Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

JStroud · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:50 am Post subject:

This is a Rhamphotyphlops brahminus I caught last year in Sulawesi, Indonesia. A friend took the photo (mine were even worse!! Embarassed

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anthony · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:11 am Post subject:

Nice picture thanks for all the replies.

toonarmy · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject:

that thing is freaky looking! if its subteranean, you would never see it!

Ally · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject:

I currently have two of these, and I'm hoping to get a few more in the Summer. They were WC, but seem to be doing well.
I keep them in a hatchling tub (the only thing I could find with absolutely no holes!) at the moment, they won't need moving into something bigger for quite some time. I'm feeding micro crickets two to three times a week, accounting for about 15-20 each. They're all gone by the next feeding time although I have never seen them eat! They have a bottle top of water and get a light misting every time I feed them - this dries up pretty quickly.
They are on a substrate of sand and dry eco earth, mixed with dry moss to give the substrate some texture - about 5 cm deep, they're always buried in there somewhere.
They're far to fast to catch and hold without risking injuring them, they're more of a curiosity than pet. Mine are from Egypt, so I intend to mimic winter/spring temperatures once they are adult in the hope of breeding. They get to about 30" long and under a cm wide. Mine are probably about 7 or 8" long at the moment.

You have no idea how many thousands of pictures I have taken to try and get a 'tongue shot' because it's the cutest thing ever!
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Lynne · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:11 pm Post subject:

omg what fascinating little snakes!!!! so beautiful. how big do they grow, and what the requirements when they have grown???
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johonny · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject:

i'd say it would be very easy for one of them to escape from a cage Shocked

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Ally · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:29 pm Post subject:

They'd escape from every 'normal' reptile housing - except the hatchling tubs... The clear ones with the tight fitting lid and melted-on mesh vents.
I'm going to have to make something specific once they get bigger.
TBH, I'm learning on these guys - I've not been able to find out much captive info at all. I'm using temperatures etc as for steno geckos, as I know these are collected from the same areas!
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Lynne · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:43 pm Post subject:

let us know how you get on!!! they are so beautiful, dainty looking little snakes. i would love to see a tongue shot????
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peaches · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:23 pm Post subject:

Fantastic photos Ally, wish you the very best with them Very Happy

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toonarmy · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:24 pm Post subject:

this may sound really wierd but what would these things be like in say an ant farm type setup?