While not the most colorful of milk snakes, the Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) is a stunning specimen of Batesian mimicry. This means that a harmless species will mimic the coloration of a venomous species to ward off predators.
Milk snakes are exceptional pets for beginner herp enthusiasts. They are hardy creatures and do not need hyper-specialized enclosures or care.
They live for a long time and can bond with their handler over time. This guide will show you how best to care for your Eastern Milk Snake for the next 20 years!
|Eastern Milk Snake, Eastern Milksnake, Chin snake, Cow sucker, Milk sucker, House moccasin
|Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
|Southeastern Canada to Kentucky and Minnesota in North America
|2 – 4 feet
|12 – 20 years
|20 – 30 gallon enclosure
Most people associate the milk snake species with bright red banding and hard black lines. They would be right; most milk snakes have bright red coloration that mimics the coral snakes found in the same area.
The Eastern Milk Snake is unique in its different coloration that mimics the venomous copperhead or Massasauga. Unfortunately, this means that many innocent milk snakes are killed when they are mistaken for the venomous snake they are mimicking.
The Eastern Milk Snake is not endangered just yet; however, there are specific areas like Ontario, Canada where they are ranked as Vulnerable. Threats include urbanization, loss of habitat, agricultural machinery, road kills, snake fungal disease, and the pet trade.
We always suggest purchasing your snake from a reputable captive breeder instead of getting a wild-caught specimen. Captive-bred snakes are less likely to carry parasites and owning one does not affect the wild population.
Eastern Milk Snakes get to about 2 – 4 feet in length and they have quite a uniform girth. They differ from most snakes in that the male is often longer than the female and there is no easily discernible sexual dimorphism.
Young Eastern Milk Snakes can be brighter in color, but it will fade or dull down in time.
The Eastern Milk Snake has reddish to tan/brown oval splotches that run down its spine. There are smaller splotches of the same color along the sides of the snake but do not come up high enough to meld with the dorsal splotches.
“Red on yellow is a deadly fellow. Brown on black is a friend of Jack.”
If the snake is viewed from the top, it looks like there are solid rings of color around it.
These splotches of color are ringed in black and lie on a cream/tan/gray/white/yellowish background. Its belly is a grey to cream color with clusters of darker spots that make a checkered-like pattern.
Its snout is generally lighter or even white in color and has smooth scales.
There is a distinctive light spot of color on the back of the head towards the neck. It is either a small circle or looks like a U, V, or Y.
The appearance can seem very similar to the venomous massasauga rattlesnake. However, the massasauga’s splotches are irregular in shape and their bodies are thicker.
The eastern milk snake is also similar in appearance to the venomous copperhead snake. However, the copperhead is generally a lighter tan color and lacks the distinctive black banding.
These snakes are generally mild-mannered and warm up to their handlers quickly. However, juveniles are more nervous snakes and will strike out defensively more often than adults.
Your Eastern Milk Snake will enjoy appropriate handling. Be aware that if you get a wild–caught snake then the chances of it being aggressive and striking out are greater than if it was a captive-bred snake.
Wild Eastern Milk Snakes are mostly diurnal. This means that they are most active during the day. However, during the hottest parts of the summer months, wild variants will become nocturnal to avoid over-heating.
Your enclosure should never reach these temperatures; therefore, your snake should present diurnal behavior.
If your snake feels threatened it will curl up and “rattle” its tail to mimic the massasauga rattlesnake. This is meant to ward off predators who believe the mimicry and that the bite will be venomous.
Eastern Milk Snakes like to burrow so make sure your substrate can accommodate this. Alternatively, make sure that there are little caves and hollow logs to facilitate the burrowing behavior.
The Eastern Milk Snake lives on average between 12 and 20 years. They only reach sexual maturity at 3 to 4 years old
The better care your snake receives the healthier it will be and the longer it will live.
Your snake’s enclosure must be between 20 and 30 gallons. It must be longer than it is tall so that there is an appropriate temperature gradient and so your snake has room to stretch out.
The enclosure can be made of wood as this snake does not require high humidity levels. However, you should always watch out for mold because it is toxic to your snake and will cause respiratory infections.
Your enclosure should always have suitable ventilation but it must not affect the temperature gradient or completely dry out the humidity.
Whether the enclosure has a lid or the front wall is a door, they both need to be latched appropriately. Your Eastern Milk Snake is a curious snake and will get out if given the opportunity.
Your snake is not an arboreal (tree-dwelling) snake; however, it does like to climb rocks and tree stumps to look out at the world. Provide suitably sized and stable rocks and logs for your snake to climb over.
To sanitize these natural items, boil them in clean water and let them completely dry out and cool down before putting them into the enclosure.
