Kingsnake keepers-- a little help please???

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

haha ya ill ship whenevr u want

I LOOOVE the milk so far... kind of skittish, but, once she feels safe she is active and all over the tank. And I really, really love her coloring.

Hey Reed... think we could wait a week to ship your snakes or would that put you into a bind??? Let me know... just kind of having to be nice to Jamie right now since I ran his brand new truck into a tree yesterday... and 4 snakes in one week might just be pushing it a bit. LOL If not, no worries, he'll get over it!!!!

[Snaky]

What Rich posted is very good way.

I also have found out that they prefer other pinkies, instead of mice pinkies. Here they love Mastomys natalensis:

They also prefer rats above mice here, so you can try part of a rat.

Make sure they can not reach each other, they are cannibalistic and accidents happen...

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

also about the milks lori it takes about a year for them to fully calm down

[RZL36]

Pick up the snake and firmly secure the rear of the head between your thumb and index finger.





Pick up the probe and gently slide the ball tip into one corner and slide through until the jaws are slightly separated. Don't damage the teeth the probe just needs to slid through. Use the hand holding the snake to also hold the probe. Now with your free hand slide the cut end of the tail into the snakes mouth. Once the jaws are around the tail extract the probe and slowly push the tail down the snakes throat.





If you stop at this point some snakes will work their jaws along and will swallow the meal. If they do great. Others like this one will regurge unless its shoved further along.



Keep pushing GENTLY until at this point even the most difficult cases will usually finish the job.





At least thats how I do it. I'll force feed twice a week and place the snake in a deli cup with a f/t pinkie overnight 3 nights a week until they eat.
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[Charlet_2007]

Pick up the snake and firmly secure the rear of the head between your thumb and index finger.





Pick up the probe and gently slide the ball tip into one corner and slide through until the jaws are slightly separated. Don't damage the teeth the probe just needs to slid through. Use the hand holding the snake to also hold the probe. Now with your free hand slide the cut end of the tail into the snakes mouth. Once the jaws are around the tail extract the probe and slowly push the tail down the snakes throat.





If you stop at this point some snakes will work their jaws along and will swallow the meal. If they do great. Others like this one will regurge unless its shoved further along.



Keep pushing GENTLY until at this point even the most difficult cases will usually finish the job.





At least thats how I do it. I'll force feed twice a week and place the snake in a deli cup with a f/t pinkie overnight 3 nights a week until they eat.
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what is that beautiful snake in the pic? and where can i get me one of those?

[Roy Munson]

what is that beautiful snake in the pic? and where can i get me one of those?

The king in the force-feeding pics looks like what they used to call a "goini" king. Now you see them called Apalachicola kings. Sometimes they're called blotched kings. The patternless ones may be a distinct subspecies, but the patterned ones are usually thought to be intergrades between Eastern kings and the patternless subspecies.

[Loren]

The king in the force-feeding pics looks like what they used to call a "goini" king. Now you see them called Apalachicola kings. Sometimes they're called blotched kings. The patternless ones may be a distinct subspecies, but the patterned ones are usually thought to be intergrades between Eastern kings and the patternless subspecies.

Roy, that sounds exactly like what I was thinking of, I just couldnt remember the species names off the top of my head. Think I saw one on another forum recently.

[Lori P]

WOW... Rich, thank you!!!!!!!! Awesome info and pics!!!!!!

[Lori P]

Thanks Reed. :-) And thanks for holding Curious and Reed for me for a few more days!!!! :-)

[drache]

very lovely snakes you got yourself there, Lori
make sure the king has sufficient heat and hiding spots
ask the people you got him from how they fed him - did they leave leave something in his cage? did they wave it in front of his nose?
also make sure that he's otherwise healthy
find out when he last shed
get as much info about him as you can