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I was out lookin for scorpions today and found this little girl! This is by far my best find ever. I went out and got everything needed for the cage and set her up. I would like to start breeding these guys, does anyone have any tips on doing that? Or where I could get a male for her? Any additional tips on care and feeding are also appreciated.

From what I have read, it doesnt seem like she will get much larger than this. These are very cool little snakes!

Thanks,
Andrew

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Where can i get me one like that?

Demon
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What you have there is either a monterey ringneck snake... or a coral bellied ringneck snake. Looks like a coral bellied to me.

The coral bellies like snakes... I have some pics of a 20" specimen in CA chowing down on a kingsnake. You'll probably have success with feeding it salamanders and lizards as well. I'm not sure though as I have limited experience with this particular sub-species.

And are you assuming it's a female? Or have you probed it? Because a 17" or so female ringneck snake should not be that skinny no matter what... making me think it's a male.

Mike
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Hey,

I havent probed it yet(im going to bring it to my local herp meeting this weekend and see if someone can do it for me), but when you first grab them, and they make that smell, you can tell. With the males the hemipenes pop out, but if they are females... they dont(obviously, lol). I could be completely wrong though. This is just something I have noticed.

I was almost positive it was a monterey ringneck, but you think it looks like a coral-bellied ringneck? Where can I see a pic of a coral-bellied ringneck?(couldnt find anything on google)

Or could you tell me the scientific name?

And about the feeding... they will eat lizards and other snakes. They wont take earthworms? I bought some "red wigglers" for "her" to eat.. ill let you know how that goes.

Thanks,
Andrew

I've been musked by alot of ringneck snakes in my time... plenty of different sub-species, as well as all different sizes. I have never had one musk me and have the hemipenes pop out....

In my opinion it is either a Monterey ringneck(D.p.vandenburghii) or a Coral-Bellied ringneck(D.p.pulchellus). There are pics of both on the www.californiaherps.com website.. but in determining which one it is, you will need to look on a range map.

With all of the western sub-species I have had during my studies, I have never had a specimen take a worm. If yours happens to eat a worm, make sure to get a pic.

Mike
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Hi,

Thanks for you help. You are right, it is a Coral-Belly. I am trying a scented pinky tonight, if that doesnt work, then I will try the earthworms again(through a different method this time), and if that doesnt work then I will try guppies, and if that doesnt work, then I guess I will have to try and find a lizard small enough for this snake to eat. The pinkie was just born and still looks almost too big.

I will keep you updated.

Thanks,
Andrew

Hello,
by Monterey Ringnecks, does this mean you are in Monterey? I lived there over 20 years ago and we found numerous Ringnecks there, including some very large ones. If all else fails, we had one unintentionally eat a Sharp-tailed snake...