how to breed this beatufil species?

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male or female?

edit: pix are needed too, weight is more important than length.
 
ya male or female man? cause that is a species capable of 4.5' or more. also it seems that people have the best luck keeping them with a huge water dish with some goldfish in it, and they seem to like frogs and pinkies. good luck.
 
i have 2 of them but i dont know whether it is a male of female, my uncle just gave me this.

how will i know if its male or female?

in 15inch northern water snake, what is the average weight?

i think my northern water snake is malnourish.. @_@

northern water snake is like my other banded snake eel.. :)
 
they eat fish and get quite fat. I have gad luck feeding them silversides and goldfish but a diet of exclusively goldfish should be avoided. Sexing a snake is not something that can be taught via the internet it really has to be taught to you and it is different for every snake species. To make a long story short though, it involves a lubricated probe.

It sounds like yours are a little on the small side and if they are malnourished it may be best to let them go. If you do decide to keep them though get a basking light for them with a low wattage bulb and keep one side of their tank in the low 90's and the other side in the low 80's. Give them a humidity box to cool off in as well and a large water bowl where you should put the fish in for them to hunt. You may need to feed them separately too so different cages may be required but if you keep a close eye on them during feeding time to make sure they dont start eating the same fish then it should be okay.

Good luck
 
Switch the snake to mice if you can. Nerodia are usually still slender at 15-20", then start getting bulkier once they pass that length.
 
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