Well that is a very good point. I can't speak for all blue breaders out there, I've been working with them for three years now. Last year in a trade I acquired an adult WC female which I bred and got a clutch of 14 from this year. In fact, the import list had 10 specimens on it, the pet store I acquired from got the last of the 10 available at the time. So yes, from time to time, WC specimens are still coming around. An I for one, took advantage of getting some "new blood" into my brood.



As for keeping blues. I have kept all of mine at room temps of 75-80 degrees farenheit, with exception for my adults, which is only for breading temperature/photocycle gradiant changes during winter. I've even experimented with keeping one clutch at 75-80 and approx. 40% humidity, and another clutch from 80-85 degrees and 60-70% humidity. My conclusion....either will work. These guys are very hardy animals capable of handling the higher gradients, or the middles and low/high humidities with no problems. Feeding, responsivness, and overall growth on the same feeding schedule seems to be identical on both cluthes, with exception for my first clutch hatchlings having an average length of 21 inches over the normal 15-18 average I've been experiencing in former cluthes, and the LTC females clutch.



I hope that my work with them puts a new light on these magnificienct snakes. I love all the beauties, and anyone who may have seen me this weekend in Raleigh with my breeder male will tell you why! I really think that these guys, among several other Asian ratsnake species have really been getting overlooked and under appreciated.



Anyway, just my penny-penny on a species I love and work with. Thanks for listening(reading?)...lol
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