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Kioka
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Location: Canada
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 Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:08 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Probably the trickiest as stated would be the egg eating snakes (Dasypeltis sp.) due to their diet, however if you can find a supplier of small eggs, such as quails or finches, their husbandry is fairly easy. Eggs can be mail ordered and even bought off ebay now. |
It depend in the person. Not everyone want to order off the Internet. Having a localized supplier is best for anyone, but sometimes it is not always avaliable. With rodents and insects, there are usually a constant supply at the local pet store.
| Quote: | | Garter/ribbon snakes are now kept well in captivity, the intial misconception of them being nippy comes, as with many snakes tarnished with the same brush, from when large numbers of wild caught individuals used to enter the pet trade. Captive bred snakes can now be sourced and will make great captives. Other freshwater snakes such as Natrix sp and Nerodia sp are not kept as frequently. |
Fair enough. Most of water snakes sold I have seen are wild-caught. Still there is a misconception thaty they need high humidity or do fine in an aquatic environment.
| Quote: | | Rough green snakes sadly are still more commonly seen wild caught as few people have had success breeding them in captivity, however it has been done! I have never really seen them being fussy eating if they have been wormed and de-parasitised sufficiently, but wc do have a habit of dying unexpectedly. However they are great snakes and look fantastic in a well planted diurnal vivarium. |
Fair enough. I am still exploring the area regarding them. All I know is that in autospies, the leading cause is starvation.
Apperently, they tend to fast sometimes, which oftentimes go unawared, if there is not enough variation in diet. Don't take my word for it though. |
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