this sure is a lot of fun. Foreman, my compliments on your excellent choice of posts. Now that the breeding and most of the feeding season is over, it's fun to chew the fat with our fellow elaphophiles.



Regards

John



1. (beautiful) In the eye of the beholder of course but a really bright yellow mandarin is a work of art in my book.

2. (docile) I agree on schrencki. That is one mellow snake. And it's not sluggish, just curious and good natured.

3. (hostile) This one's tougher. For every example of a vicious o. obsoleta, o. lindheimeri, gloydi, vulpina, mandarina, longissima you've met there's probably an example of that species that's relatively calm. I'll say lindheimeri just on average. Funny thing is the orange-phase stock I'm working with are pretty mellow.

4. (good feeder) Also tough. Certain snakes only eat at certain points in the year. But if they eat well during those periods then I guess they're good eaters. For me my o. lindheimeri are veritable garbage pails all year long.

5. (bad feeder) In my experience subocularis can be fussy. And wild caught mandarins can be finicky. Foxsnakes can be finicky at certain times of the year. But I take that to mean I shouldn't be trying to feed them then.

6. (good breeders) Well I guess corn snakes must be the easiest, but they're not alone. O. lindheimeri and schrencki are easy too. Foxsnakes aren't hard but just have a couple of special requirements.

7. (bad breeders) I'll leave this to the guys who've worked on the really challenging species (hohenackeri, moellendorfi, etc.)

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