Finally got one!

[guidofatherof5]

If she is gravid, that question should be answered in the next month or so.

[RedSidedSPR]

You'll have to be somewhere with cover regardless.

Awesome snake. I really like dekayi.

[GaiusIuliusTabernarius]

Having read up a bit on brown snakes... it seems they breed in late spring/early summer and give birth in late summer... so it is very possible that it is gravid. Which would be awesome... I have a lot of reading to do, feel free to offer any insight or suggestion you might have.

[GaiusIuliusTabernarius]

If she is gravid, that question should be answered in the next month or so.

True enough, though it means I have to do a lot more homework. I wasn't expecting to get a snake this big, or one in this condition.

[guidofatherof5]

Babies are very small at birth.
Slugs are a good first food or earthworms(pale-nosed worms)
Did I mention, the babies are very small.

[GaiusIuliusTabernarius]

You'll have to be somewhere with cover regardless.

Awesome snake. I really like dekayi.

According to what I've read their predators include crows, blue jays, and feral cats and dogs... its amazing I was even able to find one. The city is full of all those things. In fact there was a feral cat prowling around where I found the snake today, just a few days ago. I thought it was a male checking out my new 2 year old female tabby, but it could have been trying to get at the snake. We also have a ton of crows and blue jays in the trees in my backyard.

As you can see I have two types of fake leaves and a hollow fake rock, plus plenty of bedding for her to hide in. I also have a heating pad under the right side of the cage. I think I've covered my bases, I just have to find some earth worms, I'll look tomorrow.

[GaiusIuliusTabernarius]

Babies are very small at birth.
Slugs are a good first food or earthworms(pale-nosed worms)
Did I mention, the babies are very small.

Yeah I've seen babies before, a long time ago when I was little and there were far more snakes one of them gave birth and there were about 12 little black snakes. I'm not sure but I think those were also brown snakes. Granted it was a long time ago... and I ended up letting them go because I couldn't get them to eat. Should I cut up the worms for the babies or leave them whole?

[RedSidedSPR]

No matter what snake, it will always have predators, and will always seek cover. Therefore they will always be where cover is.

Your cage is ok. Bedding can't be the only hide. She's doing that partly cause that's all she's got. I'd put a hide on both sides of the cage.

Don't make it too hot, even on the hot side. Dekayis like it cool.

[guidofatherof5]

If they are tiny earthworms you can leave them whole. They would take them whole in the wild.
Don't leave out slugs on your food hunt.

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah I've seen babies before, a long time ago when I was little and there were far more snakes one of them gave birth and there were about 12 little black snakes. I'm not sure but I think those were also brown snakes. Granted it was a long time ago... and I ended up letting them go because I couldn't get them to eat. Should I cut up the worms for the babies or leave them whole?

Cut them if they're too big. I can't imagine a whole worm small enough for a baby Dekay.