I've been wanting to get one of the Mt. kings specificly the Tarahumara mt. king and I cant find anywhere where it says anything diffrent for the care of these kings when compared to normal kings. any pointers or web links would be very helpful. thanks
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Mt. king care vs. other king care
KingsRiverKid
Feb 06, 2010 08:41 PM
Replies (3)
Zach_MexMilk
Feb 06, 2010 10:57 PM
Care should be pretty much similar to most other available lampropeltis species. I've found that mountain kings (pyromelana in my experience)can become quite stressed out with overly hot/warm temperatures.
Other then that, care is standard.
mckenzieriverrep
Feb 07, 2010 10:35 PM
Moisture is very important...
Zach_MexMilk
Feb 08, 2010 12:19 AM
could not agree more. i've heard and tried soaking pyro's to induce eating, works like a dream. i actually leave quite a bit of damp long fibered sphagnum in the tanks at all time.
cheers-zach
