Temperament

Milk Snakes have a very good temperament!  Being non - aggressive and very easy to handle make them a great choice for beginner snake keepers.  Small, friendly and easy to keep.

Venomous

NO

Lifespan

9 - 12 years

Size

24 - 72 inches in length depending on sub species.

Weight

1.5 -  3 pounds.

Morphs

- Western
- Sinaloan
- Pueblan
- Honduran

Habitat & Temperature

Ambient temperature of 75 - 85 degrees F
Basking surface temperature of 85 - 90 degrees F.

Humidity

40 - 60%

Where To Purchase?

Milk Snakes are a common pet for beginners and are available at most brick and mortar stores that have reptiles or any reputable online retailer.

Feeder Sizing

Milk Snakes can generally eat 1 - 1.25x  the widest part of there body. However if your feeding 1.25x it's girth it's recommended that you make your feedings less frequent.  Be careful of what you feed your snake as certain rodents can have green belly, mites and other diseases if they weren't properly raised & euthanized before packaging.  

Available Premium Feeders:
We offer premium zoo quality veterinarian raised feeders such as Rats & Mice here in Canada but there are many other reputable suppliers if your located outside of the country.

Feeding Frozen Vs Feeding Live

Feeding a Milk Snake live rodents can be dangerous and is not recommended.  Captive bred snakes specifically, don't gain the instincts that they normally do in the wild and are much more susceptible to injury. If you leave live rodents in an enclosure with a snake that isn't hungry it may even get eaten by the rodents themselves.  Live rodents also carry potentially dangerous diseases and pathogens that frozen rodents are much less likely to have.  Lower temperatures help kill and prevent growth of diseases which is why it's not only recommended to use frozen feeders for your snakes safety but also your own health.