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How many milk snakes do you have and what are they?

Lets hear it.

4 Eastern milk snakes 1.3
2 red milks 1.1 that look like easterns
soon to have a 1.0 coastal milks
wayne p.s always looking for eastern that eat rodents

I've got two easterns.

Wayne, question: One of my eastern was WC late last year and didn't feed before brumation. I've never had one not eat rodents before, either mice or rats. If she won't eat I was planning on releaseing her but what do you suggest I try besides rodents? It would take an awful lot of ground skinks. lol
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Martin Whalin

"It is foolish to let singleness of purpose deprive one of the joy and delectation of the many wonderful sights and sounds incidental to the quest."
-Carl Kauffeld
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ok here are some methods Iv'e used
1 very small meal frozen thawed
2 very small meal alive
3 live anoles then frozen
4 wild type rodents
5 scenting with other snakes I use garters for most success
6 live snakes (I don't like to do it) save as a last resort
7 on smaller snakes Iv'e used salamanders (red backed)
Email if you need or want more suggestions
Wayne

Thanks. I've always had good results with rat pinks if they won't take mice. I'm sure she'll eat. I think she was just already shutting down for the winter when she was caught. Every other one I've ever had from the same locality ate the first day in captivity. I'll be sure to try some of those things if she doesn't want mice or rats.
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Martin Whalin

"It is foolish to let singleness of purpose deprive one of the joy and delectation of the many wonderful sights and sounds incidental to the quest."
-Carl Kauffeld
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you must be lucky cause out of like 30 I caught last year only two ate. Then they got loose.
Wayne

I have one tangerine dream honduran. He was hatched 7-03 and just shed. He's beautiful!!

1.1 scarlet kings

1.0 Eastern Milk
0.1 Pueblan
0.1 Mexican
1.1 Honduran (Het for Anery)
1.1 Andean
1.2 Sinaloan

Jeff Robbe

I have:
1.1 albino nelsons
1.1 Tang. phase Honduran
0.1 large normal Honduran

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How about sharing some pics Stretch...

everything is up for the winter.I've been meaning to post to some pics for awhile but never seem to get time to snap good photos and them post them as I am not here much but am going to make a concious effort when they are out of brumation soon.

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