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ok i got my 50/50 cal king a few days ago. he is about 17-18 inches. how old does that make him? also i was wondering about soaking? how does that work? do u put it ina bath tub with luke warm water and let it soak? still new to the whole snake thing! also a snake this size, should i be feeding pinkies or go up to fuzzy's? or bigger? all help is appreciated. i realize i am a noob and asking noob questions, so please forgive me lol!! but honestly all help is appreciated! thnx

Wow he grew 8" already ? lol You said below he is under 12". Well if he is somewhere inbetween then pinks are fine about 2-3 a week. I would do 2 pinks then 3-4 days later do 1 pink. As far as soaking you dont have to do it. A snake will soak on its own in its water bowl if it chooses to. If you see your snake soaking alot (80% of the time) then your cage is too hot or he has mites. I know someone was bangin' you for asking basic questions and you mentioned you read up on them but these are questions that are covered in most books. I would suggest the following

Common Kingsnakes (AVS) by David Perlowin

There are also numerous care sheets on Kings on the internet. Feel free to ask questions on this forum but also keep in mind these questions have been asked millions of times and this forum is equipped with a search feature as well so you can explore those threads. Good luck with your King and dont take my post as a gripe just trying to let you know where and how you can get as much info as possible.

Keith
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i know they are pretty basic the lps doesn't have any books on kings and on the whole soaking thing nothing is mention in the cs about putting em in the bath. thnx for your help i appreciate it. oh on the jump from 12 to 18 inches it was my mistake hehe here is a pic of him enjoy

That is a beautiful snake. If you go to google, and type in california kingsnake care sheet, they have plenty of information on them. It doesn't hurt to have a book to look at either. I don't mind the noob ? Every herper has to start somewhere. Derek

thnx! he is pretty sweet! the first couple of days i had him he was crazy. he seems to have calmed down cosiderably! he still rattles his tail, but no more musking!! and he has not tried to bite so that is a good sign!! i just bought a book so hopefully i won't have too many noob questions now!! do you all name all your snakes? just was wondering, because some people seem to have alot of snakes and i was wondering if they name them all? i named mine sid!! physco sid!!here he is again!!

n/p

Yes, I name my snakes.

1.0 Tang. Honduran- Apollo
3.2 Graybands- W(Bush), Picasso, Morpheus, Eleanor Rigby, Trinity.
1.1 Arizona Mtn. Kings- Zorro, Ember
1.1 Knoblochi- Wishbone, Jinx
1.2 Corns- Gandalf, Amber, Rosie Cotton
0.1 Scarlet Kingsnake- Shiloh
0.1 Red Milk- Ruby
.....and many more to come! Derek

doesn't it get hard after awhile to come up with names? lol my wife says it doesn't need a name its just a snake!! but she doesn't understand. not yet at least!!

I let my 3 year old boy name themThey are all brooksi)

extreme orange lavender albino 1.1-red= female,purple= male
white-sided 1.0- green
white-sided axanthic 0.1- A-Side
ghost 0.1- Casper
white-phase 0.1- whitey
triple het 0.1 (hypo x axanthic x white-sided)- triple het

I'm getting more this summer and both of us can't wait. Mommy is oh so thrilled!-lol

-Paul

lol, my wife feels your wife's pain! this may be my first snake, but i have numerous lizards,turtles,frogs etc. they just don't understand the disease we have! its fatal i swear lol.

Snakes are so cool!