Well, i went to the local annual show here. I looked at every vendor, saw lots of neat kings, but no easterns*understandable being on the west coast*. Well, i almost gave up, but at the very last vendor, there are the most beautiful hatchlings! Perfect coloration, good health, and i picked out the biggest and healthiest female i could find. Well, i set her up in a ten gallon, on high quality aspen, with water, hides, shed box, heat pad and a lamp*mostly just for lighting*. I know the basics, but i want her to be happy, and perfectly healthy. What can i do to make that happen? She has been pretty shy, and doesnt come out, but three days after i got her, she ate for her first time since she was born. And damn quickly, not a picky eater* a good sign, and a typical king!* So anyway, i dont mind going out of my way to spoil my snakes, so what would be optimum for an environment, what temp range, what humidity, what substrate etc. would be prime? Hope i made sense, and hope you can all advise me so my new addition grows up really healthy and becomes a monster!
Dan
