smooth green snake - Page 2

Crownan · #11 (**permalink**) 09-06-2009, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by wildlifewarrior

although am not a fan of him, this is probs the most realistic careguide about
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but personally i wouldnt follow them much, having kept and bred them i prefer my own way...then again i would wouldnt i.

i mean his and mainy guides state a hot spot of 96 degrees,,,,the hotest my enclosure is is around 84-86, i wouldnt dare go any hotter as i find they prefer to stay in the cooler side.

I also keep my rough greens at the same temperature and they seem to be doing very well

wildlifewarrior · #12 (**permalink**) 09-06-2009, 04:28 PM

do you mean the 96f or 884 like me?

how old are yours? i see you have 4 of them, did you get them as adults?

well done for owning awesome snakes

Crownan · #13 (**permalink**) 10-06-2009, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by wildlifewarrior

do you mean the 96f or 884 like me?

how old are yours? i see you have 4 of them, did you get them as adults?

well done for owning awesome snakes

I keep the warm end at around 86F like you.

I got them as captive hatched babies last year, think some time around Julyish. I got 6 originally but the 2 smallest ones died, the other 4 seem to be doing well and growing, though there is one that is noticeably slimmer than the others, but I do see it eat.

arthur cooke · #14 (**permalink**) 10-06-2009, 09:20 AM

They are without doubt lovely snakes.
cheers arthur

wildlifewarrior · #15 (**permalink**) 11-06-2009, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Crownan

I keep the warm end at around 86F like you.

I got them as captive hatched babies last year, think some time around Julyish. I got 6 originally but the 2 smallest ones died, the other 4 seem to be doing well and growing, though there is one that is noticeably slimmer than the others, but I do see it eat.

try giving them some woodlice and cockroaches and you may see them go wild and much more active...they seem to prefer hard shelled insects

Crownan · #16 (**permalink**) 11-06-2009, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by wildlifewarrior

try giving them some woodlice and cockroaches and you may see them go wild and much more active...they seem to prefer hard shelled insects

Mine get crickets, locusts and roaches, they go wild for them all! If it has legs, is small and moves, they'll hunt it down and eat it

Mujician · #17 (**permalink**) 06-07-2009, 10:38 AM

My local PS has three of these, I was looking into getting some. They are so tiny!! Can they be kept in the same way as Cresties - ie room temp? I can stick them on top of my rack which has heat cable sitting on top. Are they okay to keep together, or will they try and eat each other?

*Edit* - Ooops, I meant rough greens!

Crownan · #18 (**permalink**) 06-07-2009, 08:53 PM

From what I've seen they do well in groups. I wouldnt think room temperature is adequate, as mentioned above you probably need a hot end of around 85-86F. Dont forget to supplement and provide UV

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