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Does anyone have any good Mandarin advice??????????????

SlitheringHerps Dec 20, 2004 10:02 PM

Just wanted any info or suggestions you can provide. I was also curious if anyone knows of anyone selling Japanese forest rat snakes?

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lolaophidia Dec 21, 2004 09:01 AM

Start with a captive bred snake would be my best advice. There are a number of breeders who have them currently and prices have come down a bit as people are having more success with them.
Keep them cool and humid. A humid hide box is a must for these critters. Minimal disturbances- they tend to be pretty shy compared to North American rats or the larger Asian rats. Don't feed overly large prey items. Mine do well with a few smaller items vs. one large prey item (rat pups or large hoppers).
Here are a few care sheets to check out...
www.proexotics.com/care_mandarin.html
www.vmsherp.com/CarePages/CareMandarina.htm
www.snakemuseum.com/mandrian.htm
www.boakingdom.com/mandarin.html

As far as Japanese Forest Ratsnakes, I haven't seen any available recently. They are uncommon but beautiful little snakes.

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Lora

SlitheringHerps Dec 21, 2004 04:55 PM

Awesome links! THANKS

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