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RE: Chinese King Rat??

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Posted by: Iriri at Sun Aug 12 03:45:18 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Iriri ]  
   

Thank you, I was just about to ask the same thing as Steve, as a King may be in my future.



I've been warned about their venom; how serious is it, in your experience?



Are they climbers? I give most of my new world rat snakes branches and hammocks, and they use the heck out of them.



As for burrowing, do you give them a thick substrate for this? I give my rubber boa a pretty deep pile of aspen for her burrowing pleasure (err, that sounded dirty, didn't it?), and she really seems to like that.



Finally, do you use very large enclosures? I like to give snakes plenty of room and furniture so I can watch them doing interesting things, but not all of them are comfortable with big spaces. Are these guys active enough to utilize the space?



Thanks


   

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