i love cal kings, i had a banded one a couple years back. a lot of fun will be had with him.

I've read they're great starter snakes. Right now he's still shy and pees on me a lot. I keep thinking of that AFV video with the tiny snake biting a kids nose ;p Babies are nippy, he's not nipped yet, though.

if hes not nippy yet, then i dont think youll have a problem. but things that size dont hurt anyhow when the bite, so no need to worry:)

how much did it cost?
Love it it's a totally beautiful snake

He cost me $35. I love the vast variety Kings come in. This is the first time ones struck my fancy so strongly though.

"Bruce here teaches classical philosophy, Bruce there teaches Haegelian philosophy, and Bruce here teaches logical positivism. And is also in charge of the sheep dip."

Name him Bruce. It must be so.

"Here here, well spoken Bruce!"

I'm so jealous. I missed the Repitel Show in Louisiana. ~TT=TT~ Though it might have been a good thing. I already have 2 red tail boas (clum and CA) and 2 lizards (nile monitor and plated lizard)

I like the name him Dingo <3

Wow, I hadn't seen one like that! Awesome! ^^

aww! its so pretty! make sure you feed him well! as for a name... "Kaji" its japanese for fire, and since its hot in australia (at least i think.. ive never been though...) i thought it may be cute =^.^= all up to you tho... oh! and thanks for the comment on my ball! shes now almost 9 months old on the 4th of April! im so excited for my baby! shes gotten so big!

back to the king; keep it happy n healthy! i like the markings on urs as well! never seen one like that before!

_rain

ps, good choice! i also have a lavender corn snake, and shes smaller than my ball but is almost a 2 years old already!!!

He ended up with the name Bruce. He's such a little tough guy when he rattles his tail. tries to be nippy. We had trouble getting him to eat at first, but with some coaching on the snakes LJ page and a little rub from his shed skin, he's eating like a pigglet. I'd never seen one like him before ether. I just fell so madly in love. I've had him about 3 weeks now. So he's about 6-10 weeks old, about 12 inches. I forgot to ask when he hatched to the dealer. Was more asking if he's eaten and if he eats f/t pinkies.

My mate's a bit iffy on me getting a bigger snake like a boa. I've been looking at red tails a lot lately. He's worried it'll escape and eat the guinea pigs *L*

red tailed boas make great pets as well. i personally have never had one, but my fiancee has... it shouldnt escape if properlly caged, and as far as nipping and biting, well, thats taken care of with every day handling!

Trust me about that! My lavender corn used to nip at me every time i tried gettin her... then i realized that she shouldnt be eating pinkies, and i moved up to fuzzy mice... then after bein fed properlly, she did not nip me, my sisters, or anyone (even my dad!) any more...

Anyways, if you think you can handle the red tailed boa, get one! They can have a temper at times though... Possibly you should consider a bermese python instead? They get pretty big, just like the red tails, but they can be MUCH tamer.

Let me know, if you want, when you get another one! and good luck!

_rain

I know someone with a redtail and loves it so much. That'd be in the future. My next snake will be a corn. Bruce is way to little for fuzzies. he'll be on them in a few months. Young kings are well known for being nippers. The breeder even said he might try to bite. He can't get his mouth around my skin yet.