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mingosnake Jul 06, 2007 05:40 PM

Does anyone have any idea on how to keep these snakes? I'm working on a research project but we don't know how to keep them in captivity, I have experience with many other snakes, but these are to small. They live on my campus at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras. Any help would be awsome!

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BRhaco Jul 07, 2007 10:04 AM

About the only way to keep them in a way that will allow observation is to set them up like an ant colony-two vertical glass wals about an inch or so apart, filled with sandy soil for burrowing. Keep the glass covered by dark paper, which can be removed for observation. Feed them the larvae and pupa of ants, and termite eggs and workers. Probably where you are termites will be easiest to obtain. Actually these are very interesting animals to maintain.

Brad Chambers

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