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01-23-2003, 08:41 AM
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Mandarins
I am considering adding some Mandarins to my collection, but am having a hard time finding detailed care instructions. Most people seem to agree that cool temps are required, but what exactly is cool? Also, I feed all my animals(35 of 'em) frozen/thawed, will Mandarins require live? I also have found conflicting info on humidity, some say the whole substrate should be moist whereas others advocate a moist hidebox. Any info from people currently keeping Mandarins would be helpful, so would web address's for care sheets or other info.
Thanks,
Tim Retzlaff
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01-23-2003, 04:00 PM
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Well, here's what has worked for me and a few friends of mine in the past. I've kept them under the same care that I have for Corns and most other Elaphe. The exceptions were, keeping them on the bottom of my rack so the temps would be coolest near the floor. I don't think the temps are as much of an issue in CB animals but I would shoot for 70s with them. I gave mine a water dish, less holes in the cage allowing humidity to be higher. I also gave a normal hide and a hide like an old butter container filled with damp moss and a hole in the top. When kept like this mine were almost never out of the moss filled hide.
As for the food. I think live will help but mine would eat frozen/thawed without too much trouble. However, if I wanted them eating often I had to go with live.
Good luck,
Adam Block
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01-24-2003, 11:25 AM
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Yup, my two like their live mice too. They're pretty much like other rats, they just like it a little cooler and a little damper (I keep mine on cypress mulch). That, and the hatchlings are really really fast and kind of angry.
E.Benner
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