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i got a ringneck snake, i have him in a 10 gallon, with cage carpet as substrate and some twigs, a cave, and a bunch of rocks in it. Also there is a 25 watt bulb at one end. I tried feeding him some mealworms, but he wouldnt take . (hes about 9 inches long). What else can i feed him, and do you have any suggestions on how to fix his cage up better or anything?!
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>>i got a ringneck snake, i have him in a 10 gallon, with cage carpet as substrate and some twigs, a cave, and a bunch of rocks in it. Also there is a 25 watt bulb at one end. I tried feeding him some mealworms, but he wouldnt take . (hes about 9 inches long). What else can i feed him, and do you have any suggestions on how to fix his cage up better or anything?!
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>>~David - KDRKreatures
>>1.2 Bearded dragons (Ralph, Artemis, Cheech)
>>1.0 Veiled Chameleon (Chiquito)
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If it were me. And I have had several wc ringnecks over the years as a kid and now with my kids. I would offer it lots of hides to feel safe, earthworms and slugs and crickets and don't trust it with any smaller snakes unless they are lunch also.
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Sonya

Set up is all wrong. 10 gallon is fine. You need a good substrate. Bed a beast works well. Aspen is ok. They do not eat hardbodied insects (mealies, supers, anything with a tough exoskelton). Try slugs, worms, salamanders, skinks, and small frogs. Mine eats almost only skinks. I keep mine at room temp (70-75 ish). It refuses to eat when temperatures are above that. They burrow about 90% of the time. Andy
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Andy Maddox
Houston Herp Key
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~David - KDRKreatures
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1.2 Bearded dragons (Ralph, Artemis, Cheech)
1.0 Veiled Chameleon (Chiquito)
1.0 Ringneck Snake (Striker)
1.1 Eastern Box Turtles (Athena and Mercury)

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Jst told you in my other post. Something I forgot to mention. I would use Bed A Beast as the substrate as these snakes will actually benifit from a moist environment unlike most snakes. OF course, not a saturated environment, but one with damp soil. Andy
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Andy Maddox
Houston Herp Key
The Reptizone

Who are you who can say it's ok to live through me? Alice In Chains

>>Set up is all wrong. 10 gallon is fine. You need a good substrate. Bed a beast works well. Aspen is ok. They do not eat hardbodied insects (mealies, supers, anything with a tough exoskelton). Try slugs, worms, salamanders, skinks, and small frogs. Mine eats almost only skinks. I keep mine at room temp (70-75 ish). It refuses to eat when temperatures are above that. They burrow about 90% of the time. Andy
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>>Andy Maddox
>> Houston Herp Key
>> The Reptizone
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>>Who are you who can say it's ok to live through me? Alice In Chains

Sorry Andy, I forgot to say I would keep it in something more humidity friendly, like Eco Earth. Think of them living in damp leaf litter and how much they need hides and humidity. Damp moss litter might work and not rot fast, little neater than fiber all over. And they need to feel safe.
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Sonya

Feeding ringnecks can be very difficult as they prefer to eat small woodland salamanders such as Red Back Salamanders that are nearly impossible to get in the Winter-unless one would go through the trouble of catching them and freezing them for the winter.

Personally I haven't seen a ringneck eat anything except Red Back Salamanders-they were offered a large variety of other foods which they refused.

Not one of the best species to keep.

L