Hello! I have been using aspen shavings for the entirety of this 17 year old guys life and it’s worked fine, he loves to dig and the tunnels hold up super well. However I want to make his enclosure more “natural” and was looking for substrate recommendations. He’s a Cali king (coastal/desert color morph) so I’m hoping to mimic that. Was thinking a mix of reptisoil with extra sand and some mulch to hold tunnels?

Pic of the guy for ref :)

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This is our new baby - Pingu. We got them last week and were told they’re less than a year old but could be a year. Anyone have any guesses? (Also haven’t sexed them yet)

Morty exploring his new toy which he'll be bored with tomorrow lol

My cats broke the top of the terrarium (because they’re fat) and my brooks king snake managed to get out. I haven’t been able to find him and I have torn apart the entire room. Any advice?

(🔇 Mute if you don't want to hear me loudly geeking out.)

This is Foy Rin Jin! I just got him this morning. He is my new Arizona mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana). He seems to enjoy his new home, though he is still a bit scared of the big bad human!

This is my first pet since childhood, so any advice is welcome!

(Foy Rin Jin is named after the red dragon from a picture book.)

I’ve had my king snake for about 3 months now, not too sure how old he is because I got him from petco but he’s definitely still a baby, but I’ve been feeding him one pinky mouse every Friday and don’t know if that’s enough for him. He seems healthy right now and has had two full sheds so far. Do I keep feeding him pinky mice or move on to fuzzy mice? His last shed was about 16 inches so he’s prob just a bit bigger than that now

I have been wanting this little guy for over a year. All the circumstances lined up and I bought him on the spot!

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Just got this guy from a pet store. Hes a Florida Kingsnake. He’s superrrr sweet and docile, but he looks kinda overweight. Im a beginner snake owner and this is my first king snake so im unsure. (i have one other snake and its a corn)

it was hard to get pictures, but when you look at his tail, it goes from very thick to thin at the end of his tail, abruptly-if that makes sense..

I was told by the employee that he was being fed 1 large fuzzy once a week. He also told me hes about 7-8 months old.

ALL YOU SNAKE EXPERTS PLSSS HELP !! 🙏🏼😭

(ignore my dirty hands 😭)

ps. if you think hes overweight please tell me what i should do ty <3

Hey folks! My first and only king (who is an absolute sweetheart, with literally no problems at all so far) is supposed to turn one this August. Ive only had him a wee bit, but I assumed he’d be much bigger by now, does all look ok size wise? He had his first (with me) shed about twoish weeks ago, and not a single scale was still attached, he’s been eating well (outside of requiring papa to play with him before he’s willing to eat, but eats well!) I’ve only had BPs before, which obviously get much thicker, so I just worry my bebe is doing ok. Thanks in advance!

If your Kingsnake can eat a rat now… is it a rat snake? 😂

I got a baby milk snake about two months ago. He's on Aspen bedding in a 40 gallon tank, with lots of clutter ...but now that it's so cluttered and I made the substrate deep, I can never find or see him. Even on feeding days, I have to leave the pinkie mice in there on a little plate because I can't find him to feed him.

I've only been able to handle him twice in these two months. He's very anxious and timid. I'd like to start handling him, but I'm not sure how to go about it because he's always burrowed. Is there anything I can do to start showing him that I'm safe and trustworthy?

I've been laying my hand in there, but I'm not sure it's helping because he's always burrowed anyway...

I would really appreciate any advice you all have, thanks!

Turns 4 this year has always been mostly cream/white. Now she’s getting more rosey pink with each shed.

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