Welcome to the forum, Mark!



Yes, young milks are typically very nervous and shy. BTW, do you have some small dark colored low profile tight hides for it to hide and feel secure in?. This is VERY important to provide milksnakes, especially hatchlings and juveniles in their more nervous and vulnerable stages of life. This lowers stress in a BIG WAY and allows them to be far more relaxed in a captive environment and be themselves. Carefully placing their meals in front of the notch opening of the hide is also a great way to get a natural "ambush" feeding response too from some otherwise reluctant feeders. One hide on the cooler side (ambient air mid-high 70's) were the small water bowl is, and one on the warmer side (mid 80's at the enclosure's belly SURFACE, not air temp.) so it can choose it's own thermoregulation at any given time to properly digest, or move to the cooler end to relax and conserve calories and body mass is good optimum husbandry. Don't guess at the temps though, as that can be fatal in small enclosure quarters if they cannot escape to a cooler area...



Best of luck with your new milk!





cheers, ~Doug
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