[Wanted] Looking for CB Dekay’s brown snakes

Hello, I am in search of captive bred or captive hatched Dekay’s brown snakes. Send me a message if you have any available.

Any luck in finding any?

Originally Posted by Bragg52

Any luck in finding any?

No luck yet. I’m only finding WC specimens for sale.

And if you've ever raised a litter of sp. Storeria neonates you will know exactly why that is.

Originally Posted by JoeNapoli

And if you've ever raised a litter of sp.
Storeria neonates you will know exactly why that is.

Oh, do they have high mortality rates?

Not if cared for correctly. Obtaining enough baby earthworms is the biggest challenge IMO. They're not for sale anywhere and need to be obtained from afield. If there's a dry/hot spell then you're scat out of luck. Daily temperature fluctuation is important too (as with all temperate colubrids), sunrise should be 20 degrees (Fahrenheit) cooler than mid-afternoon. Difficult to obtain in most households. If kept at steady temps they go off-feed and eventually die. Then there's their enclosures. Standard screen lids are ineffective. You'll need the kind of screen used in windows and screen doors. I just use Rubbermaid 40cup containers and puncture the lids with ~100 pinholes. I could on but I think you get the picture; most people just don't have the time/patience to deal with them. They're not a beginners snake. PM me if you are gonna try.