Another n00b! - Page 2

alessia55 · 03-12-12, 10:43 AM

get these security clips... it'll hold the cover firmly in place

Trollbie · 03-12-12, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by theapexgerman

Looks to be full grown its kinda looks like a red milk either that or maybe a coastal plains than it looks likes a lousiana milk if its that a pretty big one there one of the smaller sub species. But yours look pretty

She's still young though, right?

theapexgerman · 03-12-12, 10:58 AM

I couldn't tell you that only way that would help is how often he/she sheds if he sheds often its younger if he sheds not so often he's older but that's just a rough way to tell and make for sure you get thoses clips to milks are the best at escaping lol the clips around me cost like a few bucks for 2 of them can you take a pic of his belly?

Trollbie · 03-12-12, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by theapexgerman

I couldn't tell you that only way that would help is how often he/she sheds if he sheds often its younger if he sheds not so often he's older but that's just a rough way to tell and make for sure you get thoses clips to milks are the best at escaping lol the clips around me cost like a few bucks for 2 of them can you take a pic of his belly?

They said she sheds every 4-6 weeks? I could be way off! I'm going back there today so I'll ask again to make sure.

And I'll take a belly pic when I get home and for sure I'm getting those clips or something.

Can you guys show me pics of your tanks/cages? I want to decorate, but I only know how to decorate a hermit crab habitat and a fishtank lol.

theapexgerman · 03-12-12, 11:09 AM

Well your in lock today is cleaning day for my cages ill take pic of my albino nelson milk set up well the basic set up and as for shed its not a old one but not a young one if that makes any sense

Trollbie · 03-12-12, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by theapexgerman

Looks to be full grown its kinda looks like a red milk either that or maybe a coastal plains than it looks likes a lousiana milk if its that a pretty big one there one of the smaller sub species. But yours look pretty

Quote:

Originally Posted by theapexgerman

Well your in lock today is cleaning day for my cages ill take pic of my albino nelson milk set up well the basic set up and as for shed its not a old one but not a young one if that makes any sense

Sweet!

How often do old ones shed? I'm fine with her not being young but I'd like to have her for some time

I do know that she just shed very recently.

So do they bellies indicate something?

Trollbie · 03-12-12, 11:21 AM

Oops didn't mean to quote both posts

theapexgerman · 03-12-12, 11:24 AM

Mines almost 5 years old or so and sheds only a few time a year but mines pretty much big as he's going to get and as for the belly It could help to eleimate one or two of the subspecies I'm uploading the pics at the moment

Trollbie · 03-12-12, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by theapexgerman

Mines almost 5 years old or so and sheds only a few time a year but mines pretty much big as he's going to get and as for the belly It could help to eleimate one or two of the subspecies I'm uploading the pics at the moment

Ooh okay. Could she be a Mexican? That's kinda what I thought when I was looking at all the subspecies last night.

Trollbie · 03-12-12, 11:30 AM

But like I said, I'm a super n00b so I should probably let someone else guess haha

theapexgerman · 03-12-12, 11:40 AM

Yup could be its hard to tell a lot of the subspecies there's a few different subspecies of my arizona mountain king the only way to tell them apart is by there bands or by the belly.ok so here is the tank I put my nelson in when I clean his cage its a temp cage just till I'm done cleaning his permant cage but he has 1 hide log and one water bowl in his permant cage he has 2 hide logs a water bowl and a tmep and humidity gauges but you can use this temp cage as a demo here it is

Trollbie · 03-12-12, 11:58 AM

Ok so basic and simple is all they need? I still have to get her a hide or 2. I just don't like the plasticky ones and I was told that a log is gonna mold and stuff. Do you have that problem? Also what bedding is that? I just have aspen in there but yours looks cooler! Would she appreciate some plastic plants or branches to climb on? Or is that just asking for her to find a way to escape. Lol

theapexgerman · 03-12-12, 12:07 PM

yea I have a waterfall in his permant cage so add some plastic plants if you want it won't huet and as for the log molding I never had a problem and I use repti-bark aspen perfectly fine but I love reptibark you can even reuse the stuff but get a temp gauge and a humidity gauge and that's bout it milks are hardy snakes just like corns and kings lol

Trollbie · 03-12-12, 12:30 PM

Cool.

How big is your permanent cage? I think I have a turtle waterfall type thingy that might work! I'll have to look for it and see what it actually is haha. I like having tanks that don't look boring but aren't overdone either, so I'll play around lol. And I'd much rather have a log than some ugly fake looking thing. Since the humidity is already high, I probably don't even need to mist her much, right? That would also help with the log not molding. Is there a good website for cheaper supplies? I only have a petsmart here and a couple small stores so the either selection sucks or the prices are way too high.

theapexgerman · 03-12-12, 12:34 PM

Um I Use bigappleherp a lot they got ok prices and good customer services my permant cage is ! 60 gallon you don't need one that big even the temp cage is a 5p gallong tank and as for misting I don't mist my milk or king the water bowls is good enough and if you want get this stuff called corkbark pretty pricy but I locve the stuff