With Lamprophis fuliginosus having all the attributes (stays a relatively small size, eats mice, easy to breed, etc.) to make it a great reptile for the beginner or experienced person, I have always wondered why they aren't as popular as the other reptiles.
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Why aren't Lamprophis fuliginosus popular
Takumaku
Dec 03, 2005 07:35 PM
Replies (4)
candb
Dec 03, 2005 08:45 PM
Not that many people know about them, but it looks like they are becoming a lot more popular. Chrish would be able to answer your question below, because i have never seen them without the lines on there head.
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Cameron
chrish
Dec 04, 2005 09:43 PM
I have been interested in House Snakes for years, although I dont keep them anymore. I've always thought they were good candidates for a popular captive snakes, but there have been a few problems.
They aren't widely available and therefore people don't look for them as starter snakes. Then not much information is available so people are wary of trying them.
Most Housesnakes are rather drab, although some of the best red morph snakes are really nice. But nobody seems to be focusing on breeding the reddest snakes with each other to increase the intensity of the color.
There are albinos, but most of the albino lineages haven't been improved, IMHO. If I had an albino snake, I would breed it into the REDDEST females I could find in an effort to produce the pinkest albinos.
Furthermore, people are still asking ridiculous amounts for albinos. When they don't sell at the ridiculous price, people give up on breeding them. It seems like with such a prolific snake, you could afford to make quite a return by selling your albino babies for $100 or less. But noone has been willing to lower the price to that degree.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas
Takumaku
Dec 05, 2005 03:20 PM
Hello Harrison,
Thanks for the response...
I'm still waiting for the a) the price of albinos to drop below $100 or b) my hets to become breeding age. The latter would probably happen sooner as my hets have one more year to go. ^_^
danycruz
Dec 27, 2005 05:59 PM
I saw an Arora house snake at a show for $325.00. Does anyone know if this is a decent price for this snake?
I handled it and it looked beautiful. I've keep Boas and a few colubrids. I just like to have info on a snake before I buy it. I am thinking about buying this snake from the guy at our local reptile show if he still has it.
But does anyone know about its care? Caresheet for this snake?
