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Deinagkistrodon acutus
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by Dennis on March 14, 2004
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Could somebody give me some websites were I can find information about this specie.
Dennis
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by Crotalus64 on March 16, 2004
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the guy at costal reptiles might be able to give you some info, of point you in the right direction. All the info that I found was in german.
http://www.coastalreptiles.com/deinagkistrodon.htm
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by creep77 on March 16, 2004
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Is this for keeper purposes? If you could get your hands on a copy of Conant and Gloyds' Agkistrodon Complex, there is a great compilation of info available, although it is natural history related. What you need could be extrapolated for keeper purposes.
creep
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by Sibon on March 17, 2004
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Hi Dennis I've been keeping Deinagistrodon acutus since 1990 and have bred them twice,in 1996 and 2000. I have found this species to be fairly hardy.I received my original breeding stock as c.b. juveniles in 1990 from Taiwan. Once they had reached adult size[about 4 years]I brumated them exactly the way I would any N.A. pit viper. I put pairs together in sizable cages for breeding. I found that in smaller cages they would actualy fight and inflict fairly severe injuries on each other with their fangs. In big cages this didn't seem to happen.Gravid females were given nest boxes with damp sphagnum moss and after 2 months eggs would be laid. The first clutch consisted of 6 eggs and the second contained 10 eggs[from 2 different females]. Both clutches took 12 days to hatch and the some of the juveniles had to be started on anoles or treefrogs. About 50% of the hatchlings took very small jumper mice as their first meal. I've found this species to require fairly high humidity,otherwise shedding problems are inevitable.As it is a montane species I provide my specimens with a moderate temperature regime,77-82 degrees F with a drop to the high 60's at night. They utilize a basking site but don't seem to be inclined to use a hide box. I think they rely on their crptic pattern to avoid detection in the wild . I consider them to be potentially one of the most dangerous pit viper species I have ever handled,they are very bold and are reluctant to back down. Fortunately the adults balance fairly well on a hook,although the juveniles can be flighty. They emit an interesting "growl" like hiss when they are upset and will advance towards you.All in all a very interesting,if dangerous species to maintain. Hope this info is of help. Regards Grant
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by Dennis on March 19, 2004
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Hello everybody,
Thank you for the information. The reason I asked about this specie is that I would like to keep them. It will take some time before I will keep them because I'm not realy experienced yet. I just started with this hobby. About 6 months ago I bought my first venomous snakes. It was a pair of S.m.barbouri. When I saw a picture of Deinagkistrodon acutus some time ago it was LOVE AT FIRST SITE. I only buy snakes that I realy love. The only problem is that this snake is agressive and also highly toxic. I'm just looking for information already. When I alrady have a lot of information about this snake it then it will helps a lot.
Best wishes,
Dennis.
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