Third clutch this year is about to hatch!
They are rather dull when the crawl out, but when they have shed they will be absolutely stunning!
Sorry for the low quality cell-pics.
O p laticinctus hatching
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These are awesome congrats on having a third clutch! What are the challenges of keeping this species?
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are these Bamboo ratsnakes?
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never mind
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Yes they are Broadbanded Bamboo´s.
They are actually quite easygoing, feed when offered, and breed on regular basis. I cooled them for about 3-4 weeks last winter (hi 50 to low 60´s), that seems to do the trick.
And no additional heating other than a bunch of other terrariums in the same room.
Heres a couple pics from previous clutch this year.
They are actually quite easygoing, feed when offered, and breed on regular basis. I cooled them for about 3-4 weeks last winter (hi 50 to low 60´s), that seems to do the trick.
And no additional heating other than a bunch of other terrariums in the same room.
Heres a couple pics from previous clutch this year.
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Beautiful babies! When you say no additional heating, can you tell me what the actual temps your snakes experience are- daytime and nighttime. I bought a pair this year and have been having trouble with the female sometimes regurging, sometimes refusing food, and sometimes with not normal stool.
Thanks
Thanks
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These must be expensive!
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What I´ve read its important to feed smaller prey, and i usually give mine 3-5 fuzzies each feeding, and havent had any regurgitation at all. The temps are lower 80´s daytime and low 70´s at night. Summertime a bit warmer as the room gets warmer.
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Beautiful snakes, congratulations!
They used to be, but they are very prolific so the price in the U.S. has come down a lot (though I still wouldn't call them cheap).repaphin wrote:These must be expensive!
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I have always been interested in working with these.
Any locality information?
Any generalizations on temps/humidity/enclosure size?
Any locality information?
Any generalizations on temps/humidity/enclosure size?
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laticinctus is a montane tropical species from Cameron Highlands just north of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Average daytime temps year round 75-80 (23-27 C), and around 53-60 (12-15 C) at night.
So keeping the temps from rising is probably the biggest challenge, at least during hotter summer months.
The price over here is around 90-100 euro for a juvenile, and maybe 3-350 for an adult pair.
I havent hatched that many snakes yet to be able to verify, but some information online is that fewer females than males are produced, and therefore pairs and single females bring a higher price than for example single male/males.
Average daytime temps year round 75-80 (23-27 C), and around 53-60 (12-15 C) at night.
So keeping the temps from rising is probably the biggest challenge, at least during hotter summer months.
The price over here is around 90-100 euro for a juvenile, and maybe 3-350 for an adult pair.
I havent hatched that many snakes yet to be able to verify, but some information online is that fewer females than males are produced, and therefore pairs and single females bring a higher price than for example single male/males.
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Thanks for the temp info. Hopefully I can get this female of mine stabilized.
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These are very nice! You say they feed when offered, do the hatchlings take pinks right from the start?
Also, if they have such a short brumation, how to time when to breed? Is it like other colubrids where breeding can be timed around the female's first(or sometimes second) post-brumation shed?
Also, if they have such a short brumation, how to time when to breed? Is it like other colubrids where breeding can be timed around the female's first(or sometimes second) post-brumation shed?
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They are beautiful ! Congrats!