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The Following Animals are Currently Pets Found in Room 118
When Time Permits, (Some) Students Like to Take Them Out for
a Walk Others Do Not Mind When It Is Feeding Time
Sinaloan Milk Snake Coral
Born ~2006 ; Male
Information
Many different subspecies of milk snakes
are found from southern
the
a wide variety of habitats including: wood
lots, prairies, fields, oak scrub lands,
and semi-arid regions. Milk snakes are
medium sized snakes. Hatchlings are typically
between 23 and 36 cm, while adults range
in length from 2.5-6 feet. This species docile and
shy snakes. They rarely attempt to bite.
Milk snakes live to be between 10 and 15 years
old in captivity. Hatchlings and
juveniles - pink/fuzzy mice, hopper mice, and pink/fuzzy
rats every 4-7 days; Adults - large
rodents such as adult mice or small rats every 9-14 days.
Milk snakes typically reach sexual
maturity at 2 years of age and can produce two
clutches per year in a captive
environment. However, we do not recommend double
clutching because it is not natural and
can be detrimental if repeated over several years.
Mating season is between the months of
March and June. Typically the eggs take
between 47-84 days to incubate with the
average being 60 days at a temperature of
28oC (82oF). Note: A winter cooling
period is a must if you intend to breed these animals.
Emperor Scorpions (2)
Caesar and Tsar
Born ~ 2009 ; both Males
Information
Emperor scorpions are not particularly
dangerous, in contrast to some other species of scorpion.
heir sting has been likened to a bee
sting in that it is painful, but medical attention is not usually
necessary. However, some people may have
an anaphylactic reaction to the venom
(as some people do with bee stings) so it
is wise to not take chances. Some people say that
emperor scorpions are more likely to
pinch you with their pedipalps, and this can be quite painful
too. In any case, handling of pet
scorpions isn't recommended, in part because of the risks,
but also because scorpions are likely to
be stressed if handled. Most people recommend that
if handling is necessary (e.g. when cleaning
cages) a pair of long handled forceps with foam
over the grips be used to pick up the
scorpion by the stinging end. Emperors are large scorpions,
at around 6 inches long. They are black
(with green or brown hues) and have an impressive set
of pedipalps ("claws"). As far
as scorpions go, they are quite docile, but as mentioned above
handling isn't recommended. It is quite difficult to sex the emperor.
There are several ways of
doing this,
first size, female emperors are much larger than males usually growing to
around
the 7 or 8 inch
mark. Males usually are 6 inches and under. The second way of doing this is to
get a look at
their pectines, these are the two comb like appendages on the underside of
their
body. A females
pectines will be larger. The third way, is a little more brutal, put separate
scorpions in
together, which ever scorpions begin to fight usually are of different sex.
Snow Corn Snake Blizzard
Born in 2005; Male
Information
The Snow Corn Snake or Complete Albino Corn
Snake will grow to the same size as a
normal corn snake which is between three
and five feet. They are a heavier bodied snake
than the garter snake or the kingsnake,
though their length is about the same.
As an albino they have striking, ruby-red eyes. Their body coloring is a pale
pinkish-white
with a pinkish-white belly. They have no
black or colored pigmentation and no
pattern or only a
ghost hint of a pattern. The pinkish
coloration comes from their blood.
Like all corn snakes, their scales are
lightly keeled.