Jeff,

Thanks for the book title. I have seen this book referred to before but never with the title name.



As for the bacteria, I should not have used the word "good". What I meant was the natural occuring bacteria that wouls start to break down things naturally. As in a terrarium, if leaves fell off a plant and you didn't remove every one that dropped, they would start to decompose unless the soil was sterile. I realize there are 2 schools of thought here, but it has been my experience so far that the amount of bacteria present in my vivarium is not harmful, and as I said before, I came to this comclusion after doing some research before putting my snake into this environment. I am diligent in keeping his space clean to make sure it does not become an unhealthy environment for him.



And you are right, a milk snake is not the best choice for an interactive pet snake, but I like them, and mine has a very good disposition. He is out and active around dawn and dusk, and he does not seem to mind being handled as he has never musked or nipped when being held. I got him at about 1 week old, and of all the baby milks I looked at that day (about 30 or so), he was the only one that did not freak out or try to jump and get away. He was calm yet curious, active but not hyper. Also, he was the only annulata present, all the pueblans and hondos were hyper and skittish.



And no, I do not work for a pet store or subscribe to a certain magazine. I know that my setup would not work for everyone, but it works for us.

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