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Mark Banczak
at Wed Feb 1 20:53:27 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Mark Banczak ]
but I'm not sure I'll hit all of your questions. I assume you are asking about husbandry. Ask specifically about anything I miss.
Rememeber, this is just my techniques. Others will undoubtedly disagree with various aspects.
I keep my pair in the same cage year round. As you can see in the pic, I make sure they have a climbing opportunity although they don't use it a lot. They are diurnal. I keep them at room temp 70-72 degrees with only a small shot of heat in the afternoon. (The heating pad set at medium shuts off after about 20 minutes.) Mine tend to prefer a little smaller prey than my Obsoleta. I feed the adults one adult mouse a week. Japanese Rats are notorious for going on yearly hunger strikes. Mine usually stop eating about early Oct and start up again in early Feb. I don't try to cool them during this period and they don't lose much weight at all. They are less docile than Obsoleta but are not difficult to handle. They have never snapped at me but the younger ones can be pretty flighty when you try to hold them.
This is a species where I heartily recommend buying from a repsected breeder. The colors of many snakes I see advertised by Pet Shops tend to be pretty bland. What else can I/we tell you?
Thanks for the compliment uf_g8or. I've always been happy with their coloring.
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I'll try - Mark Banczak, Wed Feb 1 20:53:27 2006