mandarin ratsnake?

[tanner123]

i saw some pictures of a mandarin ratsnake and i was wondering if anyone keeps these there beautiful but i havent seen them on here before

 

[TWGarland]

www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62467&highlight=mandarin+snakes

New i'd seen some of these on here before, beautiful snakes, not the easiest to keep though i've heard :shrugs:

 

[diamondlil]

Lexcorn's got them too

 

[westexherps]

Weston was thinking of getting some a few years ago. Back then they were mostly WC I think........we decided against it b/c there wasn't a lot of info out there at the time. They are beautiful animals but from what I read back then not the easiest to keep and breed. But, that could have changed by now.

 

[wade]

I keep Mandarins. Here is a picture of one of mine. They are not as hard to keep as people say. I treat mine pretty much like a corn snake. Same temps, humidity, etc. The need to be a little older to breed, 3 to 4 years, or so it seems. The big difference from corns is that they are very skittish and shy. They spend all their time hid and don't like to be handled.

 

[TWGarland]

That is a beauty Wade! *Dribbles*

 

[bitsy]

They are not as hard to keep as people say.

My ex kept Mandarins and said pretty much the same. Don't know about the US, but in the UK they had a reputation for being picky eaters. The ex's seemed OK though. I suspect that's a trait that gets gradually bred out in captive bloodlines.

The comments about them being flighty and hiding a lot, are spot on. The ex's weren't exactly sociable. Although they're stunning-looking, if his are anything to go by, you're not likely to see them unless you dig them out (under protest) for feeding/cleaning.

Nice specimen snakes, but not much cop as pets.

 

[tanner123]

thats a beautiful snake gotta be close to one of my favourite looking and i guess there are a few around imust have just missed the posts or something but i understand why there not as common as some other rat's