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Captive care notes for Naja nigricollis
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by RepFan on January 3, 2006
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Nice article, Michael. It was very informative. Thanks for taking the time to write it and sharing your knowledge on these snakes.
~Todd
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Captive care notes for Naja nigricollis
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by OQuinn on January 23, 2006
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I have a black neck spitting cobra, and it is a really good spitter for captivity. it does very well, and would rather run than spit.
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Captive care notes for Naja nigricollis
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by RAINFORESR on May 31, 2006
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great article i have just got a young baby nigrocolis myself how do you house your hatchlings thanks tom
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RE: Captive care notes for Naja nigricollis
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by cornuta on July 24, 2006
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Hi RAINFORESR i would house hatchling nigricollois like i would house any other hatchling cobras. Usually i would use a plastic contianer with high sides about 25-30 cm with a length of abouth 30cm and a similar width and a lid that seals very well. Drill some small air vents into the side and the top of the container about 2-3mm in diameter. I would use paper towling as a substrate. Provide a small hide box (increase its size as your cobra grows) and a small water bowl that can be secured in the corner of the tub. Make sure the water bowl is secure because the snake may tip it over and you dont want your hatchling exposed to all that extra moisture.For a water bowl i just usually use a the bottom of a small cooldrink bottle and secure it using prestick.I would place a heating pad under the half the container, just make sure the container bottom doesnt get to hot. If you worried place a towl or something similar between the heating pad and the container. Make sure the heating pad isnt underneath the waterbowl or you will end up with excessive humidity. The container will probably get quite humid anyway which isnt such a big problem because it will assist the small snake with sheding. Always make sure you are wearing eye protection before you open the container and dry and clean the container daily. I like to use a mild disinfectant whenever i clean any of my enclosures. Feed the hatchling mouse or small rat pups (live or dead) and increase the size of the meal as your snake grows.When you begin feeding larger prey items such as hopper or small mice rather feed the dead because of the confined space.I prefer trying to feed all my hatchling mice for the first year of their lives at least as i have heard they are more nutritious. You can also try small fresh birds eggs.I hope this helps
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