My Banded King - Page 2

Freebody · 05-10-10, 05:14 PM

i love that snake, the silver and red go so well together , trully living art, i have never seen one like that before.

Feebo · 05-11-10, 07:34 AM

Cheers

They`re a lovely species...

dragunov.762 · 05-11-10, 07:49 AM

awesomekingsnake i love the colors

gonesnakee · 05-11-10, 06:47 PM

Nice Greybanded Kingsnake, I'll have to get on posting some pics. Mark

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Note - the Albino is only 75% GB & is 25% Ruthveni

Feebo · 05-12-10, 03:32 AM

Mark those are just beautiful!!!! I don`t suppose you have a picture of an adult in your hand for scale? I`ve actually never seen an adult. Seeing those pictures has made me think I`ll pair mine up when it`s big enough and breed them, those shots are fab!

shaunyboy · 05-12-10, 08:00 AM

he is a wee cutey mate,can see how you just couldnt resist him,haha i just sold the only kingsnake i had,he was a desert kingsnake.re growth it was his second year he seemed to do a lot of growing.his first year he hardly changed much.but as said the second year he just took off,hitting the 4ft mark.girth wise he was a little less than the girth of a juce bottle cap (sorry i couldnt think of what to compare him to).im thinking in his 3rd year he will beef up girth wise with maybe add a little bit of length.he was a great wee snake,never bit,musked or pooed.he was my youngest sons who got bored of him.i kept him up until i needed space.but im happy to say he's now with a lovely couple of girls who keep him as a pet.so he'll be getting the attention he deserves.
cheers shaun

gonesnakee · 05-12-10, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feebo

Mark those are just beautiful!!!! I don`t suppose you have a picture of an adult in your hand for scale? I`ve actually never seen an adult. Seeing those pictures has made me think I`ll pair mine up when it`s big enough and breed them, those shots are fab!

All the pics of the adults are taken in the standard size rubbermaids they live in, all the nesting box photos the nesting boxes are the shoebox size ones if that helps at all?
GBs tend to grow really slowly, part of it being is that they do not tend to eat anything for the first 3-4 months more often than not.
Even then they grow really slow compared to a Corn or Cal King say, THX Mark
P.S. colud also scale them to the blue shop towels that fit 1.5 wide by 2 long in the bins, standard size sheets.
edit - typically takes 3-4 years for males & 4-5 years for females to be of breedable size IMHO, like I said they grow slowly

emseeKAY · 05-12-10, 01:52 PM

i really love these guys i was supposed to get one but somehow i ended up with a Brooksi? lol not sure how but i still love the patters of them as well! great looking animal!

Feebo · 05-12-10, 02:00 PM

Yeah I figured he`d/she`d be a long time getting to breeding size, I can wait, I`ve got a lot of patience

I`d just like to actually see one on a hand lol that`s just the best way to get an idea of size.....

gonesnakee · 05-12-10, 02:05 PM

Not really, how big is the hand?

LOL Cheers Mark

emseeKAY · 05-12-10, 10:21 PM

i try to refrain from using Lou Feriggno for displaying my animals

Feebo · 05-13-10, 02:22 AM

Same size as mine if you`re a proper man.... lol Maybe you could use a banana or something to save face lol well... hand lol