Taiwans are not that hard to keep. Temps of 85 for a hot spot, 75 for the cool side, big water dish to maintain humidity and LOTS of food. Mine goes nuts at feeding time, just smelling a rat gets his tail rattling. As adults they can eat jumbo rats, so they're more expensive to feed than a corn snake. They can grow to around 8 feet (my guy is close to that) so they need a large cage as adults. They grow fast, so be prepared to move up in cage sizes to match. Typically more active and nervous than a corn snake and can be a handful, especially during feeding.

Hope that helps in your decision. They are beautiful snakes but not as easy to keep as corns in my opinion, due to their large size and huge appetites.

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Lora

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