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Rhynchophis boulengeri.
Caging.
The best is to keep all specimens separated in cages of 100*40*40. This is good enough. Give them a big water bowl for soaking and give them some climbing possibilities, also give them some good hiding places, they will use it. You can use cocopeat as substrate, that will keep moisture inside so you don’t have to spray very often.
Temperature.
Keep the temperature at day time between 26-31 degrees Celsius (cool side, warm side). At night the temperature can drop some degrees but be sure the temperature don’t come below 20 degrees Celsius. Be sure that the humanity is quite high about 70-90%.
Hibernation.
You can give them a short hibernation of about 2 months with a temperature of about 15-17 degrees Celsius. And a humanity of 60-70% should be fine enough. Be sure you hibernate all specimens separated, to stimulate the breeding season.
Feeding. You can feed them by mice. But hatchlings will normally not accept mice, you can try to feed them by fish of frogs witch they normally will accept. If they don’t accepts it (or you don’t have fishes or frogs) you should force feed them 1 or 2 times in the week to prevent the offspring’s will die. Normally after their first hibernation (or some earlier) they will accept mice, than it is the best to feed them 2 times in the week, so they will grow very quick.
Breeding.
After two years you can breed with this species. You must put males and females separated in hibernation and after first shedding of female after hibernation you can introduce males to females, than they should normally copulate. Two months after copulation the female should drop their eggs, normally 5-10, in a hiding box filled with moist sphagnum moss.
Incubation.
The eggs, normally 5-10, should be incubated in moist vermiculite or moist sphagnum moss. After 55 to 63 days the eggs should hatch with a temperature of 24-27 (night, day) degrees Celsius.
Coelognathus subradiatus.
Caging.
The best is to keep all specimens separated in cages of 100*50*50, so they have some space to move, witch should do them good. Give them at least two hiding places (one on the cool side and one on the hot side). Give them also a water bowl. You can use a good amount of cocopeat as substrate, that will keep moisture inside so you don’t have to spray very often. They will also you use it so burrow in.
Temperature.
Keep the temperature at day time between 28-32 degrees Celsius (cool side, warm side). At night the temperature can drop some degrees but be sure the temperature don’t come below 23 degrees Celsius. Be sure that the humanity is quite high about 70-90%.
Hibernation.
You can give them a short hibernation of about 2 months with a temperature of about 17-19 degrees Celsius. And a humanity of 60-70% should be fine enough. Be sure you hibernate all specimens separated, to stimulate the breeding season.
Feeding. You can feed them by mice. But hatchlings will normally not accept mice, you can try to feed them by live mice witch should better to get them started to eat. If they don’t accepts it (or you don’t have live mice) you should force feed them 1 or 2 times in the week to prevent the offspring’s will die. Normally after their first hibernation (or some earlier) they will accept mice, than it is the best to feed them 2 times in the week, so they will grow very quick. This species have a very fast digestion system and 3 weeks without any food can kill them quite easy, so be sure they have enough food, and if they don’t eat by them selves you can force feed them. Adult specimens should feed 2 times in the week.
Breeding.
After two to tree years you can breed with this species, because it is very fast growing species. You must put males and females separated in hibernation and after first shedding of female after hibernation you can introduce males to females, than they should normally copulate. Two months after copulation the female should drop their eggs, normally 5-10, in a hiding box filled with moist sphagnum moss. After the female drop their eggs you can introduce males again to females and so you can get up to 6 clutches a year.
Incubation.
The eggs, normally 5-10, should be incubated in moist vermiculite or moist sphagnum moss. After 70 to 78 days the eggs should hatch with a temperature of 24-27 (night, day) degrees Celsius.
Elaphe dione.
Caging.
This is a very easy snake to care for and you can choose if you keep them separated or in pairs. We keep adult breeding pairs together and sub adult and offspring’s we keep separated. We keep them in cages of 60*40*40 witch should be enough, if you keep more specimens in one cage give them some bigger space, they would enjoy it. As substrate we use wood shavings, but cocopeat will also be a good one. Be sure there are enough hiding places and a water bowl is required.
Temperature.
