Final snake Q thread! I think...

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
im not sure garlic would work 100 % on all parasites
 
I'm with Bottomfeeder. They are not the easiest snakes to keep.
I would go with a Garter snake. Easy for me to say though as I have a soft spot for Garters.
 
if just ease of care id go with garters , but if ure looking for an interesting display animal id go green.
 
i want display. garters are cool but i walk outside and see them. ok well not really, iv only found ribbon snakes and rat snakes at my house. but i can find garters really easy. same reason if i kept hots i wouldnt keep copperheads. i like my fish native and reptiles exotic or at least a rare native. I have never seen a green snake niether has my grandparents and they have lived in the area thier whole lives. its just not a common species.

what is the best way to eliminate parasites? Iv heard the garlic method but im with ozz not sure if it works on 100% of parasites.

Also if anybody knows were to buy these that would be great. Kingsnake only has rough and i cant own those
 
yea a bit of research to what anti parasite meds is needed ,
 
Hey Lep, why do you hate feeding rodents so much? get a Corn/Rat/King/Boiid that readily accepts frozen rodents. They have no smell and really are less skeevy than you'd think.
 
Lepisosteus platyrhincus;4229094; said:
i want display. garters are cool but i walk outside and see them. ok well not really, iv only found ribbon snakes and rat snakes at my house. but i can find garters really easy. same reason if i kept hots i wouldnt keep copperheads. i like my fish native and reptiles exotic or at least a rare native. I have never seen a green snake niether has my grandparents and they have lived in the area thier whole lives. its just not a common species.

what is the best way to eliminate parasites? Iv heard the garlic method but im with ozz not sure if it works on 100% of parasites.

Also if anybody knows were to buy these that would be great. Kingsnake only has rough and i cant own those
Click to expand...

I have never seen smooth greens for sale, and I'm honestly not sure how common they are. I seem to recall reading in a rather old herp book that smooth greens tend to live in somewhat dense colonies, but outside these populations they're rather rare. Also I believe they're less arboreal than rough greens, so you'd probably want more dense low cover rather than climbing branches.

If you do get one I would try the garlic method and see if it helps. I'm thinking the stress of medicatiing traditionally might do more harm than the parasite load itself, at least until the snake is well acclimated and eating readily.

Keep us posted if you do find one...it would be cool if you could breed them. Beautiful species.
 
try fauna , once in a while u will see some for sale , or keep hunting on kingsnake.
 
im checking fauna now. lol

I just hate rodents. dont really hate feeding them, but getting live are a problem in my area and dont like frozen in my main freezer.
 
still cant find one. any tips yall?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
MonsterFishKeepers.com
Top Bottom