Can anyone give any info on breeding broad banded water snakes? And maybe how to tell the sex of the animal?
Max
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Breeding
Reptilecraz2323
Jan 02, 2005 03:07 PM
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PiersonH
Jan 11, 2005 08:45 AM
Nerodia can be bred much like any other typical colubrid. They need a winter cool period of 6-12 weeks at 50-60 degrees, where they are off feed. They are pretty enthusiastic breeders if the conditions are right so they simply need to be placed together for a few weeks in the spring.
Male watersnakes are much smaller and thinner as adults and have longer, thicker tails relative to their body length.
Good luck!
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Pierson Hill
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