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Anyone else keeping or breeding this species?

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I've always been interested in this species, but have been put off by the difficulties acquiring them (CITES 1, right ?), and their disposition.....what's been your experience ?
Craig

I was fortunate enough to pick this group up at a show in the UK a couple of weeks ago for an extremely good price (I am UK based). Complete with Cities paperwork and microchips. This was the first time I have ever seen any adults available myself? As for their disposition.... not tame, they are not scared to lunge at you at any moment that suits along with musking which i must say 'stinks'.! Extremely powerful snakes, once their tail end is round something, extremely difficult to remove! I had a friend come round last night to help me sex them, turns out to be a 3:1 ratio, again fortunately the female is the largest but sadly the most aggressive. I have been told that multiple males is a good way to get these breeding.? Any thoughts. Not a great deal of info on these about?

e. subflavus is an extremely variable snake. i've seen one other like the dark one you posted pics of. i've bred them for many years and have f-4 offspring. the best time for breeding is march thru april. females give birth usually in sept. they often bite even if c.b. unfortunately the neonates for their first year eat primarily anoles. often they will eat baby quail if one can get them. later i will post pics of some very pretty ones. hang on to yours as they are very hard to obtain. thanks tom crutchfield

>> unfortunately the neonates for their first year eat primarily anoles. often they will eat baby quail if one can get them. later i will post pics of some very pretty ones. hang on to yours as they are very hard to obtain. thanks tom crutchfield

Not true, I have bred them twice now and the babies take pink mice as their first food. I just let them get hungry for a few weeks and then offer pink with the skin of their nose removed. Got over 50 to feed like that, no force feeding or scenting.

heres a very pretty e. subflavus, but again the're extremely variable. tom crutchfield