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09-30-2012, 03:00 PM
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Can you convince me?
Alright, I have been thinking about getting into a species of colubrid to keep and breed. BUT, I have tried rats (and corns), kings, and bulls. All were a no go, they just didn't do much for me.
The species that I do currently breed are ball pythons, and this is my first year at having babies, I also am planning to breed rainbow boas once the few I have get up to size.
The species I have looked at were House snakes, False water cobras, and Hognose (yes I will also post in the hognose forum). If you can, please tell me the heat requirements, feeding, growth size, or any other information about the species that you think will be helpful with my decision. Also the amount of morphs (or localities) of each species will be helpful to. After I decide what I would like to go for, I will do extensive reading and research on the animal, so dont worry
Thanks to all of Fauna for their help, and any suggestions will be appreciated
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09-30-2012, 10:12 PM
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False water cobra Best species in the world
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09-30-2012, 10:14 PM
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And why is that?
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10-02-2012, 02:28 AM
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Ok, I have narrowed it down to two species: hognose or house snake, can anyone tell me about house snakes?
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10-02-2012, 02:34 AM
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I'm late to this thread, but I would recommend you keep and breed garter snakes. They are fun and interactive snakes to keep and are easily bred.
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10-02-2012, 03:09 AM
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Aren't garters more prone to musk? And I'm not too sure but I think garters are illegal to sell in Texas, I thought I had read that somewhere but have to make sure
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10-02-2012, 03:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dbz4246
Aren't garters more prone to musk? And I'm not too sure but I think garters are illegal to sell in Texas, I thought I had read that somewhere but have to make sure
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From my personal experience only a few cbb garters will musk as babies but most if not all will stop musking as they get older and accustomed to being handled.
I don't know if it is illegal to sell garters in Texas but if they are I think it will only pertain to garters native to Texas, like the eastern blackneck garter.
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10-02-2012, 03:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bells
I don't know if it is illegal to sell garters in Texas but if they are I think it will only pertain to garters native to Texas, like the eastern blackneck garter.
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Hmm ok, I'll have to check them out as well, and yea I think your right but ill check up on in to make sure
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10-05-2012, 02:36 PM
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I used to keep African house snakes. Wonderful little colubrids. In my opinion, they are pretty much the African equivalent of corn snakes, in terms of general care and behavior.
But they do have that python-esque head and they're very strong for their size. Almost like someone crossed a Children's python' head and coloration with a cornsnake's body.
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10-05-2012, 02:39 PM
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Hognose snakes are fun, too! Obviously, the most popular and easiest to keep is the western hognose, which take more readily to rodent prey. They like it a little warmer than most other colubrids, and have a higher metabolism, which means they eat a little more often (every 3-5 days).
I would avoid any other hognose species.
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