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I just started up again after taking a 5 or 6 year break after 17 straight years of keeping snakes. I am dead set on keeping the animals I always wanted to keep last time around but never did.

So I already have a nice Green Tree Python collection going and I would like to eventually move on to getting a collection of Milksnakes up and running.

I always, always loved the Black,Andean and Honduran Milksnakes. I have a few questions.

1. What size tubs can you house adults in?

2. I live in South Florida if I wanted to hatch a cluth of the Andean or Black Milksnakes in the future, off the top of my head isn't the brumation temp like a temperature it never gets this far south? What do people do?

The milksnakes you mentioned do well in cb-70 tubs asadults. I also live in south Florida and I have never brumated my milksnakes. I change the photo period and lower the temps with just my regular a/c. If you want more detailed info email me and I will help out as best I can. Thanks Charlie
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don't marry the cow when the milk is free when the milk drys up it's time for a new cow

As far as cages...I keep my adults in 20 gallon aquariums...because my collection is relatively small (even though my girl friend would disagree).

I too live in Florida (central)...I've had success with reducing the photo period (which is the only necessary key for breeding success IMHO). The photo period reduces naturally, so as long as you have a window in the snake room or have lighting on a timer that mimics the outside photo period you should be fine.

The slightly lower daytime highs during the winter here just occur naturally and may have some benefits.

Good luck...

-Rusty