Keep the temperature at day time between 23-26 degrees Celsius (cool side, warm side). At night the temperature can drop some degrees but be sure the temperature don’t come below 17 degrees Celsius. You don’t have to care for the humanity, only spray tapped water sometimes, and in times of shedding more often.
Hibernation.
You can give them a hibernation of about 2 to 3 months with a temperature of about 7-11 degrees Celsius. Be sure you hibernate all specimens separated, to stimulate the breeding season. It is not necessary to put them in hibernation for breeding, but I think it is more natural. We only put newly born offspring’s not in hibernation all other we put in hibernation, only weak and sick snakes not.
Feeding. You can feed them by mice. Normally they accept if from their first shedding, if not don’t worry, force feeding is not necessary because they born quite fat. After their first hibernation they should eat without any problems, if not they are normally sick.
Breeding.
After tree years you can breed with this species. You must put males and females separated in hibernation and after first shedding of female after hibernation you can introduce males to females, than they should normally copulate, but if you keep males and females together trough the year they have copulated more times, because of the sperm of earlier copulations it is not necessary to put them together after hibernation, but if you want eggs you can do if for safety. Two months aftercopulation the female should drop their eggs, normally 5-10, in a hiding box filled with moist sphagnum moss.
Incubation.
The eggs, normally 5-10, should be incubated in moist vermiculite or moist sphagnum moss. After 18 to 32 days (depending on the “subspecies”) the eggs should hatch with a temperature of 23-26 (night, day) degrees Celsius.
Oligodon formosanus.
Caging.
The best is to keep all specimens separated in cages of 60*40*40. This is good enough. Give them a water bowl and give them enough hiding places. You can use a good amount of cocopeat as substrate, that will keep moisture inside so you don’t have to spray very often. They will burrow very often and normally you don’t see them in their hiding places but burrowed beneath the cocopeat.
Temperature.
Keep the temperature at day time between 26-31 degrees Celsius (cool side, warm side). At night the temperature can drop some degrees but be sure the temperature don’t come below 20 degrees Celsius. You don’t have to care intensively for the humanity but sometimes spraying is necessary and in times of shedding it is recommended.
Hibernation.
You can give them a short hibernation of about 2 months with a temperature of about 15-17 degrees Celsius. And a humanity of 60-70% should be fine enough. Be sure you hibernate all specimens separated, to stimulate the breeding season.
Feeding. You can feed them by mice. But not all hatchlings will accept mice, you can try to feed them by eggs, witch you have to break first. They normally will drink it by themselves. If they don’t accept it (or you don’t have eggs) you should force feed them 1 time in the week to prevent the offspring’s will die. Normally after their first hibernation (or some earlier) they will accept mice, than it is the best to feed them 2 times in the week, so they will grow very quick.
Breeding.
After tree years you can breed with this species. You must put males and females separated in hibernation and after first shedding of female after hibernation you can introduce males to females, than they should normally copulate. Two months after copulation the female should drop their eggs, normally 10-18, in a hiding box filled with moist sphagnum moss.
Incubation.
The eggs, normally 10-18, should be incubated in moist vermiculite or moist sphagnum moss. After 53 to 58 days the eggs should hatch with a temperature of 24-28 (night, day) degrees Celsius.
Pseudelaphe flavirufa flavirufa.
Caging.
The best is to keep all specimens separated in cages of 60*40*40. This is good enough. Give them a water bowl and give them enough hiding places. You can use cocopeat as substrate, that will keep moisture inside so you don’t have to spray very often. At day time you will usually see them in their hiding places but at night they are crawling around their cage.
Temperature.
Keep the temperature at day time between 24-28 degrees Celsius (cool side, warm side). At night the temperature can drop some degrees but be sure the temperature don’t come below 19 degrees Celsius. You don’t have to care intensively for the humanity but sometimes spraying is necessary and in times of shedding it is recommended.
Hibernation.
You can give them a short “hibernation” of about 1 months with a temperature of about 15-17 degrees Celsius. And a humanity of 60-70% should be fine enough. Be sure you hibernate all specimens separated, to stimulate the breeding season. Actually it is not necessary to give them a cool period but it is better I think.