You can use synthetic greenery to add some visual appeal to the enclosure and safe spots for your snake.
To sanitize enclosure you can use disinfectants made special for reptiles.
Unless you are breeding, always house your milk snakes separately as they are cannibalistic.
Make sure you set up your enclosure before your snake arrives to reduce the stress it will be experiencing.
Newspaper and paper towels are the cheapest and easiest substrates to use. Put down a couple of layers of newspaper on the floor of the enclosure and scrunch some paper towels on top to provide your snake with places to burrow.
For a more visually appealing substrate, you can use wood chips or shavings that are not small enough to be swallowed. Safe woods to use are beech, aspen, and cypress.
When you are putting the wood chips or shavings into the enclosure, make sure you do not dump in the fine dust at the bottom of the bag. This dust will cause health problems for your snake.
Never use cedar or pine as they contain oils that are harmful to your snake and will cause skin irritation and respiratory issues.
Spot clean the substrate daily. This is a very easy task as the Eastern Milk Snake defecates seldomly.
Replace all of the substrate once a month and do a full cleanout of the enclosure.
Your snake needs a temperature gradient in the enclosure so that it can move between hot and cool to regulate its bodily functions.
We advise using a heating pad underneath the enclosure on the warm side. This will help provide heat throughout the day and night without the use of light.
Place a thermometer on the warm and cool side of the enclosure to maintain an accurate and healthy temperature gradient. We suggest also using a thermostat to control the heating pad to prevent an accident.
- Cool Side: 75°F
- Warm Side: 85°F
- Basking Area: 89°F
We recommend a heating lamp placed in the hottest corner of the enclosure to facilitate the basking spot’s temperature. The heating lamp must be in a protective casing to prevent your snake from getting burned.
Place a hide-away on the cool and warm sides of the enclosure. They are there for your snake to feel secure and are essential to its health.
Do not let direct sunlight hit the enclosure as this will raise the temperature and prove fatal to your snake.
The Eastern Milk Snake does not require special UVA and UVB lighting. However, using the lighting can have added health benefits such as improved immunity.
Your snake needs a 12/12 light/dark cycle to be healthy. During the dark portion of the cycle, your snake should not have excess light coming into the enclosure.
Your snake does not require high humidity levels. Misting the enclosure once a week should be sufficient.
However, increased humidity will help your snake have a successful shed. We suggest lining the hide on the warm side of the enclosure with sphagnum moss and misting it only during shedding time.
If the enclosure is too dry, your snake will battle to shed or have an incomplete shed. If this happens, adjust your misting schedule and increase the humidity SLIGHTLY.
To help your snake with bits of the stuck shed:
- put it into a tub of water that is at room temperature,
- soak it for 30 minutes,
- then try gently remove the stuck skin,
- if the shed does not come away easily then soak the snake for an additional 30 minutes and try again.
Keep a careful eye on your snake and do not make the water too deep as it can drown.
Milk snakes definitely do not drink milk as their names suggest! They used to be caught in barns where the farmers believed they would come in and drink the cow’s milk.
They were probably in the barn to catch the mice and rats that were stealing the cow’s grain!
Your Eastern Milk Snake will drink a healthy amount of water every day.
- Make sure to refresh the water daily
- Make sure the water bowl is leak proof so that it does not affect the humidity
- Make sure it is big enough for the snake to go for a dip and not splash water onto the substrate because this will increase the humidity
- Put the water bowl on the cool side of the enclosure so that the water does not evaporate too quickly and cause the humidity level to increase
Scrub out the water dish once a week to prevent bacterial and algal growth. If your snake is soaking in and drinking the same dirty water for days on end it will lead to health issues.
- Juveniles should get 1 prey item every 5 days
- Adults should get 1 prey item every 10 days.
Our formula for prey item size is as follows:
Prey item at its largest point of girth does not exceed the largest point of girth (excluding the head) of the snake.
We suggest feeding your snake inside its enclosure. This will not promote aggressive behavior.
Eastern Milk Snakes are best kept on frozen/thawed mice or rats. We always recommend frozen/thawed prey.
If you give your snake live prey you run the risk of introducing parasites and disease and there is also the chance that the prey item will scratch or chew on your snake.
Take the prey item out of the freezer and place it in a bowl of hot water. Once the prey item has thawed completely and is slightly above room temperature, it is safe to offer it to your snake.
NEVER offer your snake partially-thawed prey. The temperature drop that your snake will experience is FATAL.
Always wash your hands before handling your snake or between handling different animals. Snakes are very susceptible to bacteria and parasites so do everything you can to avoid contamination.
