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Boiga dendrophila
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by Myzqo on April 8, 2005
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First of all, I apologize for my bad english!
Now to my question!
I have 0.2 Boiga dendrophila that arent feeding correctly!
They ate correctly at there former owner and they have feeded 1 time at my place!
But then they only ate one ratbaby each! I've had them for about 4 months!
I've tryied both dead and alive mice and rats!
They ate dead rats at there former owner!
They are about 180 cm (5.9 ft????) and they live in a cage that is 170*140*90 cm (Height*Length*Depth)
and they have plenty of hiding places and plenty of branches to klimb in!
They humidity is abous 75%!
So does anyone have any idea what i should do to get them to feed properly!
Best regards
Myzqo
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by Chance on April 8, 2005
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B. dendrophila (mangrove snakes) are very well-known poor feeders in captivity. I've had three over the past few years, and only one of them ate with any sort of regularity, and even then it was only about once a month. Mangroves are shy, nocturnal snakes that probably don't greatly enjoy being cooped up in relatively tiny cages (compared to what they're used to in the wild). Most are wild caught and loaded with parasites. Most also have pretty bad tempers, though there are exceptions. Probably the very best way to get mangroves to feed and acclimate to captivity is to be sure they're clean of endoparasites by means of fecal sampling and a full barage of anti-parasitics if necessary, then give them a large, spacious enclosure (yours sounds fine, by the way) and leave them alone for a long time. Check their water and keep it clean, spot clean stool and such, but otherwise just don't mess with them for a long time. By a long time, I'm talking potentially months. They seem to stress rather easily and rub their rostrals off even more easily, so the least possible stress you can add to their lives the better. They can go a long time without eating without loosing a significant amount of weight if they want to, so be patient. If you need to watch them, use a dim red light and enter the room when it's completely dark. This would also, naturally, be the best time to feed them. Keep in mind though that with you keeping those two snakes together that if either snake does finally decides it's hungry and its cage mate is within reach, you may end up with only one plump mangrove and one quick dinner. They are known for a wide variety of prey items being taken, and other snakes are certainly on that list. Anyway, good luck with them. They are beautiful snakes, it's just a shame they tend to do so poorly in captivity.
-Chance
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by Myzqo on April 8, 2005
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Thanks for your answer Chance!
I try to leave them alone for as much as possible but the wierd thing is when they ate (about 1 month ago) i had moved them around that day! So they should have been very stressed! But i got a little tip from a friend that i should try little small chickens! That could work he said!
So i'll try that and hope that they will start eating again!
//Myzqo
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by AquaHerp on April 8, 2005
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Yes, mangroves are fonds of chicks. Scenting with snakes, or just plain feeding snakes is always a good bet too.
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by BGF on April 9, 2005
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I have found that B. dendrophila absolutely loooooooove hamsters. I had some left over in the lab one day, a couple fresh import snakes that didn't want to feed, I had been systematically trying everything else ....... ;-)
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