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I have kept Rough Earth Snakes for about a year now and know what to feed them, terrarium setups, and so on, but I need help with some other stuff. Other than pillbugs, earthworms, and small crickets, what do you feed them? Should they be housed outside-in a shed? How do you give them water? Are there any health problems I should be aware about? I hope that this information will benifit the Earth snake that I have right now- affectionately called Brenda.

Thanks!!!

I keep mine in a 2.5-gallon glass aquarium. In addition to what you listed, they will also accept slugs; they relish them. Mine drink from a bowl readily. Common diseases and disorders include ticks, mites, and blisters. Give the snake a moisture gradient. Hopefully, mine will breed some time in the spring or fall. EXTREMELY GENTLE!
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DAVE

1.0 Western green toad
1.1 green treefrogs
1.0 Florida blue garter snake
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
0.0.3 southern ringneck snakes
0.0.1 night snake
0.0.1 Florida brown snake
0.1 Pine woods snake
0.0.2 rough earth snakes
2 (all of them are female!) Brahminy blind snakes

Are these guys like Worm Snakes in the fact that they burrow alot and aren't seen very often?
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-Doug Daly

"Brian theres a message in my Alpha-Bits, it says: "OOOOOOOOOOOOHHH""
"Peter Those are Cheerios..."

0.1.0 Leucistic Texas Rat Snake

Hey,

This is a topic that baffles me. They look so much like worm snakes (The specimens I own were originally mistaken for Carphophis when found,) and all of the literature I could find suggests a burrowing lifestyle. However, ever since mine came, I have never once seen one out of sight, despite the many, many hiding areas I offered them. They actually seem to want to CLIMB, and are constantly slithering about their cage, slithering onto rocks and such; pretty active for such a diminutive species.
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DAVE

1.0 Western green toad
1.1 green treefrogs
1.0 Florida blue garter snake
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
0.0.3 southern ringneck snakes
0.0.1 night snake
0.0.1 Florida brown snake
0.1 Pine woods snake
0.0.2 rough earth snakes
2 (all of them are female!) Brahminy blind snakes

I agree with most of what Dave said, they seem to not hide. When I got them, the adults all stayed out in the open and occasionally burried underneath the soil, but they didn't stay there for long. The little albino was almost always hiding but came out to look around here and there. I have my 1.1 adults in a enclosure with 3 adult southern ringneck snakes, all of them live fine together, and ever since introducing a small rock on the opposite side of where the ringnecks hide, the earth snakes have been hiding under that rock quite often. They are both in shed mode right now.

Mike

Michael's Place

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Michael's Place has updated better caresheets
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www.freewebs.com/mikesnake

Good luck with that Albino!
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-Doug Daly

"Brian theres a message in my Alpha-Bits, it says: "OOOOOOOOOOOOHHH""
"Peter Those are Cheerios..."

0.1.0 Leucistic Texas Rat Snake

I kept rough earths for a while and they were always hiding when I came to look at their cage. I had a 10 gallon set up with about 4-5 inches of aspen in the bottom. For water I put 2 of those small 2 oz. deli cups with water in them. They will drink out of the bowls because I witnessed them do so. As for food I fed them worms in a bowl of dirt placed on the aspen.

That sounds like a nice clean setup, just the kind i was looking for. Thanks!
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-Doug Daly

"Brian theres a message in my Alpha-Bits, it says: "OOOOOOOOOOOOHHH""
"Peter Those are Cheerios..."

0.1.0 Leucistic Texas Rat Snake

If you want to look at the Earth Snake habibat, go to the photo gallery and search for 'Earth Snake Cage'. Also, I've got pics of the snake now. Take a look at them- search for 'Earth Snake'

We have a Earth snake and can't find a care sheet for them online. What kind of set up do I need?

Thank you for your help... Will they eat crickets or do I need to go get worms for it...

Thank you..

Lisa