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(Opheodrys aestivus)Rough Green Snake
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by wlspencer on August 6, 2001
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Anyone have any care sheets or any experience with these beautiful specimens(Opheodrys aestivus)Rough Green Snake? Have a healthy 30" specimen and want to know how to get him to feed regularly. Will release if no luck.
Thanks for any help,
wls
reptilez@bellsouth.net
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by S4L on August 6, 2001
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Hello Spencer
What exactly do u mean by feeding regularly, what it eats or...etc.
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by filthy on August 7, 2001
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Hi Wis,
I've only kept a couple of these and it was a whole lot of years ago. I had some good advice at the time and enjoyed some success.
I found that they need a fairly large, aborial cage. They are active climbers and need much more room than another, comparable-sized species might. Like many aborials, they tend to be a little nervous and handling is stressful for them.
They are pretty much insectivores and, once established, will do well on bait-store crickets, grasshoppers, insect larvae, and so forth. I've been told that they'd also take earthworms, but I can't verify this. I don't know if they'll take large meal worms, but it might be worth a try. It will also take smaller species of froglets, such as cricket frogs, if you can find any.
At 30 inches, your's is an adult, possibly quite an old one. It might or might not acclimate.
Wishing luck,
f
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by copperhead8814 on August 7, 2001
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Rough Green Snakes are easy to keep and make wonderful, fascinating pets. They are arboreal snakes and like to hide in dense foliage, so a vertically oriented cage with lots of leafy plants will work well. You can include a small water dish, but I have noted success with misting the leaves and letting the snakes drink the droplets of water that cling to them. I have a friend who is currently raising a wild caught Opheodrys. He feeds the snake dusted crickets with great success. This snake has grown tremendously over the last eight months, and is in wonderful health. Good luck.
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by Kahlest on August 7, 2001
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Hello,
I've kept one of these for many years. Give him alot of climbing space, and alot of hiding space. I only leave one side of my tank uncovered, and he is in a corner. He will only climb if he feels secure, and they are very skiddish snakes. Do not handle very often. I also give him a water dish with recirculating water for high moisture, as he tends to not shed at all without at least 60% humidity in one end of the tank, although with excessive moisture I have noted moisture blisters as well.
Kahlest
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