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Hi, i just caught a flat-head snake and wasn't sure where to post but i picked here because hes small. I would like to know the proper care, and proper size enclosure, and also what it eats.Right now its in a 2-gal Kritter-Keeper with some eco-earth and sphagnum moss as a substrate. He also has a water bowl he can soak in in there for him. I would also like to know how to tell his gender and is it possible that i could put another speices of reptile in there with him? Thanks in advance.

Jared, the kid
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Denise (Mom) and/or Jared (son)
Take care!

1.0 Ball Python - Roy (name change)
1.0 Bearded Dragon - Merlin
1.0 Pixie Frog - Pixel
2.0 Chinese Fire belly Newts - Fred n' Ed, and Ed n' Fred
1.0 Black Cat - Shorty
1.0 Anery Kenyan Sand Boa - coming soon (completing brumation with present owner before joining our home)
0.0.4 Tanks waiting on us to decide what is going in them! LOL

Still deciding on whether it is rough or smooth, though. Looks like his substrate is fine, I will add mulch to it tomorrow. They eat mostly earthworms from what I've read; any other info I might need to know?

Thanks,
Jared
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Denise (Mom) and/or Jared (son)
Take care!

1.0 Ball Python - Roy (name change)
1.0 Bearded Dragon - Merlin
1.0 Pixie Frog - Pixel
2.0 Chinese Fire belly Newts - Fred n' Ed, and Ed n' Fred
1.0 Black Cat - Shorty
1.0 Anery Kenyan Sand Boa - coming soon (completing brumation with present owner before joining our home)
0.0.4 Tanks waiting on us to decide what is going in them! LOL

They eat earthworms and small bugs, maybe salamanders. Some people say that are difficult to keep in captivity, but I have never had them so I wouldn't know. Telling the difference between a smooth or a rough earth snake is easy, if you can tell the difference between a smooth scaled snake and rough scaled snake then you should have no problem. Sexing may be difficult if you don't know how to sex, otherwise I don't think you can tell male or female in them.
Michael

Michael's Place

I just had to get him out again today and look at him; last night I let him stay in the tank unbothered, that is why I wasn't sure at the time.

I have earthworms for it, so we'll see how it goes; that's what I fed him last night.

Thanks!
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Denise (Mom) and/or Jared (son)
Take care!

1.0 Ball Python - Roy (name change)
1.0 Bearded Dragon - Merlin
1.0 Pixie Frog - Pixel
2.0 Chinese Fire belly Newts - Fred n' Ed, and Ed n' Fred
1.0 Black Cat - Shorty
1.0 Anery Kenyan Sand Boa - coming soon (completing brumation with present owner before joining our home)
0.0.4 Tanks waiting on us to decide what is going in them! LOL

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Michael's Place