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I am looking for some Tentacled snakes,has anyone seen them available?

Not recently...I do own one I have had nearly 3 years. Nice critter.
Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

Thats a long time for a tentacled, was he wild caught when you got him? what PH, temp or specific care do you give him, thanks.

I did not think they could last that long in captivity? Guess they make it sometimes......

My local zoo maintains a group successfully. I always wonder if most people have trouble keeping them because reptile people usually don't know a lot about maintaining aquaria. I'm going to give it a shot one of these days.
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?

I have to admit..I am sloppy. 5gl tank (3/4 full). Underwater filter (Fluval). Gravel bottom. There is an old piece of driftwood that I left in there when I recieved the snake as a gift, so there are a lot of tannins present. It is definitly acid though I have not taken a PH on it in months. It was w/c. It feeds on small goldfish. I have never cleaned the gravel and I add treated (Amquell) water to keep the level up only. There is no heater(S.Fla)so temp seasonally fluctuates from the upper 60's to the low 80's. They really seem to thrive on neglect. The man who gave it to me has maintained his colony for at last a year longer-with no losses. His are in a 30gl hex and he is very neat-orriented...But still has the driftwood aging in his tank which seems to indicate it is very important. All snakes mentioned were at about 10" when recived.
Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

I've got a 29 gallon filled with driftwood and so much algae on it I can't see my fish. I think it would be perfect although I don't know the pH. The only problem is that one of the catfish was my very first pet (before all the snakes) and I'm very attached to him. He's about 5 inches long and if a tentacled tried to eat him they'd both end up dead.
But now I'm reeeeealllly tempted. SIGH.
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?

What kind of catfish (Pleco...Synodonis or what)? The size is really too big for the Erpedon to eat (unless it was a giant). It is rare for one to reach 0.7m). and depending on your species he Tenticled might not even know it as food. Mine eats (at 36cm) small goldfish.
Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

I've got three synodontis and two corys, two of the synos are almost as long as my hand with their fins and all (eupteris and nigritis), so maybe they'd be ok together. They're very peaceful fish, I just worry about those spines. The upside down cat (nigriventis), and the cories would probably have to go, then, since they're small AND have spines. And on top of all that I have a goldfish, so I'd actually have something in the tank to LOOK at. Maybe they can all go live with my turtle and the two big synos could live with tentacled snakes. IF I could find some to buy.

(the turtle has been proven too lazy to eat fish, he currently lives with actively breeding platies)
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?

yeah...nix the corys and the upside down. Any fish under 2'(body) is fair game. Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

Cool beans... if I get a healthy pair maybe I can try breeding.
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?

I forgot to mention....A good screen cover is necessary (which is the main reason for the Fluvial (underwater filter). The darlings will try to climb out....which is strange because they are helpless on land. Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

I did know that, I went through the same thing with a spiny eel, so I forutnately have a good idea of what doesn't work! We'll be able to work something out I'm sure.
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?

Good luck! Hope you find one soon...Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

The tentacled snake is also the only snake ever witnessed to voluntarily eat plant material...therefore, the only omnivorous snake known to man. This has been documented a few times, i saw a show about it on tv as well.