Setup
The numbers
Thermal gradient
Day: a real gradient, 32°C warm against 21–26°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 19°C.
Why
Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.
The sheet stateswarm 32 °C / cool 21-26 °C / night 19 °C
Humidity
The sheet states40-60%
UVB
The sheet statesArcadia T5 HO Forest 6% (8-16") ou Zoo Med T5 HO Reptisun 5.0 (8-16") [Bio Dude] ; tube 5% T8 ou T5 2-5% [reptilecentre]
Drag the sun. The sheet states a night temperature, so the rail follows it.
Enclosure and conditions
Enclosure
Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.
Why
The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».
The sheet states36"L x 18"W x 18"H
What your climate adds
This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.
What it needs
Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.
Food
Diet
Feeding rhythm
Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window. The sheet gives several ages on one line; this is the adult figure.
Why
The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56.
The sheet statesAside from the usual mice and rats, you can add variety to your snake's diet with appropriately-sized hamsters, gerbils, chicks, quail, anoles, house geckos, and Reptilinks. Hatchlings should be fed once every 5-7 days. Juveniles should be fed once every 7-10 days. Adults should be fed once every 10-14 days
The species
National law is not global, and we hold no national wildlife law for any country, Thailand included. Check your own authority before buying or selling.
Questions & sources
Common questions
Is it a good beginner snake?
Yes, it is one of the classics. Small, hardy, eats well, and the colours are excellent for the price.
Why does it smell bad when I hold it?
Nervous young snakes release musk as a defence. It washes off easily and they usually stop doing it once they trust you.
How big does it get?
Usually around a metre. A very manageable size for a first enclosure.
Is it an escape artist?
Yes, milk snakes push at every gap. Use a properly latching lid and check the enclosure seams before you put it in.
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What this sheet states
This sheet states 6 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.
UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 420 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.