Notices |
Hello!
Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.
Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....
Please note that the information requested during registration will be used to determine your legitimacy as a participant of this site. As such, any information you provide that is determined to be false, inaccurate, misleading, or highly suspicious will result in your registration being rejected. This is designed to try to discourage as much as possible those spammers and scammers that tend to plague sites of this nature, to the detriment of all the legitimate members trying to enjoy the features this site provides for them.
Of particular importance is the REQUIREMENT that you provide your REAL full name upon registering. Sorry, but this is not like other sites where anonymity is more the rule.
Also your TRUE location is important. If the location you enter in your profile field does not match the location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected. As such, I strongly urge registrants to avoid using a VPN service to register, as they are often used by spammers and scammers, and as such will be blocked when discovered when auditing new registrations.
Sorry about all these hoops to jump through, but I am quite serious about blocking spammers and scammers at the gate on this site and am doing the very best that I can to that effect. Trust me, I would rather be doing more interesting things with my time, and wouldn't be making this effort if I didn't think it was worthwhile.
|
General Herp Talk Can't figure out where to post down in the other discussion forums? Too many options and too complicated? Well post your herp related messages here and to heck with it. |
12-17-2016, 01:07 PM
|
#1
|
|
Sunbeam Snake Care
I have the opportunity to pick up a sunbeam snake. He/she is about 3.5'. Everything I've researched about them says how difficult they are. I've read most are imported as there are few breeders and odds are they won't live long. I don't know much about this one as it was brought into the pet store my daughter works at. I handled it and all outward signs point to it being healthy, very chill and an overall nice snake. Was kinda thinking that since it has reached almost adult size I may be in the clear as its established already. Anyone have experience with them? I have , boas, balls and corns but nothing like this.
Thanks for any input,
Kristina
|
|
|
12-17-2016, 02:15 PM
|
#2
|
|
I have worked with them before. From what I learned from my supplier, humidity is extremely important. They also need humidity holding substrate such as bark or mulch in which they can freely burrow, and will spend most of their time under the substrate. Basically, they're a really cool looking species that you will almost never see, and should also almost never handle, as despite their docile nature, they are very susceptible to stress and should be left alone as much as possible. This trait made them impractical for a retail store and this is why I stopped carrying them.
Some quick stats: 80+% humidity. very important.
I kept them on a 75-85 degree heat gradient. They are capable of tolerating it a few degrees hotter.
substrate at least 6 inches deep.
Don't get musked. Worst musk of any snake I have ever encountered. I could smell it on the sales floor and it happened in the basement.
Definitely what I would consider an advanced species. I will say that they ate pretty well though.
|
|
|
12-17-2016, 02:22 PM
|
#3
|
|
Thanks so much for the info. I was afraid of being musked while handling but I wanted to get a good look at it. Still on the fence about purchasing except I feel bad that such a stress sensitive critter is in a high volume pet store. I'll probably get it cause I'm such a softie. Down fall of having a daughter that works in a pet store
|
|
|
12-17-2016, 02:27 PM
|
#4
|
|
I forgot to mention, if you choose to get a mate for it, do not house them together as they are generalists, and like kingsnakes, will eat each other. We housed each of the three that we had separately.
|
|
|
06-12-2017, 09:25 PM
|
#5
|
|
Just to add to elenas comment for humidity, if you don't have it dialed in like she said they will develope sores on the skin that will scar permanently. Definitely super important. Also I wanna reiterate ONT HANDLE THEM: I've seen perfectly healthy snakes go south from very light amounts of stress.
Also give them like 8 inches of substrate
And throw them a couple appropriately sized mice (should never get bigger than a hopper)for feeding, like 2-3 depending on your opinion.
|
|
|
Join
now to reply to this thread or open new ones
for your questions & comments! FaunaClassifieds.com
is the largest online community about Reptile
& Amphibians, Snakes, Lizards and number one
classifieds service with thousands of ads to look
for. Registration is open to everyone and FREE.
Click Here to Register!
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:46 AM.
|
|