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Hey everyone,

I guess i'm not so much a newbie since i don't plan on keeping this snake. Anyhow, a woman at work brought me a hatchling ringneck she was planning to release into the industrial area at my work. I obviously could not let this happen so i took it home with plans to release it in more of a countryside area the next day. Low and behold, Ohio weather went from 74 degrees one day to snowfall the next. So i'll be keeping this critter long than expected.
So my questions, what does a baby eat? I checked the other posts and they all seem to stray to what adults will eat. Also what temps would be good? Any humidity needed? Please help me and this little guy out. Any other info on its temporary care would be great. Thanks. Anthony.

Baby northern ringneck snakes will either be really tricky, or really easy, I've dealt with a good number of them over the years. What I have found to work best, would be set them up in a "woodland" style terrarium. Room temperature... Usually, soil for the substrate... With many places to hide... Position all the hides so that the snake can hide there, but still be seen, so you know exactly where they are... This will help you. Give it about a week, maybe 2 weeks, of adjustment, and drop a worm near where the snake is hiding. If it's hungry, it will eat.

Or, you could skip all this, and throw the snake in a container with a baby salamander LOL.
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Mike
KingPin Reptiles Inc.
www.kingpinreptiles.com

HA, yaknow, the day before I was given the snake I was walking around and found a baby salamander i'm sure it would have loved. Thanks for the other info. Anthony.