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I am needing information on the brown house snake (zululand?) Lamprophis capensis. All I am needing is information on disposition and anything that is care specific for this snake. Thanks for your help.
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Hey,

When I purchased a hatchlig example of one of thse beautiful animals last fall, this webpage told me EVERYTHING about this snake's captive care requirements, taxonomy, and even a bit about its natural history. I hope it does the same for you:

http://www.kingsnake.com/housesnake/index.html
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DAVE

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Well, taxonomy?
Can someone tell me just WHAT the capensis is?
All I read was that some part of the fuliginosus have been given this name - but which ones and what distinguishes them
(anything visible?)

I've been looking for an answer to that for some time...

Nhema

I did a little looking around. It appears that they just switched Lamprophis fuliginosus to Lamprophis capensis. I am not sure but I beleieve it may only be in the South African species. I don't know of any reason for this but hey, that's taxonomy for you!
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"

Well thanks for the answer
but my concern is that with CBs
you mostly won't know where they
(i.e. the parents/..) come from,
so you'll have to risk interbreeding
the new different species.

But I guess I'll just breed the ones I have...
enjoy yours!

Nhema

Thanks for the help. I was already well aware of Chris' site. I just was trying to get some info on Lamprophis capensis. I can't find it anywhere.
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"

housesnakes are exelant first snakes .great temperment and agressive feeders .you should keep male and female apart or they will breed year round.my female had 4 batches of eggs in one year.

4 batches a year! youd think they would be cheaper than corns with the rate they breed
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jake

my addiction:
0.0.2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1.0 amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)
hybrid breeders association
hybrid haven

ya you generaly cant even give the offspring away at reptile shows.they really dont sell well.

i find them very attractive, how much do you sell yours for?
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jake

my addiction:
0.0.2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1.0 amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)
hybrid breeders association
hybrid haven

Posted by: housesnakes at Wed Apr 5 16:26:57 2006 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ]

ya you generaly cant even give the offspring away at reptile shows.they really dont sell well.

I intend to get one this summer . Do you find a difference between male and female as far as color,tempermeant,etc ?

I know males are smaller . I had always thought they were possible snake eaters and even if fed seperate pairs should not be kept together guess not .

I read they are great feeders .

theres a caresheet here on ks for african house snakes(they are the same thing)
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jake

my addiction:
0.0.2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1.0 amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)
hybrid breeders association
hybrid haven

Yes they are but they aren't. Lamprophis capensis is a ssp. and I wanted to make sure there was nothing different in the requirements and disposition.
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"

>>Yes they are but they aren't. Lamprophis capensis is a ssp. and I wanted to make sure there was nothing different in the requirements and disposition.

"Capensis" is just a taxonomic revision for South African variants of the Brown House Snake, Lamprophis fuliginosis. But care and virtually everything about fuliginosis and capensis is identical.
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