He's here! (black milk snake) [Archive] - sSNAKESs : Reptile Forum

swolek

11-12-13, 10:55 AM

My baby black milk snake arrived this morning, about 40 min ago :). He was pretty freaked out so I couldn't hold him for pictures but here are a couple quick ones:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/Sasami/100_7251_zpse54a7161.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/Sasami/100_7253_zps1e20a48f.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/Sasami/100_7252_zps922a74d6.jpg

After that I wanted to leave him alone so he could settle in :). I'll get some real photos once he's settled. What do you guys use for substrate? I was thinking of doing aspen but let me know if there's something better. I'm still planning his "real" set-up :).

thinkbig317

11-12-13, 11:01 AM

Nice swolek!!!! Congrats! I 2nd the aspen choice.......

sharthun

11-12-13, 11:20 AM

Awesome! I use aspen. Hey that guy looks familiar!!! :p Congrats!

sharthun

11-12-13, 11:23 AM

Oh I'm going to pick up some sphagnum Moss for a moist hide for mine today.

Hurrok

11-12-13, 12:02 PM

Pretty boy! I'm always a fan of that vibrant red. Any decisions on a name?

Also, Aspen works pretty well, a bit on the dusty side but nothing a quick spray won't fix.

sharthun

11-12-13, 12:12 PM

Yeah Darth loves to burrow.

drumcrush

11-12-13, 12:14 PM

Sweet! Beautiful snake!

EL Ziggy

11-12-13, 02:05 PM

Congrats swolek!

MizCandice

11-12-13, 02:20 PM

Hes so cute! Congrats, enjoy him and dont forget the updated pic with him in his NEW enclosure :)

knox

11-12-13, 02:55 PM

Welcome to the Black Milk Club!

swolek

11-12-13, 10:08 PM

Thanks, guys! Aspen it is :).

I'll definitely get pics when he has a new tank and such. Right now he's in a smaller enclosure for quarantine since the place he's being quarantined is a room with not much extra space. I'm going to pick up a 20-gallon as a more permanent home (until he outgrows it, of course!).

Not sure on names yet. I was thinking Remington for some reason, no idea where it came from. We'll see :p.

sharthun

11-12-13, 11:19 PM

Thanks, guys! Aspen it is :).

I'll definitely get pics when he has a new tank and such. Right now he's in a smaller enclosure for quarantine since the place he's being quarantined is a room with not much extra space. I'm going to pick up a 20-gallon as a more permanent home (until he outgrows it, of course!).

Not sure on names yet. I was thinking Remington for some reason, no idea where it came from. We'll see :p.

Awesome! Can't wait for more pics! Cool name! Darth is in a 10g for now. As much as he is eating it won't be long for a larger enclosure! Lol:D

sharthun

11-13-13, 09:59 AM

Awesome! Can't wait for more pics! Cool name! Darth is in a 10g for now. As much as he is eating it won't be long for a larger enclosure! Lol:D

How's Remington? ;) Settling in?

swolek

11-13-13, 04:47 PM

How's Remington? ;) Settling in?

Yup, got him out today but not intentionally. Roommate wanted to see him, titled the enclosure slightly, and spilled water :rolleyes:. Woke me up because he didn't know what to do and felt really bad :o. So I had to change the paper towels and he slithered up my arm. Got a cute picture:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/Sasami/100_7276_zps534eec8b.jpg

He seems really nervous but not aggressive or anything. I really didn't want to handle him yet but he seemed ok with it. I'll try feeding him soon :).

knox

11-13-13, 05:00 PM

I still can't get mine to eat :-( I hope you have better luck with yours! I tried braining tonight. Still nothing so far. I am going to leave it overnight and check in the morning.

sharthun

11-13-13, 07:17 PM

Yup, got him out today but not intentionally. Roommate wanted to see him, titled the enclosure slightly, and spilled water :rolleyes:. Woke me up because he didn't know what to do and felt really bad :o. So I had to change the paper towels and he slithered up my arm. Got a cute picture:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/Sasami/100_7276_zps534eec8b.jpg

He seems really nervous but not aggressive or anything. I really didn't want to handle him yet but he seemed ok with it. I'll try feeding him soon :).

Cool shot! He will settle down. Darth is relaxed now when I remove him from his enclosure. Then starts exploring. :)

sharthun

11-13-13, 07:20 PM

I still can't get mine to eat :-( I hope you have better luck with yours! I tried braining tonight. Still nothing so far. I am going to leave it overnight and check in the morning.

Well darn! Keep us posted. I'm surprised he hasn't eaten. Feeding pinks or fuzzies? Darth is eating fuzzies.

swolek

11-14-13, 04:30 PM

I just realized I posted this in General Colubrids instead of the milk snake forum. Guess I was too excited, ha!

I'm thinking of calling the little guy Remington, Remi for short :). No idea why, just popped into my head. We'll see!

He took two large f/t pinkies today! I'll definitely move him up to fuzzies after this. He has a great feeding response...but awful aim. He kept missing even though I wasn't moving it at all...ha.

sharthun

11-14-13, 04:37 PM

Remi sounds cool! Congrats! Darth misses too but has the same feeding response. Now if Knox ' s Black would feed that would be awesome. 3 Brothers! :D

I just realized I posted this in General Colubrids instead of the milk snake forum. Guess I was too excited, ha!

I'm thinking of calling the little guy Remington, Remi for short :). No idea why, just popped into my head. We'll see!

He took two large f/t pinkies today! I'll definitely move him up to fuzzies after this. He has a great feeding response...but awful aim. He kept missing even though I wasn't moving it at all...ha.

swolek

12-12-13, 06:36 PM

Remi's going into shed for the first time since getting him :). I'll post pics when he's done!

(two of my sand boas are also shedding, must be the time for it!)

sharthun

12-12-13, 07:34 PM

Remi's going into shed for the first time since getting him :). I'll post pics when he's done!

(two of my sand boas are also shedding, must be the time for it!)

Sweet!! Medusa my mbk is in blue as well. :)

swolek

12-21-13, 03:40 AM

Remi is doing well! He hasn't missed a meal, even while in shed :).

Here he is right before shed:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/Sasami/100_7362_zps7d347ced.jpg

And after:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/Sasami/100_7381_zpsf022c82d.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/Sasami/100_7383_zps2d9fb8ba.jpg

sharthun

12-21-13, 05:59 AM

Remi is doing well! He hasn't missed a meal, even while in shed :).

Here he is right before shed:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/Sasami/100_7362_zps7d347ced.jpg

And after:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/Sasami/100_7381_zpsf022c82d.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/Sasami/100_7383_zps2d9fb8ba.jpg

Beautiful Black Milk!!!! :D

knox

01-03-14, 08:54 AM

Mine has eaten twice now, and is is in shed. I am relieved!!!

These guys really are the perfect pet snake. Cheers to all the BMS owners :-D

sharthun

01-03-14, 10:38 AM

Mine has eaten twice now, and is is in shed. I am relieved!!!

These guys really are the perfect pet snake. Cheers to all the BMS owners :-D

Awesome news Knox! Mine wants to eat about every 4 days! lol