My king snake, only got him on the 3 weeks ago and he is about 3 to 4 months old. He has regurgitated his food once and I am letting him be for 12 days before I feed him agian. He is also hidding under substrate is this normal? he is not using his hut or cave to hide in at all
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Kingsnake burrowing
sphill
Jul 05, 2009 12:37 AM
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sphill
Jul 05, 2009 12:52 AM
I also wanted to add that there are certain spots on his body where it looks like scales are missing... is this normal?
RossCA
Jul 10, 2009 02:06 PM
Its not normal for scales to be missing but maybe they are shriveled up from mites. Mites will cause scales to shrivel sporadically. Its normal for them to hid under the substrate. They want to be completely out of view thats why your snake is choosing that over his hide away. It will be different down the road. Are you sure the cage is not only heated but heated properly? Is there a drastic change in temperature from day to night in the room the cage is in? Baby kings don't normally regurge, so it might be the temps that caused that. 70-85 is a good range in temps for them. Good luck.
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