Ive just fund a red bellied mud snake and i dont know what kind of a set up to put it in. I read that you put them in a set up with a couple inchs of water with no land? is that true? and what do they eat?
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red bellied mud help!!!
watersnake14
Jul 25, 2003 10:48 PM
Replies (5)
PiersonH
Jul 25, 2003 11:14 PM
Mud Snakes (Farancia abacura) are very difficult captives and are best left to very experienced keepers. Their primary prey is large aqautic salamanders, namely sirens and amphiumas. They will do ok in moistened cypress mulch with a large waterbowl. If you can provide these conditions for the snake, then you may have some luck keeping it. Otherise, I'd reccomend releasing it where you found it ASAP.
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Pierson Hill
Herpetology and Herpetoculture
watersnake14
Jul 25, 2003 11:16 PM
can i feed them the basic tree frog?
PiersonH
Jul 26, 2003 09:32 AM
Only neonates or small juveniles will take tree frogs. A Mud Snake over 24" will probably hold out for sirens or amphiumas.
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Pierson Hill
Herpetology and Herpetoculture
watersnake14
Jul 25, 2003 11:17 PM
can i feed them the basic tree frog?
lanceheads
Aug 02, 2003 06:03 PM
Mud snakes are very easy to keep in captivity.
Scenting live rat pups with a thawed out piece of ampihuma works wonders.
Place the live rat pups in a shallow bowl and leave them overnight.
Mud snakes are nocturnal and will devor them overnight.
After a few feedings using this method, cut back on how much you scent the rat pup, and very soon, they will be accustomed to taking un-scented rat pups with ease.
You CANNOT use mice, they have to be hairless, because mud snakes do not digest mammalian fur and often refuse it.
Thats why rat pups work well.
Randal Berry