Never handle your snake:
- 24 hours before feeding,
- during feeding, or
- for 48 hours after feeding.
Handling during this time will stress your snake and cause it to regurgitate its food.
Avoid handling your snake during shedding and when/if it is gravid.
The sweet spot for handling your Eastern Milk Snake is for no more than one hour, once a week. This allows the snake to destress enough after you have handled it and will prevent massive temperature changes occurring from being out of its enclosure for too long.
Your milk snake will generally be quite docile. You should reach into the enclosure slowly but with purpose and stroke the snake to let it know it is time for handling, then gently lift it out of the enclosure.
If you feel more confident with a hook then hook train your snake from a juvenile and only hook it when you are going to handle it, never to feed it. Gently nudge your snake with the hook so that it is alert and then hook it out of the enclosure, make sure to support its body appropriately.
You should avoid touching your snake’s head as most snakes are head shy and will rear back and shy away. Handle your snake gently and do not squeeze its body. Avoid handling hatchlings and young juveniles as they are incredibly delicate.
Eastern Milk Snakes are curious creatures and might rove around your body to explore. Make sure your clothing is clean and free of pet hair so that the snake is protected as far as possible from bacterial and parasite transmission.
Potential Health Issues
Eastern Milk Snakes are generally quite healthy. However, there are some common health issues that they face.
- All snakes are susceptible to mites. They are small external parasites that burrow under the scales to get at the blood.
- They carry their own parasites so dealing with them is a top priority. If your snake has a mite infestation it means that the enclosure is not being kept clean enough.
- Mites are visible as red and black dots on the snake and the substrate. A good sign of a mite infestation is if your snake is soaking excessively.
- Get your snake to the vet and do a full decontamination of the enclosure and replace the substrate.
- Eastern Milk Snakes will readily take food if it is offered. It is therefore easy to overfeed your snake especially if you are a beginner.
- Please remember that a fat snake is not a funny snake. Obesity puts a strain on the heart and liver and is fatal.
- Stick to a regular feeding schedule.
Snake Fungal Disease:
- Eastern Milk Snakes are susceptible to the new Snake Fungal Disease that is present in North America. If your snake shows signs of distress or other illness take it to the vet.
- If the humidity levels are too high your snake will develop a respiratory infection.
- You will notice your snake bubbling and gurgling and it will have mucus around its mouth.
- Take it to the vet and adjust your humidity levels.
Males and females only become sexually active at 3 to 4 years old and the females will only produce eggs every 2 years. Never try to breed a younger pairing as there are health issues to consider.
Before attempting breeding, your Eastern Milk Snakes need to go through a period of brumation to maximize the chances of success.
- Involves a period of cooling that indicates to the snake that the mating season is coming up.
- During the 3 winter months that precede spring, cool your snake’s enclosure so that the coolest spot is at 66°F. To do this, slowly reduce the temperature over 3 weeks and reduce the amount of time the basking light is on to 8 hours a day.
- During the brumation period, your snake may refuse food, which is perfectly normal. Offer food every 14 days in case your snake is feeling up to it.
- In the last 3 weeks of your 90-day brumation period, SLOWLY raise the temperature back to normal and adjust the lighting schedule back to the normal 12/12 light/dark cycle.
Once brumation is finished and both the male and female have had their first meal you can introduce the male to the female’s enclosure. Watch them carefully for compatibility.
As previously stated, Eastern Milk Snakes do cannibalize so be aware. Never feed them in the same enclosure.
The male will scent the ovulating female’s pheromone trail and mate with her. This will happen for several hours. Leave the male with the female for a couple of days at a time until you are sure she is gravid (pregnant).
She will have a bump develop on her lower belly indicating that she is gravid. Remove the male when you see this is happening.
In about 30 days the female will lay a clutch of 2 to 17 eggs. As it comes closer to this time provide the female with a nesting box.
The nesting box needs to be big enough for her to fit in and turn around. Line the nesting box with sphagnum moss that is misted daily.
The female has no involvement with the care of the hatchlings so we would advise that you remove the eggs to be incubated away from the female. Remove the eggs soon after laying as they will stick together if left to dry out.
Incubate the eggs in a warm plastic box with a moist substrate such as sphagnum moss for 30 to 60 days. When the first egg starts hatching, it will encourage the rest.
The Eastern Milk Snake is a great snake to own as a beginner herp enthusiast. They are hardy snakes that will live a long time if you care for them properly.
We believe that a healthy snake is a happy snake, the information in this guide will help you keep your new pet as happy as can be which means you will be a happy owner.
We “herp” you have fun with your new best friend and we wish you every success!
Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki (Lampropeltidis triangulum) ni aina ya nyoka wa maziwa wa asili ya Asia. Hilo lamaanisha kwamba spishi isiyo na madhara itaiga rangi ya spishi yenye sumu ili kuondoa wawindaji. Nyoka wa maziwa ni wanyama-vipenzi wa pekee kwa wapenda-kinywa wa mwanzo. Wao ni viumbe wenye nguvu na hawahitaji makao au utunzaji wa hali ya juu. Wao huishi kwa muda mrefu na wanaweza kuungana na msimamizi wao baada ya muda. Mwongozo huu utakuonyesha jinsi ya kumtunza vizuri Nyoka wako wa Maziwa wa Mashariki kwa miaka 20 ijayo! Nyoka wa maziwa wa mashariki (Lampropeltia triangulum) ni aina ya nyoka wa maziwa wa Amerika ya Kusini-Mashariki, kutoka Kentucky hadi Minnesota, na ina urefu wa mita 4 na urefu wa miaka 20. Wao wangekuwa sahihi; nyoka wengi wa maziwa wana rangi nyekundu nyangavu inayoiga nyoka wa matumbawe wanaopatikana katika eneo hilohilo. Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki ni wa pekee kwa sababu ya rangi yake tofauti ambayo huiga nyoka mwenye sumu anayeitwa copperhead au Massasauga. Kwa kusikitisha, hilo linamaanisha kwamba nyoka wengi wasio na hatia huuawa wanapokosea kuwa nyoka mwenye sumu wanaomiga. Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki haupo hatarini mwa kutoweka; hata hivyo, kuna maeneo maalum kama Ontario, Canada ambapo wamewekwa kama Wenye Hatari. Vitisho hivyo vinatia ndani ukuzi wa majiji, kupoteza makao, mashine za kilimo, wanyama wanaouawa barabarani, magonjwa ya kuambukizwa na kuambukizwa na kuambukizwa na kuambukizwa na kuambukizwa na kuambukizwa na kuambukizwa na kuambukizwa na kuambukizwa na kuambukizwa na kuambukizwa na kuambukizwa na kuambukizwa na kuambukizwa. Sisi daima kupendekeza kununua nyoka wako kutoka breeder reputable kifungo badala ya kupata sampuli ya mwitu-kutekwa. Nyoka waliozaliwa uhamishoni hawawezi kusafirisha vimelea na kuwa na nyoka huyo hakuathiri idadi ya nyoka hao wa porini. Nyoka wa maziwa wa mashariki hufikia urefu wa mita 2 hadi 4 na wana kipenyo sawa. Wao hutofautiana na nyoka wengi kwa sababu mara nyingi nyoka wa kiume ni mrefu kuliko nyoka wa kike na hakuna tofauti ya kingono inayoonekana kwa urahisi. Nyoka wachanga wa Maziwa wa Mashariki wanaweza kuwa na rangi nyangavu zaidi, lakini itazorota au kuzorota baada ya muda. Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki ana madoa ya rangi ya nyekundu hadi ya kahawia-kahawia yanayoingia kwenye uti wake wa mgongo. Kuna madoa madogo ya rangi ileile kando ya nyoka lakini hayakuja juu vya kutosha kuunganishwa na madoa ya mgongo. <unk>Red juu ya manjano ni mtu hatari. Brown juu ya nyeusi ni rafiki wa Jack. <unk> Kama nyoka ni kutazamwa kutoka juu, inaonekana kama kuna pete imara ya rangi kuzunguka yake. Vipande hivyo vya rangi vimefunikwa kwa rangi nyeusi na viko juu ya rangi ya krimu, rangi ya kahawia, rangi ya kijivu, rangi ya nyeupe, na rangi ya manjano. Tumbo lake ni la rangi ya kijivu hadi ya krimu lenye makundi ya madoa meusi yanayofanana na madoa. Kwa kawaida pua yake huwa nyepesi au hata nyeupe na ina magamba laini. Kuna doa la rangi nyepesi la kipekee nyuma ya kichwa kuelekea shingo. Ni mzunguko mdogo au unaonekana kama U, V, au Y. Muonekano wake waweza kuonekana kuwa sawa sana na ule wa nyoka mwenye sumu anayeitwa massasauga. Hata hivyo, madoa ya massasauga hayana umbo la kawaida na miili yao ni nzito zaidi. Nyoka wa maziwa wa mashariki pia huonekana kama nyoka wa shaba mwenye sumu. Hata hivyo, kwa kawaida nywele za nyigu huwa na rangi nyangavu na hazina mistari nyeusi. Nyoka hao kwa ujumla ni wapole na huanza kuwapenda watunzaji wao upesi. Hata hivyo, nyoka wachanga ni nyoka wenye wasiwasi zaidi na hupiga kwa kujilinda mara nyingi zaidi kuliko nyoka wazima. Nyoka Wako wa Maziwa wa Mashariki atafurahia kushughulikiwa ifaavyo. Kuwa na ufahamu kwamba kama wewe kupata nyoka pori <unk>kufungwa basi nafasi ya kuwa na fujo na striking nje ni kubwa kuliko kama ilikuwa nyoka wa utekwa-bred. Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki ni wa mchana hasa. Hilo lamaanisha kwamba wao hufanya kazi zaidi mchana. Hata hivyo, wakati wa sehemu zenye joto zaidi za miezi ya kiangazi, aina za mwituni huwa za usiku ili kuepuka kupasha joto kupita kiasi. Makao yako hayapaswi kamwe kufikia halijoto hizo; kwa hiyo, nyoka wako anapaswa kuwa na tabia ya mchana. Ikiwa nyoka wako anahisi kutishwa atajipinda na <unk>kunyunyiza<unk> mkia wake ili kuiga nyoka wa rattlesnake wa massasauga. Hilo linakusudiwa kuwazuia wawindaji wanaoamini uigizaji huo na kwamba kuumwa kwake kutakuwa na sumu. Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki hupenda kuchimba, kwa hiyo hakikisha kwamba udongo wako unaweza kuhimili hali hiyo. Vinginevyo, hakikisha kwamba kuna mapango madogo na magogo matupu ili kuwezesha tabia ya kuchimba. Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki huishi kwa wastani kati ya miaka 12 na 20. Mnyama huyo hufikia ukomavu wa kijinsia baada ya miaka mitatu hadi minne, na kwa sababu ya afya yake, anaishi kwa muda mrefu. Kwa mfano, chombo cha nyoka kinaweza kuwa na uzito wa kati ya galoni 20 na 30. Ni lazima iwe ndefu kuliko urefu wake ili kuwe na gradient ya joto inayofaa na hivyo nyoka wako awe na nafasi ya kunyoosha. Kifaa hicho kinaweza kutengenezwa kwa mbao kwa kuwa nyoka huyo hahitaji unyevu mwingi. Hata hivyo, unapaswa kuwa makini na kuvu kwa sababu ni sumu kwa nyoka wako na itasababisha maambukizo ya njia za kupumua. Nyumba yako inapaswa kuwa na uingizaji hewa unaofaa, lakini haipaswi kuathiri gradient ya joto au kufuta kabisa unyevu. Ikiwa kifuniko kina kifuniko au ukuta wa mbele ni mlango, zote mbili zinahitaji kufungwa kwa njia inayofaa. Nyoka wako wa Maziwa wa Mashariki ni nyoka mwenye udadisi na ataondoka ikiwa atapewa nafasi. Nyoka huyo si nyoka anayeishi kwenye miti, lakini anapenda kupanda miamba na miti ili kuona ulimwengu. Weka miamba na magogo yenye ukubwa unaofaa ili nyoka wako apande juu yake. Ili kuondoa uchafu, fanya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji ya maji. Unaweza kutumia mimea ya bandia ili kuongeza urembo wa kuona kwenye chumba na mahali salama pa nyoka wako. Ili kuondoa uchafu katika chumba hicho, unaweza kutumia dawa za kuua viini zilizotengenezwa hasa kwa ajili ya wanyama wanaotambaa. Isipokuwa unazalisha, sikuzote weka nyoka wako wa maziwa kando kwa sababu wao ni wala-watu. Hakikisha umeweka kizuizi chako kabla ya nyoka wako kufika ili kupunguza mkazo atakaokuwa nao. Magazeti na vitambaa vya karatasi ndizo vitu vya bei nafuu na rahisi kutumia. Weka safu kadhaa za karatasi ya gazeti kwenye sakafu ya kibanda na kuweka vifuniko vya karatasi juu ya vipande hivyo ili nyoka awe na mahali pa kuchimba. Kwa ajili ya substrate zaidi ya kuvutia, unaweza kutumia chips mbao au chips ambayo si ndogo ya kutosha kumeza. Misitu salama ya kutumia ni mwaloni, mti wa aspen, na mwaloni. Wakati wa kuweka vipande vya mbao au vipande vya mbao ndani ya chombo, hakikisha kwamba haupandi vumbi la chini chini ya mfuko. Vumbi hilo litasababisha matatizo ya afya kwa nyoka wako. Usitumie miti ya mierezi au misonobari, kwani ina mafuta ambayo ni hatari