Cannot even open the cage without them coming over to beg
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Ok so can I come visit you guys sometime??? Pppplllllleeeeeeaaaaasssseeee? Lol!
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Oh they are giving Puppy eyes!
“Can we have mouse? You have mouse? We starve. Pitiful. So hungry.”
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You nailed it! 
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Beautiful noodles!
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Oh my gosh, that is too freaking cute! 
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Do you co-hab a group year round? I am keen on creating an Applegate style enclosure network for my Mex Mex group…
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Just the pair, but yeah, they cohab. year round. Not something I would do with most king snake species but alterna are not stupidly mouth-oriented like many other kings tend to be. Given how proximal mex mex are to alterna, I bet they should be fine with it
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Interesting. As kingsnakes tend to be cannibalistic, I would not think this a good idea, but I am no kingsnake expert. How long have you been cohabbing gray bandeds for?
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SOME kings have a tendency toward cannibalism, CalKings being the stereotype for the group. That said, if you look into the natural history of certain species it becomes a little more obvious that some species are very lowly inclined to exhibit the practice. L. alterna are a perfect example of this, they are evolutionarily designed to be lizard-eaters and they do not have the musculature to be engaging in attacking and subduing other snakes. Additionally, their habitat is so inhospitable that animals pairing off occurs at a lower frequency and so any behaviour toward trying to eat your mate would act as an unfit evolutionary trait.
Years… I guess about five or so
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I will note that cohabing any species can run the risk of cannibalism and that it takes attention and a keen eye for the behaviour and attitude of the animals involved. I would never throw hatchling in with an adult nor would I put an overly assertive/aggressive animal in with a strongly submissive/intimidated animal
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Wow, that’s very interesting. I thought that being cannibalistic was just a defining characteristic for all kingsnakes.The more you know.
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What a great photo! I love it. 
Love the additional info about the species, too.
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That is very cool!
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Food?
Food? Food?
Food?
Food?
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Every time I see you post something now that includes wood I think of the infamous car photo. 
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This wood is actually a store bought grape vine log, back from the early days when I was stupid and bought wood instead of going out and harvesting it for free
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Lol same! 
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What, you mean spending $65 on a stick for your reptiles is NOT a good idea?? 
Pshh, YEAH… Of course it is, haha, i was just pulling yer leg… Who would even DO that?? Well, not me of course. Because I’m a super smort super dedicated wood FINDER, not buyer ofc…
Yeayeayeayea… OFC.
Deletes picture of Galapagos Jungle Wood my carpet python is currently sitting on.
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I do not shame people for buying wood, sometimes the commercially available stuff is more appropriate for the situation
That said, if you are in a position where maybe you can find the wood for free, it might not be terrible to take that option and then divert that $65 to something that is not available for free, like lighting or a thermostat LOL
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That is way too cute!
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