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i have two adult whipsnakes that i caught in the southern utah desert. They have eaten 4 f/t pinks between them since capture (may 16) nnow trying ft fuzzies they just dont want to eat. A week ago i swithched them from a 15gallon rubbermaid container to a twenty gallon aquarium with a 60w basking light could this be a problem? Should i switch back to a container. i cover three sides of the tank with reptile posters. is there any care sheets for like coachwhips and whipsnakes??? Please help is there any tempting ways of gatting them to eat exept live food. (already used feeding tongs with no improvments exept a chewed up hand where they have bitten me.
please help any advise
chris

ps. sorry for the grammer mistakes (im sotove panicy)

first of all, they need a much larger cage. Whipsnakes are active predators and don't do well in small cages. Usually they need a cage as long as their bodies. So for a pair of taeniatus, you should have a cage at least 4 feet long, IMHO.

Try posting on the Racer/Coachwhip forum. People there will have more experience with these species.
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Chris Harrison