Help. California Kingsnake not growing.

[drumcrush]

Most snakes like to hide in tight, dark spaces so some snakes will have their "favorite" hide, I know mine does. Kings also like to burrow. You can redo the layout if you want, totally up to you. I've redone my lay outs a lot. Just don't do it to often or your snake can get stressed out.

[barbicrash]

Originally Posted by drumcrush

Most snakes like to hide in tight, dark spaces so some snakes will have their "favorite" hide, I know mine does. Kings also like to burrow. You can redo the layout if you want, totally up to you. I've redone my lay outs a lot. Just don't do it to often or your snake can get stressed out.

Thanks for all the compliments! And oh yeah she definitely has a favorite hide lol. When she's not out and about she is in the large Buddha head 95% of the time. She loves that thing. I think its because its a hide but she can also climb it too.

[CosmicOwl]

Aside from pretty severe underfeeding, snakes don't usually suffer from stunted growth. They will grow slowly or quickly, depending upon how much they're being fed. I don't think it's advisable to feed colubrids much more than 15% of they're body weight, though.

Also, I think snake hooks are good tools if you want to make the snake feel less afraid. I find that picking my snake up and then lowering them into my hand is less frightening to them.