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Fill my former aquarium

OK, sell me folks or the Red-tail at PetSmart may be coming home with me. Not that i want a red-tail but i'd buy him at a buck 69 to save him from their husbandry.
Really wanted something like a pine snake, but saving a baby red-tail may some better. Please keep talking folks. This is the really helping me.
 
Speaking for saving an rtb have a look at this lovley boy who was saved.
All I would ask is with result's like those please dont live feed large rats.

This is a friend's of mine rtb,who is a really really docile snake, though i've not met him as his owner is in the US i have met other's that were a lot smaller (3-6ft long).

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He was rescued at 7ft long, and was suffering from serier biting to his head as a result of being fed live when he wasn't hungrey, hear is a pic of him when louise got him.

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I know it was off topic, but he's a good looker and a sucsess story.

He's now been with louise around a year and is comleatley healed (1 very small scar remained).
 
Something different..

I recently discovered this snake a few weeks ago and absolutely feel in love with it: the Taiwan Beauty Snake. When I have the means and the time, I hope to adopt one. They have gorgeous yellow/green/light brown/black patterns and a 55 gal is just the right size. Max length is considered to be around 7 feet or so. A Google image search will provide tons of pics. They're docile and hardy and I think they're tremendously unique. The husbandry doesn't seem to be much more difficult than raising corns. Here's two caresheets I found:

Sheet 1

Sheet 2

Here's one of the best pics I have:
Taiwan Beauty Snake
 
oldhand said:
I know it was off topic, but he's a good looker and a sucsess story.

He's now been with louise around a year and is comleatley healed (1 very small scar remained).
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Please understand, there is nothing off topic on this thread. Push rescues, push what you want. I want to hear what everybody says. I want to hear why you like them and why they should fill my former aquarium.

Notes regarding the former "Mr. Fish" are also appreciated, I hate having to perform euthanasia.
 
Jujube said:
They're docile and hardy and I think they're tremendously unique. The husbandry doesn't seem to be much more difficult than raising corns.
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Thanks, pretty snakes, but elsewhwre I have seen them described as nippy. If you have experience, please chime in.
 
brownie55 said:
Please tell me more about why these are your favorites. I understand they have very specific humidity requirements as juveniles. Help me work it out so i can get them past there, please.

I agree they are beautiful snakes, and I know a few women that would kill for a pair of BRB pumps, lol. So help me through the husbandry and and tell me if they will share a home.

Thanks
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Obviously, their appearance is a big part of why I like them. The juvies require high moisture, which is easily remedied with a Sterilite and a moist substrate. If you use the tank, you would need to have an UTH and an enclosed lid (like a solid, glass aquarium top) in order to stop evaporation. Shredded coconut hulk substrate is the best for young BRB. It comes in a brick that you drop in a tub of water. If it starts to dry out, you just add water. :)

Here is a link to one of the best BRB info sources. The guy behind that site is the BRB Rich Z. ;)

One more thing, you'll never have a poor eater!

Cribos seem interesting. They are big (8-10ft)
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Be aware that Indigos are protected species in many areas or require special permits.
 
Please understand, there is nothing off topic on this thread
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Thank you.

I fell for him after reading the story before seeing him, especially as it's true over here in the UK as well, people buy them and don't realise what their getting into.

Anyway another suggestion (which grows big, i think) is the Guyanan boa.
 
brownie55 said:
Really wanted something like a pine snake, but saving a baby red-tail may some better. Please keep talking folks. This is the really helping me.
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I've only ever been around three or four CB pine snakes, but they were all pretty edgy. They were all between 5 and 7 feet, and every one of them struck at the glass when we were 10-15 feet away....so if you're thinking about getting one, you may want to research their attitude a little more and see if this is typical of Pines.

Edit: Although their pattern is very cool, so if you want a "looker" instead of a "holder", they might still suit you well.
 
Thats odd, at my local reptile shop, they had a pair of adult pines and a few babies. The babies were all a bit nippy, and struck at your finger, but the adults were calmer than any snake i had seen, they were about 7 foor, and just hang around your neck. They also loved to be stroked on the head, and would move their head on your finger if you stopped, if they were cats, i tink they would be purrrrrrrring lol.

If you manages to find a calm and docile pine snake, then i think that would be a great investment, but if there are only nippy ones, its up to you. Their bites are apparently pretty darn painful though

Good luck with whatever you decide to get!
 
yeah, that's what I meant...they're great looking snakes, but I never had a reason to really read up on them because I'm not planning on getting one. So the ones I've seen could've just been having a bad day...but they weren't happy to see me :)
 
Thanks for all of your replies. I think I'll hold out 'till the next show and check it out. On the other hand, I did find a site with a white sided bull snake that looks really neat too. And the BRB's are stunning snakes. And the beauty snakes too.

So many to choose from.
 
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