Things You'll Need
- Substrate
- Reptile heating pad
- Secure ventilated lid
- California king snake
- Feeder mice or rats
- Water dish
- Enclosure
Instructions
Purchase the appropriate caging system for your snake. An adult king snake will enjoy a 30 gallon tank with a secure screen top lid for ventilation.
Cover the bottom of the tank with any of a variety of substrates including newspaper, pine shavings, mulch, sand and bark.
Warm the tank to a comfortable 80 degrees Fahrenheit on one end of the tank and 95 degrees Fahrenheit at the other end.
Provide your snake with fresh clean and non-chlorinated water at all times. You should provide the snake with a water dish that it can submerge in and is not easily flipped over.
Feed your snake appropriately sized mice and rats. You should feed them once or twice each week.