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Hey guys,
Aspidelaps lubricus ssp can grow up to alomst 4 ft but average alittle more then 2. I currently have a female A.l.lubricus that is a tad over 36 inches!!! Typicly the ssp A.l.infuscatus attains the largest lengths and thats were the reported 4 ftrs came from. For the most part if not around the board, females attain much greater lengths then males and my proven boy A.l.lubricus, at 6 yrs of age is about half the size of my proven female (the one mentioned above). He is actually older then her!!!!

As for breeding, well, thats alot to write which I will have to work on later. Ill post somthing over the weekend.

Welp, I hope this helps for now.

All the best,
Jeremy

Thanks for responding. I figured if you were responding later, specific questions from me might help you or anyone else responding.

Are A. lubricus lubricus sexually dimorphic in size? Your comments regarding your male and female led up to this question.

Regarding color, are they sexually dimorphic? Does the color get more vibrant as they age or does it stick from birth? I've seen some really dull and really vibrant pics. I didn't know if that had anything to do with lineage, sex or age.

Do they sit on a hook alone, or do you need to hook and tail them? I'm guessing it is different for each individual, but wanted to check.

Finally, do they need any specific substrate to feel comfortable or is newspaper ok? I've read that they will bury themselves in substrate if they can. My advisor typically keeps venomous on newspaper and I would like to stick with the method that he typically uses.

I do plan on breeding years down the line, but for now I'm just trying to get experience under someone who really knows their way around cobras... if I can actually find one for sale.

Later,
Dave