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Anyone have experience with Rough Green snakes?

Tavia

Tavia

Elemental Exotics
My fiancé really likes the looks of the Asian Vine snakes but think the husbandry is too complicated. The Rough Green snakes look fairly similar and seem to have less complicated husbandry, so was wondering about them. Anyone have experience with them? Comments?
 
Many of the rough green's on the market today are wild caught. Their husbandry is not too hard but they do stress easily and are very active snakes. Crickets and other arthropods are the main food.
 
Do you know, would something like dubia roaches be okay to feed, obivously young ones? I've heard their lifespans are short, around 3 years, is that true? I'd heard that about most of them being wild caught, might account for the shorter lifespan ... Thanks for the reply!
 
I would say that being WC their life spans are shortened dramatically, I think I researched on them a while back because we had them at our local pet store, and I read that they should only eat soft bodied insects, so if crickets and roaches are the main diet they can get impacted? That's just what I read, I'm not 100% sure!
 
I have a trio that were the offspring of a gravid WC female. She sadly never recovered after laying her eggs. I've had great success with these guys though. They are diurnal which puts a twist of their care in comparison to the corns I keep. UVB lighting is necessary to keep them healthy. I feed insects which include various roaches, as well as, silkworms and mid-sized goliath worms. They are shy and like to hide in the heavy vine cover I provide for them. Every morning it's like a game of "Where's Waldo" because they blend so well.

Terri
 
Congrats on becoming engaged! My experience with these guys is limited, but I found them to be nervous, whippy, very fast, and quick to attempt escape. And hard to see amongst the greenery. They are very pretty, though.
 
I've had a few over the years. They are not really a hands on kind of snake. Basically a display pet. They have fairly fragile/slim bodies. Terri is right, they are diurnal and need UVB lights. I use a set up with a day and night bulb.

Mine ate crickets, pill bugs and sometimes silkworms. They are also escape masters, so make sure the viv is secure.
 
crackerhead said:
I have a trio that were the offspring of a gravid WC female. She sadly never recovered after laying her eggs. I've had great success with these guys though. They are diurnal which puts a twist of their care in comparison to the corns I keep. UVB lighting is necessary to keep them healthy. I feed insects which include various roaches, as well as, silkworms and mid-sized goliath worms. They are shy and like to hide in the heavy vine cover I provide for them. Every morning it's like a game of "Where's Waldo" because they blend so well.

Terri
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BloodyBaroness said:
I've had a few over the years. They are not really a hands on kind of snake. Basically a display pet. They have fairly fragile/slim bodies. Terri is right, they are diurnal and need UVB lights. I use a set up with a day and night bulb.

Mine ate crickets, pill bugs and sometimes silkworms. They are also escape masters, so make sure the viv is secure.
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Wat these guys said!!!:D I have a rough and she is awesome, captive hatched and feeding well on crickets, waxworms and silkworms. She has calmed down a bit since i got her and she does let me hold her for short amounts of time, but yes they are awesome display snakes when they show up for display...lol
 
Karoni said:
Congrats on becoming engaged! My experience with these guys is limited, but I found them to be nervous, whippy, very fast, and quick to attempt escape. And hard to see amongst the greenery. They are very pretty, though.
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Thanks! We got engaged on the 14th of November. Still haven't set a date yet.
 
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