Feeding. You can feed them by mice. Not all hatchlings take mice from their birth but in time they will accept it. If they don’t eat you can try to feed them by live mice in the evening, normally they will accept it more easy. Our offspring’s always eat very good and never missed a meal (only in times of shedding).
Breeding.
After tree years you can breed with this species. You must put males and females separated in “hibernation” and after first shedding of female after hibernation you can introduce males to females, than they should normally copulate. Two months after copulation the female should drop their eggs, normally 5-10, in a hiding box filled with moist sphagnum moss.
Incubation.
The eggs, normally 5-10, should be incubated in moist vermiculite or moist sphagnum moss. After 55 to 68 days the eggs should hatch with a temperature of 25-28 (night, day) degrees Celsius.
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus laticinctus.
Caging.
The best is to keep all specimens separated in cages of 80*50*50. This is good enough. Give them a water bowl and give them enough hiding places. You can use a good amount of cocopeat as substrate, that will keep moisture inside so you don’t have to spray very often. They will burrow very often and normally you don’t see them in their hiding places but burrowed beneath the cocopeat. When you have offspring’s it is better to put them in smaller cages, but not to small off course.
Temperature.
Keep the temperature at day time between 24-26 degrees Celsius (cool side, warm side). At night the temperature can drop some degrees but be sure the temperature don’t come below 20 degrees Celsius. Keep the humanity quite high about 70-80%.
Hibernation.
You can give them a short hibernation of about 1 months with a temperature of about 15-17 degrees Celsius. And a humanity of 60-70% should be fine enough. Be sure you hibernate all specimens separated, to stimulate the breeding season.
Feeding. You can feed them by mice. Normally they will all accept it. Hatchlings normally take mice after their first shedding. The best is to give them the very first time a living baby mice to stimulate them, but after that you can feed them by dead or defrozen mice without any problem. Be sure you don’t feed them by to large prey’s otherwise they can’t swallow it and don’t eat it.
Breeding.
After tree years you can breed with this species. You must put males and females separated in hibernation and after first shedding of female after hibernation you can introduce males to females, than they should normally copulate. Two to tree months after copulation the female should drop their eggs, normally 2-5, in a hiding box filled with moist sphagnum moss.
Incubation.
The eggs, normally 2-5, should be incubated in moist vermiculite or moist sphagnum moss. After 53 to 58 days the eggs should hatch with a temperature of 24-28 (night, day) degrees Celsius.
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus vaillanti.
Caging.
The best is to keep all specimens separated in cages of 80*50*50. This is good enough. Give them a water bowl and give them enough hiding places. You can use a good amount of cocopeat as substrate, that will keep moisture inside so you don’t have to spray very often. They will burrow very often and normally you don’t see them in their hiding places but burrowed beneath the cocopeat. When you have offspring’s it is better to put them in smaller cages, but not to small off course.
Temperature.
Keep the temperature at day time between 24-26 degrees Celsius (cool side, warm side). At night the temperature can drop some degrees but be sure the temperature don’t come below 20 degrees Celsius. Keep the humanity quite high about 70-80%.
Hibernation.
You can give them a short hibernation of about 1 months with a temperature of about 15-17 degrees Celsius. And a humanity of 60-70% should be fine enough. Be sure you hibernate all specimens separated, to stimulate the breeding season.
Feeding. You can feed them by mice. Normally they will all accept it. Hatchlings normally take mice after their first shedding. The best is to give them the very first time a living baby mice to stimulate them, but after that you can feed them by dead or defrozen mice without any problem. Be sure you don’t feed them by to large prey’s otherwise they can’t swallow it and don’t eat it.
Breeding.
After tree years you can breed with this species. You must put males and females separated in hibernation and after first shedding of female after hibernation you can introduce males to females, than they should normally copulate. Two to tree months after copulation the female should drop their eggs, normally 1-4, in a hiding box filled with moist sphagnum moss.
Incubation.
The eggs, normally 1-4, should be incubated in moist vermiculite or moist sphagnum moss. After 53 to 58 days the eggs should hatch with a temperature of 24-28 (night, day) degrees Celsius. |