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Hi
Wanted to know ideal temps for night snake day and night? I wanted to use over head incandescent heat.
Can two be housed together (48 inch long enclosure) if eating is supervised or possibility of one eating the other?
Thanks

Hi there:

I'd use undertank heating, or, you could just do what I do. I just keep my baby night snake in a room that's already heated. They actually seem to like it cooler, because they are nocturnal desert animals. I don't think a light would be necessary.
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1.0 Western green toad
1.1 green treefrogs
1.0 Florida blue garter snake
0.1 Asian long-tailed grass lizard
1.0 Mediterranean gecko
1.1 Oriental fire-bellied toads
1.0 American bullfrog
0.1 Spanish ribbed newt
1.1 Eastern ribbon snakes
1.1red-cheeked mud turtles
0.1 Dubia day gecko
1.0 Sonoran gopher snake
1.1 rough green snakes
1.1 giant African black millipedes
1.0 Okeetee corn snake
0.1 Albino African clawed frog
1.0 Kenyan sand boa
0.0.1 Argentine flame-bellied toadlet
0.0.1 African bullfrog
1.0 yellow * Everglades rat snake intergrade
1.1 Western hognose snakes
0.1 fire salamander
1.0 scarlet kingsnake
0.0.1 Argentine horned frog
0.0.1 southern ringneck snake
0.0.1 night snake
0.0.3 eastern worm snakes

The room has AC so its not warm its like 68 so have to use heat . Good to know undertank heat is good.
Thanks

Do you keep one or two/ I am interetsted in two but not sure if safe with these particular snakes.
Fleck

I have kept groups together. they generally don't eat their own kind, but any other small snake is history.

I plan on keeping two and ofcourse watching them eat as to make sure it doesnt mean one snake eating another.
With your groups did you ever have such problems? Did your ever reproduce?
I am ordering two tho how to sex them is a mystery . It would be nice to aquire a pair.
Fleck

nope no breeding. You can tell males form females as easily as anyother colubrid, just compare the thickness at the base of the tail. Of course it's easier when you actually have a male and a female to compare.

Thank you very much for the info.

Nights are easy to maintain & a wonderfully successful guild. From frogs to snakes, the prey just need to be the right size & Hyps are super swallowers. Even a 12" captive can be moved on to via the lizard-thread trailered pinkies &-or chickenstrips
The venom of the hyps is pretty hot too on squamate prey, interesting....they dont sem to use it as a defense....at least w/ regalis....

Thanks. I was planning on getting two but after reading they can eat snakes think one will be it.
Anoles are no problem as I have access to those but will ofcourse if possible as it gets bigger convert to small pinkies.
Thanks.
Fleck