful handling. They make great pets, IMO. I've bred & kept
them in the past....I don't currently have any though, so I shall enjoy hearing about yours. Bull snakes need spacious caging...I recommend keeping yours in a large glass tank with a very securely fastened screen top, since they are NOT shy about pushing hard (& some are prone to rostral scale damage, so watch for that, you might need to make modifications). They do best with good air-flow and much lower temperatures than your BPs. I recommend using UTH in one end of the tank for your bull snake's digestion, & unless your house is unusually hot or cold, the rest of the tank can be room temperature.

Thank you! I'm definitely anticipating a much more feisty baby than my BPs were - even little Tonks, who still needs some hand-taming, is more likely to just pull away quickly than hiss and strike. At first the new bullsnake will live in Tonks' glass tank (with UTH and heat lamp) while Tonks is graduating to a bigger tub, but I have plans for the future for a nice big tub once he grows a bit. I do keep my place a bit cool so I'll have to do more heating like I do for the BPs, but that's not a problem.