I found a 6 inch scarlet king snake about a week ago. I want to keep it. I kept many snakes as a child but none recently. I am now a vegetarian and have an aversion to feeding live food to pets. I believe that I could handle feeding a frozen pinkie or insects but that is about it. I am pretty sure I could not put a live mouse, skink or anole in the cage. Is it possible for juvenile scarlet king snakes to live on insects? What type of insects should I use? I live in Florida so I have quite a few insects available. Has anyone ever had success with chicken egg yolks? Has anyone ever fed a milk/king/corn snake hamburger meat with success?

Since I brought Ping into my house I doubt that it will get cool enough for him to hibernate. Will I need some sort of heating device for him?

He really is so small I can't imagine him being able to swallow even the smallest pinkie.

I have not tried to feed him anything other than mole crickets as I do not have a heating device set up in his large tupperware like container.

He really seems to love the bay tree substrate I used for the bottom of his cage. Most of it I shredded but some of the pieces I left in tact so he is able to crawl around in the rotten bark as there are many nooks and holes.

I don't want to disturb him unless I must so I am not sure if he has eaten any of the mole crickets yet.

Any advice from people with first hand experience would be great.

Of course I have looked up everything that I can on the web concerning care and feeding but to me it is not the same as chatting with someone who has first hand knowledge.

Thanks in advance,

Michelle

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