My First Snake, And It's Not A Corn?!

Well, the day has finally come. I've been waiting anxiously for when I had the time and resources to get my very first snake, and had my eye on one particular little boy at a local specialty shop.

Meet Scuba Steve...



He is a '03 San Luis Potosi Kingsnake, sitting at a good 3.5-4 feet. He's absolutely gorgeous and as tame as a kitten, he already settled in and ate for me the first day he came home! This is definitely not helping my passion for snakes. The addiction is strong. :eek1:

The only drawback about this guy is he WILL NOT eat f/t, he won't even give them a sniff. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the fact that he is a kingsnake, but his breeder was never able to get him to switch over. He tried brained pinks, slashed mice, tuna and anole scenting, and leaving the mouse in a bag with him. So, unfortunately, he chowed down on a live mouse today.

And yes, I tried my luck with a f/t as well, and he ignored it completely.

Anyway, enough of that, more pictures!

Exploring his new digs:


Catching some sun:


Yummy!


His new home:


I think I have everything in place now. He's in a 20 long with two half-log hides, a large water dish, aspen substrate, a UTH, a lamp dimmer to act as a thermostat, and a probe thermometer set to go off if it gets too hot. He's sitting at a comfy 86 right now, digesting his dinner.

I love Scuba Steve.

NOT A CORN???

Shun her.

Shun her as you would a leper.

regards,
jazz

Just to let you know, I had one of those Kritterz humidity gauges... it's off by about 10-15% compared to the Acu-Rite digital one.

JasonGranger said:

Just to let you know, I had one of those Kritterz humidity gauges... it's off by about 10-15% compared to the Acu-Rite digital one.

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Aw, nuts. :bang:Well, it was an impulse buy, and I barely even bother checking it since he does well in average humidity. I'll look into getting a digital one, though.

He's a beautiful critter! The Potosies (Or is it Potosis? I am bad enough at spelling English words let alone spanish words!) are one of my favorite kings! *can't wait to pick up her tio in about 2 wks)


Jenn

Beautiful snake!!

Nice! Congrats on the first of many :wavey:

Thankies guys, I feel great now that I'm "official"

Pretty!

..love the name, too. Happen to be watching Big Daddy when you got him? *grin*

alyndria said:

Pretty!

..love the name, too. Happen to be watching Big Daddy when you got him? *grin*

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I blame Carlos. :santa: He was originally being called Steve, but as soon as he blurted out "Scuba Steve?" in chat, I laughed so hard it just had to stick!

Wow Candace i like him very much. I do not blame you for picking him up.

Candachan said:

I blame Carlos. :santa: He was originally being called Steve, but as soon as he blurted out "Scuba Steve?" in chat, I laughed so hard it just had to stick!

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ha. that's awesome.

Candachan said:

Aw, nuts. :bang:Well, it was an impulse buy, and I barely even bother checking it since he does well in average humidity. I'll look into getting a digital one, though.

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Yeah it's not as much of a problem with kings/corns (I'm still using one for my corn ), but as long as your house's humidity's in the 40-50% range, it's okay. If you ever get something that needs higher humidity, digital ones are essential, though.