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mikefedzen
at Sun Dec 23 19:12:01 2012 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mikefedzen ]
Hey Rainer,
How many amelanistic ringnecks have been found? Are they common? Also have there been any other recessive trait ringnecks found?
In the past 12 years or so I've had at least 20-30 people contact me about albino ringneck snakes that they found, usually it's somebody who doesn't keep snakes and have never kept snakes.. Those people almost never want to give the snake up, so I'll help them as best as I can to keep it alive but 9 times out of 10 that snake will end up lost to the hobby. Honestly I'd say that albino ringnecks are the most commonly found albino snake in the wild, and I've seen albinos of almost all 12 U.S. sub-species (even though technically they got rid of the sub-species so they're classified the same now). I've also seen Anerythristic ringnecks, Melanistics and Hypos, as well as a couple Striped prairie ringneck snakes, but none of those were ever bred so who knows if they were actual recessive traits, though I'm sure they were.
Finally, are they really that hard to get to eat/ or is it just some/ or are some locales better feeders than others locations? For instance the western ringnecks vs the Eastern ringnecks?
Any ringneck snake will eat if they are hungry and if you offer them the prey that they want. Northern ringnecks can and will feed the same day they're found if you offer them salamanders. Southern ringnecks in my opinion have the most variable diet, from worms, fish, lizards, frogs, small snakes, and they take to scented pinky mice pretty well.
Western sub-species (most of them) will only eat snakes and lizards, a couple of them take salamanders and worms as well, the Regals which are the largest will only take reptile prey but I've heard of a good bit of those switching to pinkies with ease and I know of several regals that have been in captivity 5 plus years and one that's even been in captivity for 20.
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RE: a cool cal king and some very awesome OT - mikefedzen, Sun Dec 23 19:12:01 2012