hey, im 13 years old and my name is Andrew. When i went to the show last weekend i was planning on getting another leopard gecko, or another bearded dragon. I was looking around at what everybody had, and noticed that a lady had some extremely small baby vine snakes for sale, and she said that they were about 6 weeks old. My dad and i really liked the snakes, and the lady selling them said that they were pretty hardy, and semi arboreal. I remember seeing some stuff about them on animal planet, and i knew they were venemous, but did not think of it at the time. They lady was only charging $7.99 for them, and it seemed like a pretty good deal. I got 2 babys and set them up in a ten gallon tank with some rainforest bedding, and a large bushy vine thing, and a 75 watt heat bulb on one side one the tank. I also have one of those log domes. She also said that they are insectivorious and will eat crickets. I put some tiny crickets in there for them, and it looks like they ate them. Now that my dad and i have done some research on them, it seems like the lady hadnt told us the correct info, just what we wanted to hear. My dad looked up a caresheet for them that says they shouldnt be handled, are completely arboreal, and should never be handled. My dad is thinking that i should get rid of them. I dont want to get rid of them, because i have become very attatched to the little guys. Can somebody tell me what the right setup for 2 babys should be? And any other info would be great. I will put some pics up soon. Please dont flame me, im posting this message so i can get everything right ofr them, not to be yelled at.

Thanks,
Andrew

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