kwa nyoka wako na itasababisha kuchochea ngozi na matatizo ya kupumua. Spot kusafisha substrate kila siku. Hilo ni kazi rahisi sana kwa kuwa nyoka wa maziwa wa Mashariki hachumbi mara nyingi. Badilisha substrate yote mara moja kwa mwezi na kufanya kusafisha kamili ya enclosure. Nyoka wako anahitaji joto la kawaida ili aweze kusonga kati ya joto na baridi ili kudhibiti utendaji wake wa mwili. Tunashauri kutumia kitambaa cha joto chini ya kifuniko upande wa joto. Hii itasaidia kutoa joto mchana na usiku bila kutumia mwanga. Kuweka thermometer juu ya upande wa joto na baridi ya chumba ili kudumisha gradient sahihi na afya joto. Pia tunapendekeza kutumia thermostat kudhibiti pad joto ili kuzuia ajali. - Upande baridi: 75 ° F - Upande wa joto: 85 ° F - Eneo la Basking: 89 ° F Tunapendekeza taa ya joto iliyowekwa katika kona ya moto zaidi ya kifuniko ili kuwezesha joto la mahali pa basking. Taa ya kupasha joto lazima iwe katika kifuniko cha kinga ili kuzuia nyoka wako asichomwe. Weka mahali pa kujificha kwenye pande baridi na zenye joto za chumba hicho. Ni muhimu kwa nyoka wako kujisikia salama na afya yake. Usiruhusu mwangaza wa jua uingie ndani ya chumba hicho, kwa kuwa hilo litakufanya uwe na joto la juu na kuua nyoka. Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki hahitaji taa ya pekee ya UVA na UVB. Hata hivyo, kutumia taa hiyo kunaweza kuongeza faida za kiafya kama vile kuboresha kinga. Nyoka wako anahitaji mzunguko wa 12-12 wa mwanga na giza ili awe na afya. Wakati wa kipindi cha giza, nyoka wako hapaswi kupata nuru nyingi sana. Nyoka wako hahitaji unyevu mwingi. Kufanya uchafu kwenye chumba hicho mara moja kwa juma kunapaswa kuwa na kutosha. Hata hivyo, unyevu ulioongezeka utamsaidia nyoka wako awe na kibanda chenye mafanikio. Tunapendekeza kutia ndani ngozi upande wa joto wa chumba hicho kwa mwani wa sphagnum na kuifunika tu wakati wa kuangusha. Ikiwa nyumba hiyo imekauka sana, nyoka wako atajaribu sana kuondoa manyoya yake au atayaondoa. Kama hii hutokea, kurekebisha misting ratiba yako na kuongeza unyevu kidogo. Ili kumsaidia nyoka wako na vipande vya shed iliyoshikamana: - weka ndani ya beseni la maji ambayo ni joto la chumba, - nyunyizia kwa dakika 30, - kisha jaribu kuondoa ngozi iliyoshikamana, - ikiwa shed haionekani kwa urahisi, kisha nyunyizia nyoka kwa dakika 30 za ziada na ujaribu tena. Angalia nyoka wako kwa uangalifu na usimfanye maji yawe ya kina kirefu sana kwa sababu anaweza kuzama. Kwa hakika nyoka wa maziwa hawachukui maziwa kama vile majina yao yanavyodokeza! Zilizokuwa zikikamatwa katika maghala ambapo wakulima waliamini kwamba zingekuja na kunywa maziwa ya ng'ombe. Yaelekea walikuwa ndani ya ghala ili kuwakamata panya na panya waliokuwa wakiba nafaka ya ng'ombe! Nyoka wako wa Maziwa wa Mashariki atakunywa kiasi kizuri cha maji kila siku. - Hakikisha kuharakisha maji kila siku - Hakikisha bakuli la maji ni ushahidi wa kuvuja ili isiathiri unyevu - Hakikisha ni kubwa vya kutosha kwa nyoka kwenda kuoga na usipige maji kwenye substrate kwa sababu hii itaongeza unyevu - Weka bakuli la maji upande baridi wa kifuniko ili maji yasivumie haraka sana na kusababisha kiwango cha unyevu kuongezeka - Futa bakuli la maji mara moja kwa wiki ili kuzuia ukuaji wa bakteria na mwani. Kama nyoka wako ni kunywa maji ya uchafu kwa siku nyingi, itakuwa na matatizo ya afya. - Vijana wanapaswa kupata 1 kitu cha kuwinda kila siku 5 - Watu wazima wanapaswa kupata 1 kitu cha kuwinda kila siku 10. "Kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu, ""kiwango cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo cha kipimo.""" Tunapendekeza umlishe nyoka wako ndani ya chumba chake. Hilo halitakuchochea uenezaji wa jeuri. Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki huhifadhiwa vizuri zaidi kwenye panya au panya waliohifadhiwa au kuyeyushwa. Sikuzote tunapendekeza mawindo yaliyohifadhiwa au yaliyoyeyushwa. Ikiwa unampa nyoka wako mawindo ya kuishi, una hatari ya kuingiza vimelea na magonjwa, na kuna uwezekano pia kwamba nyoka wako atapigwa na mawindo au kutafuna. Chukua mnyama huyo kutoka kwenye friji na umweke ndani ya bakuli lenye maji moto. Baada ya nyoka kuyeyusha kabisa na kuwa na joto la juu kidogo, unaweza kumpa nyoka wako. USIMWATUMIE nyoka wako mnyama aliyepunguzwa sehemu ya maji. Kupungua kwa halijoto ambayo nyoka wako atapata ni KIWABALI. Osha mikono yako kabla ya kushughulikia nyoka au wakati wa kushughulikia wanyama tofauti. Nyoka ni hatari sana kwa bakteria na vimelea kwa hiyo fanya kila uwezalo ili kuepuka kuambukizwa. Usimshike nyoka wako kwa muda wa saa 24 kabla ya kumlisha, wakati wa kumlisha, au kwa muda wa saa 48 baada ya kumlisha. Kushughulikia nyoka wako wakati huo kutamfanya asumbuke na kumfanya atoe chakula chake. Epuka kushughulikia nyoka wako wakati wa kuangusha na wakati wa mimba. Mahali pazuri pa kushughulikia Nyoka Wako wa Maziwa wa Mashariki si kwa zaidi ya saa moja, mara moja kwa juma. Hii inaruhusu nyoka kuondoa mkazo wa kutosha baada ya kuushughulikia na itazuia mabadiliko makubwa ya joto kutokea kutoka nje ya kiunzi chake kwa muda mrefu sana. Nyoka wako wa maziwa kwa ujumla atakuwa mnyenyekevu sana. "Kisha, ufikie ndani ya chumba polepole lakini kwa makusudi na kumkumbatia nyoka ili kumjulisha kwamba ni wakati wa kushughulikia, kisha umwinue kwa upole kutoka ndani ya chumba.""" Ikiwa unajisikia salama zaidi na ndoano, basi fanya mazoezi ya ndoano na nyoka wako kutoka kwa kijana na tu fanya hivyo wakati utakapokuwa ukimshughulikia, kamwe usimlishe. Piga nyoka kwa kamba ili awe macho na kisha uivue kutoka kwenye chumba, hakikisha unasaidia mwili wake kwa usahihi. Unapaswa kuepuka kugusa kichwa cha nyoka wako kwani nyoka wengi ni wenye haya ya kichwa na watarudi nyuma na kuogopa. Shughulikia nyoka wako kwa upole na usimkasirishe mwili wake. Epuka kushughulikia watoto wachanga na vijana wachanga kwa sababu wao ni dhaifu sana. Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki ni viumbe wenye kupendeza na wanaweza kuzunguka mwili wako ili kuchunguza. Hakikisha nguo zako ni safi na hazina nywele za wanyama, ili kuwalinda nyoka iwezekanavyo kutokana na kuambukizwa kwa bakteria na vimelea. Kwa ujumla, nyoka wa maziwa wa Mashariki ni wenye afya nzuri. Hata hivyo, kuna matatizo fulani ya kawaida ya afya wanayokabili. - Nyoka wote wanaweza kuambukizwa chawa. Ni vimelea vidogo vya nje vinavyochimba shimo chini ya magamba ili kupata damu. - Wao kubeba vimelea yao wenyewe hivyo kushughulika nao ni kipaumbele cha juu. Ikiwa nyoka wako ana kuambukizwa na chawa, hilo lamaanisha kwamba chumba hicho hakina usafi wa kutosha. - Vipepeo huonekana kama nukta nyekundu na nyeusi kwenye nyoka na substrate. Ishara nzuri ya kuambukizwa na chungu ni ikiwa nyoka wako anaumika kupita kiasi. - Kupata nyoka wako kwa daktari wa mifugo na kufanya disinfection kamili ya enclosure na kubadilisha substrate. - Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki huchukua chakula kwa urahisi ikiwa hutolewa. Kwa hiyo ni rahisi kumlisha nyoka wako kupita kiasi hasa ikiwa wewe ni mwanzoni. - Tafadhali kumbuka kwamba nyoka mnene si nyoka