Lampropeltis triangulum
Milk snake
A secure terrestrial cage. The triangulum complex has been split by taxonomists. Ask for the locality, not only the morph.
Legal status
- Check local rules
Lampropeltis triangulum is not recorded here as listed in the CITES Appendices. No EU wildlife-trade annex was verified for this species, so the annex field is empty. It is not marked on the EU list of invasive alien species and it is not marked as venomous. National and regional rules can still restrict keeping. Check local rules before you keep, move, or rehome an animal. This record is not a permit and not legal advice.
Official sourceNot legal advice. Rules differ by country, and sometimes by region. Check the law that applies to you.
- Temperature
- 24–29°C
- Basking
- 29–31°C
- UVB
- Ferguson zone 1. About 0.1–0.7
- Humidity
- 40–60%
- Minimum enclosure
- Length at least equal to the adult snake. Many subspecies fit a 90 × 45 × 45 cm cage. Larger subspecies do not.
- Adult size
- Often 60–130 cm, and some localities fall outside that.
- Lifespan
- Often 15–20 years.
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Diet and feeding
Rodents. Every 5–7 days for juveniles. Every 7–14 days for adults.
Substrate
Aspen or paper.
Health
The same ordinary colubrid list: mites, stuck shed, and a meal that is too large.
Handling
Nervous as juveniles. Support the body.
Husbandry ranges are general guidance for captive care, not a veterinary prescription or a permit. Confirm the gradient with your own thermometers. UV zones follow Baines et al., Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 4(1), 2016, https://www.jzar.org/jzar/article/view/150. Legal fields use the source link on this species and stay empty when an annex was not verified.