Milk snakes are carnivores, so feeding them pre-killed mice is the best option.
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Proper Nutrition Makes a Milk Snake Grow to Full Length The larger the terrarium is, the harder it can be to keep up the proper temperatures, so it can be smart to not get too big of a terrarium for the size of your milk snake. They will still have the ability to experience different temperatures should they so choose. That way wherever your snake is they don’t have to worry about keeping themselves warm. For the warm side of the terrarium keep the temperature between 80 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit.įor the cool side, keep the temperature between 70-75 degrees. TemperatureĪll snakes are cold blooded so it is important that the temperature 20-gallon within a snakes habitat. That way your snake can avoid the sun for a bit and relax in the cool environment that it so enjoys. Under a rock of a slab of wood are both good choices. Having branches or small trees will allow the snake to climb, and be a little more active as they enjoy slithering along through their home.Īdditionally, you’ll want to provide them a hideout of some sort. Make sure everything in their terrarium is stable so that all their slithering and climbing will go off without a hitch. At full size, you’ll want at least a 20-gallon terrarium to handle the length of a full-grown milk snake. Given their solitary nature, you want to keep a milk snake by itself.
When caring for a milk snake there are a couple of things you want to look out for: habitat, temperature, and food. Milk snakes are solitary creatures so they won’t be offended if kept in a cage and are mainly nocturnal because they enjoy the cool air and ground that accompanies the night time. The myth, while not true, has stuck for many and the snake is left with the name. In fact, the origin of the name ‘Milk snake’ comes from an old folktale about these snakes wrapping themselves around a cow’s leg to drink straight from the cow’s udders. These creatures will easily breed in captivity between the months of March and May.Ī milk snake’s terrarium should be at least 2/3 the length of the snake, so a normal milk snake’s terrarium should be no less than 20″. Milk snakes are incredibly friendly and fast-reproducing creatures. Milk Snakes Are a Great Length for a Pet Snake It’s incredible that it’s thinner than even a ballpoint pen, but slightly longer. You can see a baby milk snake in this video. They grow quickly, however, increasing in size rapidly over the first two years of their lives. Questions such as Do milk snakes make for good pets? Are Milk snakes dangerous? Where are milk snakes found? Length of Milk Snakes at Birthīaby milk snakes are very small–usually only about 12-14″ in length. Milk snakes are incredibly interesting snakes, but there are many questions one might have about these snakes. Obviously you’ll find many snakes longer and shorter than this, but these numbers show a pretty normal average for a pet milk snake. The following chart shows an approximate average length for a normal milk snake in captivity. (which only gets to 2 feet in length.) Milk Snake Length Chart By Age These subspecies range from the Black milk snake, (which is 4 to 6 feet in length) to the Central Plains milk snake. Milk snakes have a much larger range to their sizes because of the 24 different subspecies that exist. It takes a milk snake 3 to 4 years to reach its full length. However, most pet milk snakes in captivity only grow to an average length of 32 inches (81cm). Milk snakes can range in length between 14 and 69 inches (35 to 175cm) long depending on diet, subspecies, and genetics.
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