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Properly Caring for Your California Kingsnake:
Californian kingsnakes happen to be the most common breed of kingsnakes found in captivity today. They are available in various pattern and color mutations, and have also been hybridized with a lot of other species. This species eats reptiles voraciously, but can live on rodents when in captivity. They are usually expected to live for around two decades, making them a great choice as pets.
When keeping Californian kingsnakes as pets, you will generally want to see them from outside its enclosure. This will look much more stunning in the visual sense and will help you take in your pets general conditions. If your pet enjoys its overall surroundings, its feeding response will be much better and it will grow faster, in general. Bigger vivariums offer a higher interest in your kingsnakes life, and if you add natural products like branches, you can improve your pets overall life quality and stop it from getting overweight and lethargic.
For adult kingsnakes, vivariums should be 120cm x 45cm x 45cm. Regardless of what other people say, it is actually possible to have an enclosure that is too big for a lot of snakes. This is because snakes are prone to stress, so being inside extremely big enclosures could scare them. A lot of individual snakes are very comfortable when in captivity, even though this generally occurs with age and proper handling. Such snakes will oftentimes thrive within larger enclosures.
Your kingsnakes enclosures can be made out of various materials. The most commonly used kind would be melamine-coated wood that covers every side but the front, which should have sliding doors made out of glass. You can also use an aquarium, although special lids should be added onto it.
Tank decoration serves two distinct purposes. First of all, it serves as additional cover for your kingsnake. Second of all, it gives off a more pleasing and natural appearance. When selecting your dcor, you should always think about your kingsnakes safety first. Ensure that no matter what you choose to use, it is attached securely and that no wood or rocks could fall and potentially injure or kill your kingsnake. You also need to ensure that everything is free of parasites. Anything that you get from the great outdoors needs to be boiled for half an hour. Freezing may work for several parasites; however, some can withstand freezing conditions. Do not place any dcor into your kingsnakes enclosure until it is completely parasite-free.
If you opt for a big enclosure, you need to provide lots of cover for hiding areas. There are a lot of brands of dcor and fake plants that you can put to use, which are safe for your kingsnake and visually pleasing. Cork bark can be found in practically any reptile pet store and can even be ordered on the internet. These would be great cover for reptiles are 100% natural.