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RE: On the subject of old world rats, etc...

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Posted by: Beaker30 at Thu Jun 11 21:41:53 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Beaker30 ]  
   

I keep Japanese Ratsnakes (Elaphe climacaphora). I have 1.2 with one female being a mainland variety and a pair of Kunishir Island locales. I find them to be easy to keep and cornsnake tame for handling. They are very pretty snakes. The only drawback is their tendency to go off feed at random times for long periods. You have to live with that without freaking out. Just offer food and eventually they will feed again. Here is my Kunishir Island female:




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