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I was just wondering if any of you have used drywayy as A/C (artificial cover) for finding kingsnakes?

I have some avaliable right now and wondered if this does not last long enough and just turns to mush?

What rates best In your opinion? What have you had the best luck with?

Carpet?
Wood?
Tin?
Plastic?

Any special places you put put certain maetrial or special applications for different A/C material?

I know that board line in Southern Cali work real weel for coastal kings.. but what about desert species...or Florida? Northeast, texas ect?
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It depends what part of the country you want to place a set.
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It depends what part of the country you want to place a set

I know. That's why I asked about different parts of the country.

I know that people here come from different parts. Just wanted to see what works where and what experinces (if any) people have had.

I just laid out a door I had to replace from my house. I hope that will work well come spring.

Now is the time to lay out A/C. So I thought this was a relevant thread.
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you could always use the drywall as a 2nd layer to help "seal" a piece of wood or carpet to the ground faster.
Like Nick said, layers are good. Doors can be the bomb in the right places.
I found my best king under an old tin roof that was covered by 2" of dead leaves.
Good luck and let us know how it goes....
:Mark
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you could always use the drywall as a 2nd layer to help "seal" a piece of wood or carpet to the ground faster.
Like Nick said, layers are good. Doors can be the bomb in the right places

Do you think I should use drywall as bottom or top layer?
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top to weigh down the wood to the ground...
it'll "set" faster
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>>It depends what part of the country you want to place a set.

Drywall would last for ever here in South Texas.....It NEVER rains........lol

For our South Texas Coastal Milksnakes we have the sand dunes and grassland plains adjacent to the dunes.......The triangulum love the sand......

For South Texas getula here we usually set up A/C near a water source since water is scarce at times......Holbrooki are always found near water....Splendida seem to withstand hotter/drier conditions better.....

Just some of my observations over the years....
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Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Most anything that transmits heat and can provide a few square feet of cover will work. In general I wouldn't use drywall. I've never found anything under it, and it breaks down real quickly in the moisture.

Carpet works well on canal banks, and on rock piles. Carpet out in the woods, or out in a field is usually unproductive unless it's in a big pile, or suspended it such a way that it can "breathe."

Tin and boards both work well. Tin tends to be favored over boards early in the season, but unless it is stacked, it doesn't work as well later as it heats up too quickly.

Hard plastic, pool liners, canvas tarps, and inner tubes work pretty well. So does fiberglass.
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Your list below about covers it, hahahahahaha

each type has its place. Tin and black plastic early in the year. Good for heating up quick at low air temps. Wood and rug good later in the year, after its a little hotter.

What the heck do you need more kingsnakes for???????????? Good luck

>> What the heck do you need more kingsnakes for???????????? Good luck

He wants some REAL ones instead of those mutts......J/K....LOL
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

I just bought a new house and did some renovations which left over a lot of material (boards, carpet, drywall). So intead of throwing it away i am going to line the tree line on my property.

Problem is, i see to many red ants. They seem to be everywhere. All the boards i laid out 2 months ago all have red ants under them. Here in GA we are infested.. Oh well!
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Tin and wood work great along treelines, just about any "edge " habitat will work.Carpet rolled up is great all season long. It's also good for finding eggs. Drywall sucks. Doors are awesome as are car hoods. Your likely to turn up mostly kings, copperheads and racers, with an occasional black rat. All the little fossorials will be around too. Here's pics below of a king on my property from about 2 weeks ago. It's about the 9 or 10th one we have seen this year. My kids were shooting their bows and spotted this one's head peeking out from under a board, on gravel, by my barn driveway.These are from Georgia.Here's the sequence :

do you have tge same problems with ants? I have a tree line on a couple acres and the ants are all along the tree line.
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I have, but you could use some "over-n-out" from Home Depot around the treeline and never see an ant for years. I have not put the stuff under the AC, but I'd imagine it wouldn't be problem. One bag will go a long way.

I have, but you could use some "over-n-out" from Home Depot around the treeline and never see an ant for years. I have not put the stuff under the AC, but I'd imagine it wouldn't be problem. One bag will go a long way.

Isn't that the same stuff that you put on ant hills and water it down? I did put that suff around and under a couple boards. Problem is it kills everything and no insects or anything will go under them.

I still have 3 big bags of it but stopped using it cause it seems to destroy any living thing around it. I have a ton of scelopurus and skinks . I would hate to see them dissapear to.

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You don't put this stuff on the ant mounds itself. You broadcast spread it over your lawn area, or whatever your treating. I still have a bunch of skinks,fence lizards ,anoles,toads, treefrogs, small snakes and large, even turtles nesting in my yard. But I have no fire ants, at all over a large area. It works, this stuff is the shizz for treating fire ants.