Cole hit the nail squarely and I just want to add that if you choose to breed the buggers, hatchlings are small and usually require force feeding for some months before they accept thawed pink heads (yes, they're too small for whole pinks).

If this is your first venture into N.A. milks, be aware that adults will stop feeding in the fall (even August) and must be in prime condition (fat)to be healthy when coming out of the cooler in March or so. They'll require a 3-4 month cooling period which begins when they're exposed to temps below 60 or so.

If you're doing the math, we see now that our adult NA milks are active and feeding only 5-7 months every year. I think a lot of people keeping these smaller milks are caught by suprise when their snakes refuse to feed so early in year and are not really fit for the duration of the cooling period.

The hatchlings seem to be unaffected by the seasons and remain very active feeders year round.

As always, avoid wc animals, there's plenty of legally acquired stock (from the 80s even) to provide hatchlings. Jeff

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