The cage should allow a minimum of 30cm of floor space to 30cm of snake and be approximately a third of the snake’s length in height. A medium sized vivarium (even a fish tank with a tight fitting lid) will house your Honduran nicely. Like most milk snakes, Honduran Milk Snakes are quite active, but do not need huge enclosures. So I urge the buyer of a hatchling Honduran Milk Snake to be patient, as this species will tame down as it grows and as an adult it will become very tame. In all honesty, I have never been bitten once by our adults and they are very tame and docile and easy to handle. As they grow and begin to become used to you they tame down very well. A bite from one of these guys is, of course, completely harmless and isn’t even painful all it does is give you a bit of a fright if you are not used to being bitten. When we are packing our Honduran Milk Snakes at the show we often joke around as to who is going to setup them up in the displays, as often if you are not careful you will get a bite and they are very quick. They are known to be quite bitey as they will feel threatened by you trying to handle them that is just the truth and you can’t blame them from being nervous of us. As babies they tend to be defensive and fairly quick. Honduran Milk Snakes hatch out as large robust babies, much bigger than many of the other milk snake species. In herpetolculture, little to no black tipping is more desirable.Īdults average around 1.2 – 1.5m in size but there have been specimens that have been reported reaching sizes up to 2m. This black tipping is often more abundant on the inner rings. This black pigment is also referred to as “black tipping”. Juveniles start out nice and clean looking, but often develop black pigment on many of the scales as they grow. When the inner rings are orange, it’s called a Tangerine Honduran. A Honduran Milk with yellow rings is known as a Tri-colour Honduran. The inner rings can be yellow or orange and anywhere in between. The background colour ranges from red to orange. The normal or wild type Honduran Milk Snake is a beautiful snake by itself.
The Honduran Milk Snake occurs naturally at low to medium elevations of the tropical areas of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Northeastern Costa Rica. Of all the milk snakes I personally feel that the Honduran Milk Snake is the most impressive, not only in size but also with regards to their bright colouring, especially when it comes to the amazing variety of mutations that exist within this species.
We can help you arrange UK wide delivery via licensed reptile courier and will hold an animal if paid for until a courier is available.Ĭontact us: The quickest way is to visit us in store 7 days a week, drop us a Facebook message, or we can be emailed or phoned on 02920 190291.It has been a long time since we have done any articles on this beautiful species of Milk Snake, so we thought it was time to do an updated article on the large and attractive Honduran Milk Snake. Delivery within 100 miles of the shop is available and we can give you a quote but need a postcode to do so.
HONDURAN MILKSNAKE ENCLOSURE FREE
You will be required to leave a name, address and telephone number.ĭelivery: We offer free local delivery in Cardiff, Barry, Penarth and Dinas Powys. We will ask some questions that we ask everyone and in most cases will also ask to see a photo of your setup just to double check it’s suitable.
If you’re under 18, you’ll need to bring a parent/guardian with you.
You will need to be over 18 to purchase an animal, so please don’t be offended if we ask for identification. To reserve an animal, please visit us in store, call, leave a Facebook message or email.
HONDURAN MILKSNAKE ENCLOSURE HOW TO
We do not allow online checkout with animals as stock can change very quickly if someone buys the animal in store, and because we need to ask you a few questions to make sure this is the right animal for you and you have the correct setup and know how to care for it. How to buy this animal: Our animals for sale are available to see in our shop in central Cardiff. Recommended Setup: 3ft Corn Snake Setup or 4ft Corn Snake Setup Species: Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis Common Name: Honduran Milksnake – Tangerine
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