RosieSnake

she sounds so cool! can you send me a pic please? i want to see what they look like

Yeah! I just recently got her, so I am new on the care myself. I have heard all sorts of different temperatures guides, from warmer than corns, to slightly cooler. I personally keep mine with a warm spot of 88 degrees. I don't monitor my cool sides, just my ambient room temperature which is around 80 degrees. I feed mine a single jumbo mouse every 14 days, as snakes in the genus pituophis tend to poop A LOT and it is smelly. She tolerates handling very well, but it is important to realizes that they tend to be very "huffy" snakes. Meaning that she makes quiet hissing sounds the entire time I hold her, or towards the end of handling time. Generally, they won't tolerate the constant long handling sessions that we can enjoy with corns- but the bullsnake has quickly become one of my favorite snakes. Bull snakes as well as others in the pit genus can reach up to 7 feet in length, so they require a bit larger caging, I have seen it recommended to be a cage that is four feet long by two feet wide. Like corns, the height does not matter. I have found wild bulls out here at every time of day and night, so I think that a light cycle is important for them. With my experience with pits, they recognize their handlers, and I think that you can gain a mutual trust with them. I'm not trying to put too much of cognitive ability on snakes, since they don't have brains capable of it, but the pits are far different from the corns. She has stopped her open mouth hissing and constricting (without the bite) at me/on me, though earlier tonight she did give me a hiss and a tail vibration when I touched her head accidentally. If you are looking to get a bull snake or other pit, I would recommend buying a captive born and bred one that has had handling. Mine is wild caught, but she is a very docile specimen. That's really all I can think of at the moment, but feel free to ask if you have more specific questions.

hi! no, on your profile its under albums!

Welcome Rosie!!! How did you add your pics so fast, I've been trying all night???? I'm starting to think, it's my iPad2 thats the problem...

I have two little baby corn snakes and i love them to death!!!! i joined this to get connected with other people and i hope to make alot of friends!