Thinking of getting a blck Pine, have some questions??

Hi all, I am thinking of getting a Black pine and had a few questions.

1) whats the average size of them?

2) if they have some pattern as a baby will they have that pattern as a adult or be solid blk?

3) what is a good size cage/aquarium for a adult black pine? baby? yearling?

4) I have seen pics where you can feed pine snakes chicken eggs, is this a common practice? I mean feed them as a treat not all the time.

5) I have kingsnakes and ratsnakes, are the temps pretty much the smae with pinesnakes?

anything else that you all might think will help better educate me on these beautiful snakes is much appreciated. Thanks

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Ok,

1) Black pines can get to about 7 feet...think bullsnake size...lol.

2) Some pattern will disappear as they age, but some might remain. Each snake is different. Your best bet is to get the blackest hatchling you can find and then you will have the best chance of having a solid black adult.

3) Babies do well in sweater boxes, yearlings in the blanket sized boxes, and adults in 4 foot cages.

4) I wouldn't know about chicken eggs. I feed mine rats right from the get-go. I wouldn't want to take a chance that the snake would start to favor eggs over rats.

5) Yep, pretty much the same temps.

Scott Nellis