That container was just for getting it home and I wanted some type of cover for it to hide in. All I could find near our office was some bark and it was damp from a rain. It's in leaf litter now (not totally dry, but not that damp either). It sounds like this snake will be euthanized and preserved in our university collections unless I get it eating and take care of it.

I don't know about the new grad students we're getting this semester, but none of those remaining from last year have much experience keeping herps. So far I've tried a small earthworm for food. I'm trying to leave it alone so it won't get too stressed, but if I check in the next few days and the worm is still there I'll go look for some salamanders. I'd like to get it switched on to something other than salamanders through scenting if possible, but we'll see how that goes.

If all goes well, I'll consider trying to breed it but I've never kept ringnecks before so for now I'm just focused on getting it to eat and keeping it alive. I've read Mike Fedzen's care information on them already, but if anyone else would like to share some tips I'm all ears.

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