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Small tropical snakes

natural_aquaria Aug 09, 2005 04:45 PM

I posted a similar question on the small terrestrial snake board, but thought I'd pose it here too...

I want to keep a snake in a planted, naturalistic environment - similar to what one would keep a dart frog or tree frog in. Live plants, vines, fairly high humidity (the tank I have now is a 55 gal - temp: ~75F, humid: ~75%)...
I would prefer something small that would not be likely to damage/break new or small plants.

Suggestions I've gotten include Vine, Garter and Rough Greens...any other suggestions?

If I do decide to try this, my first attempt will be with a 20 or 29 gal tank. Also, I would prefer something fairly easy to care for. I have kept Corns with no problems, but that is really all the snake keeping experience I have - I am a frog person, through and through, lol, but want to try something new.

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rick gordon Aug 10, 2005 11:05 AM

20-29 is too small for a vine snake, I would go with the rough green snake they do great in natural setups.

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