wa kuchekesha. Kunenepa kupita kiasi huumiza moyo na ini na ni hatari sana. - Fuata ratiba ya kawaida ya kulisha. Ugonjwa wa Kuvu wa Nyoka: - Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki huathiriwa na ugonjwa mpya wa Kuvu wa Nyoka ambao upo Amerika Kaskazini. Kama nyoka wako anaonyesha dalili za shida au ugonjwa mwingine chukua kwa daktari wa mifugo. - Ikiwa viwango vya unyevu ni vya juu sana nyoka wako atapata maambukizo ya njia za kupumua. - Utaona nyoka wako akichemka na kupiga kelele na atakuwa na umajimaji kuzunguka kinywa chake. - Chukua kwa mtaalamu wa mifugo na kurekebisha viwango vya unyevu wako. Wanaume na wanawake wanafanya ngono wakati wa umri wa miaka mitatu hadi minne na wanawake hutengeneza mayai kila baada ya miaka miwili. Kamwe usijaribu kuzaliana na watoto wachanga kwa sababu kuna matatizo ya afya ya kuzingatia. Kabla ya kujaribu kuzaliana, Nyoka Wako wa Maziwa wa Mashariki wanahitaji kupita kipindi cha kuzaliana ili kuongeza uwezekano wa mafanikio. - Huhusisha kipindi cha baridi ambayo huonyesha nyoka kwamba majira ya kujamiiana yanakaribia. Katika miezi mitatu ya majira ya baridi kali kabla ya majira ya kuchipua, piga mbio kwenye chumba cha nyoka wako ili mahali pa baridi zaidi iwe na joto la 18 ° F. Ili kufanya hivyo, polepole kupunguza joto zaidi ya wiki 3 na kupunguza kiasi cha muda taa ya basking ni juu ya saa 8 kwa siku. - Wakati wa kipindi cha brumation, nyoka wako anaweza kukataa chakula, ambayo ni ya kawaida kabisa. Mtoaji wa chakula kila baada ya siku 14 ni lazima awe na uwezo wa kumpa nyoka chakula. Katika wiki tatu za mwisho za kipindi chako cha siku 90, ongeza joto polepole hadi kawaida na kurekebisha ratiba ya taa kurudi kwa mzunguko wa kawaida wa 12-12 wa mwanga na giza. Mara brumation ni kumaliza na wote wanaume na wanawake wamekuwa chakula chao cha kwanza unaweza kuanzisha wanaume kwa wanawake'enclosure. Waangalie kwa uangalifu ili waelewe kwamba wanapatana. Kama ilivyoelezwa hapo awali, Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki hula nyama ya binadamu kwa hiyo uwe mwangalifu. Kamwe usiwape chakula katika chumba kimoja. Ndege wa kiume hutambua harufu ya pheromone ya mwanamke anayetengeneza yai na kuoa naye. Hilo litatukia kwa muda wa saa kadhaa. Acha kiume na mwanamke kwa siku kadhaa hadi utakapokuwa na uhakika kwamba amepata mimba. Atakuwa na uvimbe kwenye sehemu ya chini ya tumbo lake unaoonyesha kwamba ana mimba. Ondoa kiume unapouona ukifanya hivyo. Baada ya siku 30 hivi, jike ataweka mayai mawili hadi 17. Wakati huo unapokaribia, mpe mwanamke sanduku la kufanyia viota. Sanduku la kufanyiza kiota linahitaji kuwa kubwa vya kutosha ili liweze kuingizwa ndani na kugeuka. Kuhifadhi nyanya katika sphagnum mwani, ambayo ni misted kila siku. Mwanamke hana jukumu la kutunza watoto, kwa hivyo tunapendekeza uondoe mayai ili yachewwe mbali na mwanamke. Ondoa mayai muda mfupi baada ya kuwekwa kwa kuwa yatashikamana ikiwa yataachwa yauke. Kuhifadhi mayai katika sanduku la plastiki la joto na substrate ya unyevu kama vile sphagnum moss kwa siku 30 hadi 60. Yai la kwanza linapoanza kuanguliwa, litawatia moyo wengine. Nyoka wa Maziwa wa Mashariki ni nyoka mzuri wa kumiliki kama mpenzi wa herpes wa mwanzoni. Nyoka hao ni wenye nguvu na wanaweza kuishi muda mrefu ikiwa watatunzwa vizuri. Kama nyoka mwenye afya ni nyoka mwenye furaha, habari zilizo katika mwongozo huu zitakusaidia kuweka mnyama wako mpya na mwenye furaha kama iwezekanavyo. We <unk>herp<unk> wewe kuwa na furaha na rafiki yako mpya bora na sisi matakwa yako mafanikio yote!