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Hi there:

There must be a local rough green snake breeder in my area. The first green snakes I kept were wild-caught and cost $11.00. These were usually over a yard, limp and emaciated. Then, all of a sudden, something happened. I saw a whole litter of recently captive-bred rough green snakes. Though only about 4 inches in length, these were the healthiest ones that I had ever seen. My first one is now about 8 inches in length, and ate the second I set him down in the vivarium.
The other day at a much better pet store, they had about 24 of them. Once again, flawless. They are much thicker than any other rough green snakes that I have ever seen. I know that these are supposed to be thin, but these are thick. I got one last night, and he is in excellent condition. I haven't seen a single wild-caught adult in weeks. These guys also tolerate handling really well and don't stress as easy ans the other ones.

DAVE

Most likely they are geting them shipped from someone who catches adult gravid females and hatches the eggs.
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Justin

Hi there:

The people at the pet store told me that the parents had been there off display and bred, then died. I have also heard of someone who breeds rough green snakes 1 town away. This is a great change. Some of my wild-caught ones ate (That doesn't seem to be a problem anymore) but usually died because they were extremely old and loaded with parasites.

DAVE

It' possible. I have heard that they are pretty easy to breed. I am considering getting a trio myself. I bought some babies from a store owner a few years back. He didn't say it but I suspected that they were CH and not true CBB but they still did great. My guess is that the majority of babies are CH and not CBB but like I said, its not supposed to be hard, and I would guess that the numbers of CBB will only increase. It will have to come from casual hobbiests most likey however, as the profits involved are probably not enough to interest any of the big time breeders.

Steve Schindler