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Posted by: rani at Sat Jun 15 14:06:29 2024  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rani ]  
   

Hi all,



I am a neophyte ophiophile.

In simpler terms, I bought my first snake a week ago: a spendid Grey-banded Kingsnake (Lampropeltis alterna).



Most of my questions have been answered on the Internet.



However, I have been unable to find any information about the age at which this snake reaches its final size.



I do not even know whether it can be hibernated in captivity.

I live in a flat and have no way of keeping him for two months at 55°F.

and I wouldn't dare leave it on the balcony, because here in Paris the temperature changes are lately impressive (from one day to the next there are changes of 50°F.



I fed him a baby mouse, and he has been holed up in a hiding place in the terrarium for two days now.

Is it normal for the digestion of a very small animal to take so long ?



Thank you very much in advance for your answers.

Rani


   

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