Roy:

If the male continues to refuse food then try scenting the pinks with goldfish. Rufodorsata are fish-eaters and live-bearers(sort of like our garter snakes but according to their DNA they are somewhat related to ratsnakes.

Keep us updated on their progress. By the way nice picture.

Best regards

John

















>>Does anyone else keep Oocatochus rufodorsatus? I just picked up 1.1 of this species and they're really cool snakes.

>>I'm keeping them in small plastic cages as they are hatchlings. The substrate is ground coconut and sphagnum, and they have some leaflitter and branches for cover. Also, a water bowl large enough for them to fit in comfortably, as I hear they are semi-aquatic. Yesterday, the female ate a few pinks without a problem. The male hasn't eaten yet, but I've only had them for a day now so I'm not concerned.

>>I've only found a few sites with very limited information on them. Any advice or information would be appreciated.

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>>Roy Blodgett

>>Green Man Herpetoculture

>>royreptile@yahoo.com

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>>1.1 Drymarchon corais

>>1.1 Pseustes sulphureus

>>1.1 Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus

>>0.0.1 Coluber mormon

>>1.1 Lampropeltis getula californiae (desert phase)

>>1.0 Boiga dendrophila dendrophila

>>1.1 Corytophanes cristatus

>>1.2 Varanus acanthurus brachyurus (Mt.Isa)

>>2.3 Pogona vitticeps (snow and red/gold)

>>1.0 Iguana iguana

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>>“All men lie enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life.”- Herman Melville

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