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I am interested in a couple of ringnecks (not regals) for a 20 gallon long .
My only experience with small snakes is a dekay snake. I would like to ask a few questions.
are ringnecks active at all or allways hide?
what is ideal temp? I live in miami but use ac for 68/70 temp but ofcourse can use heat pad or incandescent bulb.
can they be kept on just earthworms or need other foods?
can TWO be kept together or will this be a problem?
I imagine set up is same as dekay.
Thanks.
Lia

Hi, I am in Deerfield and have kept lots of our local brand of Ringneck. Earthworms are an ideal food for them (only a very large specimen will eat small lizards). Since they like to spend time under things, I recomend a couple of good pieces of bark on top of a mixture of potting soil and cypress mulch.

A five gallon tank will work fine for a pair, as they do not get large in our area (about 13" is very big). Don't worry about heaters because they are acclimatised to our temps. Do mist daily.

Frank
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Thanks. Let me ask you you think two will be okay together? and though they are acclimated to our temps. I use AC the temp is 68 would you use a heat pad,etc?
thanks.
Lia

A good substrate temperature for southern ringnecks is between 70 and 80 degrees F.
You can keep two together, but watch them while they are feeding, they can begin a fight over food and you may end up with one ringneck.
Michael
Michael's Place

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Thanks alot. I just got off your site lol as a matter of fact. Other than feeding you think its ok to keep 2 same size in same 20 galon long tank?
Lia

Thats far more space than two need. They should do fine....

Frank
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