Honduran Milks regularly reach 6 feet most of the time based on the breeders that I talked to. I own 3: 1 Female Albino Tangerine, 1 Male Anery & a Female Tricolor (triple het for hypo albino and anery). It's also good to give them some vertical space because they are semi arboreal. I'd definitely recommend brooski if you like these guys.
Hi from Greece!!!! I have a ballpython for 3 years now and now I decide to take a Honduran milk snake. I think that these snakes are just awesome !!! Your video was very helpful !!! Thank you very much for sharing information!
Yeah as far as size, from being around many colubrids especially kings all over my area, they do love to move around often, larger enclosures the better.
I just watched your video on Honduran milk snakes I enjoyed it. I do have a question I’ve been wanting to start getting into milkshakes and king snakes but I feel bad putting them in tubs are there any articles that say they are better off in tubs that some bigger pvc cages?
Tubs (for the most part) are really for our ease. They’re easy to maintain temps and humidity but beyond that I think if you aren’t going to have a whole lot of them or breed them I think bigger cages are the way to go. I keep the ones I have in either very large tubs or big enclosures if I can
Love your vids, I worry when we say "absolute monsters" about the larger species we can scare ppl away as they may think we mean big long girthy snakes like big boas or pythons. I want rookies to know they can get long, like 6 to 8 feet, but the girth, combined with even that length is a very medium sized snake. Not trying to nitpick and no disrespect.
Do you use a humid hide with yours or do you keep your enclosure a certain humidity? I’m getting mine in a few days and am hesitant about my setup because of so much conflicting information
She’s in a 4 ft tub in a rack system so humidity is higher than an open air screen enclosure. She has 2 hides in the the tub and uses them both. I would recommend a humid hide for most reptiles. Think micro climate. They come out to bask, look for food and mates but that’s only part of the day. Another part is in their burrows which are usually cooler and more humid. Honduras are from a more humid area than many other milks so I would have a bit higher humidity anyway
In all my 30 something years keeping and breeding reptiles, i never kept milk snakes, other than size, would you say the honduran makes a better pet than a pueblan.............as far as biting itself, musking, biting ppl and all that?
Personally I can’t attest as I have never kept a pueblan but of the milks I have kept, the least spazzy is the black then Honduran. My Nelson’s and “pet store” which typically are Nelson, pueblan and other crosses are about the same and flightier
Questions… I’ve had a albino Honduran in my office for 4 years. I got her as a hatchling & she is a display pet. The pet shop near my house got a male 3ft ish regular Honduran and it sat there for months with a $300 price tag on it. I felt sorry for him - but no way was I spending that kind of money to rescue him. Well, luck came my way in the form of 3 free hatchling corn snakes. SO I asked the pet shop if they would trade some baby corns for their long term guest male Honduran… win / win :) They did an even swap - they sold those corns so fast it was ridiculous. So for a year I’ve had a pair of adult hondurans. I cool led them off just a little this winter and I was HOPING they might breed. But when I put them together - the male just freaks out and causes such a ruckus that I don’t know what to do different. He act’s completely terrified of her. She is as chilled as anything and curiously crawls all around him - but he acts like he is gonna die. Any help, suggestions, or advice would be cool. I know how to deal with the eggs. I’ve hatched wild snakes and turtle eggs for fun and just released the babies. Thanks for any help
Probably about the same. I don’t keep enough of either species to give a good account but at their longest both of mine are about 5 foot females and both maybe 1/2 dollar size around with the Florida/brooks being maybe a litter heavier
Kinda. Many snakes including these are more corpuscular. They come out right around sunset to get some last minute sun and residual heat and mainly hunt at night into the early morning. So while more active at night, not truly nocturnal
@@JzsReptiles oh ok. Are there any snakes that you know of that are truly diurnal? I will be getting my first snake soon and I would like to get one that is diurnal if I can.
Honduran Milks regularly reach 6 feet most of the time based on the breeders that I talked to. I own 3: 1 Female Albino Tangerine, 1 Male Anery & a Female Tricolor (triple het for hypo albino and anery). It's also good to give them some vertical space because they are semi arboreal. I'd definitely recommend brooski if you like these guys.
I have a couple florida kings, and yup
@@JzsReptiles What morphs do you have? I have a normal and a White-sided. They are both females.
@@steverobinson4220 ghost and a normal
Hi from Greece!!!!
I have a ballpython for 3 years now and now I decide to take a Honduran milk snake. I think that these snakes are just awesome !!!
Your video was very helpful !!!
Thank you very much for sharing information!
Thanks for view! They are awesome
Yeah as far as size, from being around many colubrids especially kings all over my area, they do love to move around often, larger enclosures the better.
I love your T-shirt!😊
Great video. very informative. I enjoyed it
Thanks
Beautiful
Thank you
I just watched your video on Honduran milk snakes I enjoyed it. I do have a question I’ve been wanting to start getting into milkshakes and king snakes but I feel bad putting them in tubs are there any articles that say they are better off in tubs that some bigger pvc cages?
