They typically feed quite well out of the eggs. I have not found them to be difficult to keep at all. Keep them in the mid to upper 70's with a thermal grade hot end of 80+degree heat strip. They get huge, 7-9ft long. Breed them as would any Pituophis, (i.e. when they are 3-5 years old and seem mature). Don't do a hard brumation as they would not encounter this in the wild. Mine "winter" with warmish days and col nights and bimonthly feedings! As noted they can be a bit nippy but I find that they are fear biters so if you are calm and pay attention when handling there is little cause for issues......

They seem to breed in early spring and have huge clutches of 25-35 good sized eggs.

Go one line and find some known localities for these guys then chart the daily high and low temperature regimes for that region. try to think about what the animal would experience in a the wild and then attempt to get as close as your own budget and conditions will allow!

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Good luck!

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