By a year or two, just by keeping your snake (and raising up a male if you get him young)and researching at your current rate of speed, I'm sure you'll have enough experience to breed them by then.

I'm not sure of this, but in theory, if they are comfortable being handled and with your presence, I don't see any reason why you couldn't place one in the others cage for a few hours at a time and read a book or something close by so you can intervene if something goes wrong. And remove the visiting snake when you can no longer supervise.

Two small tips, to persuade a biting and holding on snake that the item they're chomping isn't food, a taste of normal vinegar from a spritz bottle does wonders. It's safer than alcohol and if set up in advance, more convenient than water. And also, get your female brooksi the nicest male you can find, good markings, good feeding response, docile with humans and so forth. Good snakes make for good snake babies and there's an unfortunate surplus of so-so cb critters.

Good luck!
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0.1 chickens (Condor)

0.2 dog mutts (half ownership, only mine when they misbehave, Lucy & Amy)

0.1 Halflinger horse (Crissy)

0.1 Normal phase California Kingsnake (Sophia)

1.1 parents

Still searching for 1.0 WC human

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