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I acquired this male as a two year old last spring, and he has always been very unhandleable. I wear gloves to change his water! I have never been able to take photos of him, because I couldn't get close enough without being struck at, and I certainly didn't want to take him outside. Today I got brave, and what do you know?? He was a perfect gentleman! Here he is at last... my Cameron Highlands male:

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Ronda Van Winkle
Northwest Herpetoculture

Not many Camerons around. Here's my Cameron male. I acquired him as hatchling 2 years ago with a female but unfortunately she never thrived . I keep waffling between selling him and acquiring another female if one ever becomes available...

Ophidiophile Farms

How come I've never heard of this beauty?!

What is their relation to the ridleyi?
I have a pair-

My female has always been a bit yellow... is that common for a ridleyi?

Any information on this cameron highlands cave rat is WELCOME.

Cave rat... ridleyi... same thing. Ridleyi originating from the Cameron highlands generally have a bright yellow stipe rather than a white stripe. I've also heard that they stay a little smaller.

I have a female that looks like yours. She doesn't have the bright yellow of a Cameron highlands animal, but she definitely isn't white. I've got two more that look just like your male, with a nice white stripe.
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Ronda Van Winkle
Northwest Herpetoculture

Hey David,

Nice looking snake! I only have a male as well, and have paired him up with a unknown-locale female who has a yellow stripe, but not the intensity of a Cameron animal. Hopefully they'll produce some nice yellow offspring, even though I can't sell them as locale animals.

How long is your male? My white-striped ridleyi are considerably larger than my Cameron male and yellow-striped female.
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Ronda Van Winkle
Northwest Herpetoculture

>>How long is your male? My white-striped ridleyi are considerably larger than my Cameron male and yellow-striped female.

He's probably around 3 feet. But he's not quite 2 years old and I've had him on a pretty modest feeding schedule.