My kings new home

[jossh27]

I just picked up a kingsnake (full grown) this is her new home. Any suggestions aside from lighting and heating?

[jossh27]

Any suggestions are welcome

[Minkness]

O like to add fake plants to add a bit more of a natural looking and mine (who's still small) likes exploring them and climing over them.

[EL Ziggy]

Welcome and best wishes Jossh. A heat source and thermostat should be your first priority. You'll need secure hides on the warm and cool sides of your enclosure. I'd also add a few fake plants and cover 3 sides of the enclosure for added security. Please post pick of your king when you can.

[jossh27]

already taken care of. i have a heat pad and heat light set up.... annnnd yes, hot and cool hides

[D Grade]

For a King you only really need a heat pad, I prefer to stay away from heat lamps (unless the light is just for that, light).

[jossh27]

My friend who knows a lot about reptiles said the same thing. The heat lights more for show. Although I was told to try and give her a bit of humidity during sheds to help it along. Thoughts? If so would a single real plant and different substrat achieve that?

[Obsidian_Dragon]

You could make a humid hide! A tupperware container or something like that, with a hole cut in the lid, and filled with dampened sphagnum moss will do the trick. My kingsnake loves his.

[reptiledude987]

What type of king is it?

[jossh27]

Originally Posted by reptiledude987

What type of king is it?

Not sure. Some of the lads here said she looks like a California king

[reptiledude987]

Oh ya just found the other thread. looks like an albino cali king

[jossh27]

yeah im going to delete this thread

[D Grade]

Originally Posted by Obsidian_Dragon

You could make a humid hide! A tupperware container or something like that, with a hole cut in the lid, and filled with dampened sphagnum moss will do the trick. My kingsnake loves his.

This is good advise. Moist sphagnum moss and a water dish is enough humidity for Kings.

[jossh27]

It's the miss something I'll have to keep miss with a doorway bottle or will it stay moist by itself?

I'm very interested in this as I found anothe forum with step by step instructions on creating a viv for a pacman frog. Live pants are fascinating in a cage but I obviously still have a lot to learn

[Rattlehead]

Depends on the humidity you need. For a kingsnake you might just need water and a humidity box as D_grade mentions, that you can moist maybe every 2 days. I replace the moss after some days, in case something unwanted grows in there.