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Old 11-12-13, 10:55 AM   #1
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He's here! (black milk snake)

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:







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 .
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Old 11-12-13, 11:01 AM   #2
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Re: He's here! (black milk snake)

Nice swolek!!!! Congrats! I 2nd the aspen choice.......
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Awesome! I use aspen. Hey that guy looks familiar!!! Congrats!
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Old 11-12-13, 11:23 AM   #4
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Oh I'm going to pick up some sphagnum Moss for a moist hide for mine today.
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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.
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Yeah Darth loves to burrow.
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Sweet! Beautiful snake!
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Congrats swolek!
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Hes so cute! Congrats, enjoy him and dont forget the updated pic with him in his NEW enclosure
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Welcome to the Black Milk Club!
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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 .
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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 .
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
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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
How's Remington? Settling in?
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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 . Woke me up because he didn't know what to do and felt really bad . So I had to change the paper towels and he slithered up my arm. Got a cute picture:



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



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.
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