My pueblan milk snake

[ghoti]

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The latest addition to the family. My Pueblan milk snake. When I get it sexed when its older Ill be looking to get a mate

[Chopper 1]

Nice!!

[Westley Price]

Nice snake.

Your snake already has reduced red, so when you look for a mate, try to find a mate with as little red banding as possible. You can then look into a project like the line bred Oreo morph which has no red banding!

And would be cool if you can maintain/enhance the Sockhead trait too.

Here's an example of an Oreo from Ian's Vivarium:



And here's a Sockhead Oreo from UK-Hybrids.com

[ghoti]

Cool, I will do exactly that. When you say sock head, is that the pattern or the shape of the head.

[Westley Price]

Sockhead is a line-bred pattern where the white band behind the eyes and the first white band on the neck merge, creating a very wide white band just behind the head.

Compare the two pictures I posted above and you'll see what I mean.

Your snake already had the Sockhead trait, but it can be bred to be more solid.

[ghoti]

Okay, thanks, I will remember that.

[Westley Price]

I see on the online classifieds that you are selling your new addition after just a month.

Why the sudden change of heart?

[ghoti]

I was just testing the water how well they sell. Not going to sell him. I actually went and bought him a girlfriend.

The girl is a little bit bigger than he so I am really stressed she is going to eat him. Is it okay(ish) to keep them in the same large tank together?

[Westley Price]

Nope, you're going to be your male short if you keep them together.

Any snake is risky, but Lampropeltis species even more so.

[ghoti]

okay, Joseph has been moved.

Shame, poor bloke, girl moves in and he has to move out.