I finally got around to staging a few semi-naturalistic photographs with the hatchling Pseustes sulphureus. Out of the eight animals, all but one are eating regularly. The reluctant individual is particularly nervous and has only eaten once. However, it was the largest at hatching and seems to be doing fine otherwise.
I have them all set up individually in small enclosures with paper towel as the substrate, a small water bowl, and plastic plants for climbing and hiding. They spend a good portion of their time in elevated retreats, but when digesting food they often descend to the ground, which is unusual as I am heating them from the top of the enclosures. None have shown any problems digesting despite their propensity to remain at the cooler portions of the cage. Temperatures are in them mid to high eighties during the day and drop to the low eighties, with occasional dips into the high seventies, at night.
It seems that photo quality is somewhat reduced when I resize, but enjoy the photos nonetheless.
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Roy Blodgett
Green Man Herpetoculture
royreptile@yahoo.com
1.1 Drymarchon corais
1.1 Pseustes sulphureus
1.1 Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus
0.0.1 Coluber mormon
1.1 Lampropeltis getula californiae (desert phase)
1.0 Boiga dendrophila dendrophila
2.3 Pogona vitticeps (snow and red/gold)
1.0 Iguana iguana
“All men lie enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life.”- Herman Melville