Tubs (for the most part) are really for our ease. They’re easy to maintain temps and humidity but beyond that I think if you aren’t going to have a whole lot of them or breed them I think bigger cages are the way to go. I keep the ones I have in either very large tubs or big enclosures if I can
I got 2 of these!
Nice! Awesome aren’t they?
My female honduran milk snake is 6 foot 1 at 17 years old and She is just a sweethart
Nice! That’s a big girl
Love your vids, I worry when we say "absolute monsters" about the larger species we can scare ppl away as they may think we mean big long girthy snakes like big boas or pythons.
I want rookies to know they can get long, like 6 to 8 feet, but the girth, combined with even that length is a very medium sized snake.
Not trying to nitpick and no disrespect.
Your snake in this vid is gorgeous by the way, I just got a baby.
I want one just like her. She is gorgeous! Where did you get her?
Old breeder that got out years ago. Larger shows with more colubrid breeders would likely be a good place to find one
Just got a baby albino tangerine milksnake. Have you been bit at all? Also did the color fade / darken over time? Ours is super vibrant at the moment.
Yes and no
I have one myself and a neslon's milksnake as well, how hard would you think it would be to breed them
Not terribly. Just have to watch them when you put them together
@@JzsReptiles thanks
Do you use a humid hide with yours or do you keep your enclosure a certain humidity? I’m getting mine in a few days and am hesitant about my setup because of so much conflicting information
She’s in a 4 ft tub in a rack system so humidity is higher than an open air screen enclosure. She has 2 hides in the the tub and uses them both.
I would recommend a humid hide for most reptiles. Think micro climate. They come out to bask, look for food and mates but that’s only part of the day. Another part is in their burrows which are usually cooler and more humid. Honduras are from a more humid area than many other milks so I would have a bit higher humidity anyway
@@JzsReptiles thank you!
Is it true that extreme hypo Hondurans can have heart issues?
I have never heard of that but I’m not too familiar with morphs in Hondurans
In all my 30 something years keeping and breeding reptiles, i never kept milk snakes, other than size, would you say the honduran makes a better pet than a pueblan.............as far as biting itself, musking, biting ppl and all that?
Personally I can’t attest as I have never kept a pueblan but of the milks I have kept, the least spazzy is the black then Honduran. My Nelson’s and “pet store” which typically are Nelson, pueblan and other crosses are about the same and flightier
Questions…
I’ve had a albino Honduran in my office for 4 years. I got her as a hatchling & she is a display pet.
The pet shop near my house got a male 3ft ish regular Honduran and it sat there for months with a $300 price tag on it.
I felt sorry for him - but no way was I spending that kind of money to rescue him.
Well, luck came my way in the form of 3 free hatchling corn snakes. SO I asked the pet shop if they would trade some baby corns for their long term guest male Honduran… win / win :)
They did an even swap - they sold those corns so fast it was ridiculous.
So for a year I’ve had a pair of adult hondurans.
I cool led them off just a little this winter and I was HOPING they might breed. But when I put them together - the male just freaks out and causes such a ruckus that I don’t know what to do different.
He act’s completely terrified of her.
She is as chilled as anything and curiously crawls all around him - but he acts like he is gonna die.
Any help, suggestions, or advice would be cool.
I know how to deal with the eggs. I’ve hatched wild snakes and turtle eggs for fun and just released the babies.
Thanks for any help
Are you positive you have a pair? Could have 2 boys/girls. Also sometimes things just don’t always work every time. Just have to keep at it
Hello! What size enclosure is acceptable for this snake? I have a 40 gallon (36x18x18) and was wondering if that would be good enough
Actually I guess it would be a 50 gallon**
@@dustinhall6692 I think closer to 48” is a good minimum for an adult
@@JzsReptilesif I have a 30 gallon long terrarium how long would that last me until I would need to upgrade?
@@alexj1358 probably in a year or two
Would you say these get even bigger than Florida king snakes?
Probably about the same. I don’t keep enough of either species to give a good account but at their longest both of mine are about 5 foot females and both maybe 1/2 dollar size around with the Florida/brooks being maybe a litter heavier
@@JzsReptiles that’s great because I wanted to start with a bigger colubrid and either seem like a good choice for me
You get those names from Cardano?
No, just the Greek alphabet
Honduras has beautiful snakes, venenous and non venenous.
Are these snakes diurnal?
Kinda. Many snakes including these are more corpuscular. They come out right around sunset to get some last minute sun and residual heat and mainly hunt at night into the early morning. So while more active at night, not truly nocturnal
@@JzsReptiles oh ok. Are there any snakes that you know of that are truly diurnal? I will be getting my first snake soon and I would like to get one that is diurnal if I can.
@@SerpentJungle18 green snakes. Many garter snakes are more active in the day. pine snakes, bulls, racers
@@JzsReptiles thank you so much. I’m going to research those